ixhumela

Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ -xhumela.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iːǁʰúmeːla/

Noun

īxhúmela class 5 (plural amaxhúmela class 6)

1. high heel (of shoe)

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ixhumela	amaxhumela
Locative	exhumeleni	emaxhumeleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ixhumela		amaxhumela
Simple form	lixhumela		maxhumela
Locative	exhumeleni		emaxhumeleni
Copulative	yixhumela		ngamaxhumela
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wexhumela	owexhumela	wamaxhumela	owamaxhumela
Class 2	bexhumela	abexhumela	bamaxhumela	abamaxhumela
Class 3	wexhumela	owexhumela	wamaxhumela	owamaxhumela
Class 4	yexhumela	eyexhumela	yamaxhumela	eyamaxhumela
Class 5	lexhumela	elexhumela	lamaxhumela	elamaxhumela
Class 6	exhumela	awexhumela	amaxhumela	awamaxhumela
Class 7	sexhumela	esexhumela	samaxhumela	esamaxhumela
Class 8	zexhumela	ezexhumela	zamaxhumela	ezamaxhumela
Class 9	yexhumela	eyexhumela	yamaxhumela	eyamaxhumela
Class 10	zexhumela	ezexhumela	zamaxhumela	ezamaxhumela
Class 11	lwexhumela	olwexhumela	lwamaxhumela	olwamaxhumela
Class 14	bexhumela	obexhumela	bamaxhumela	obamaxhumela
Class 15	kwexhumela	okwexhumela	kwamaxhumela	okwamaxhumela
Class 17	kwexhumela	okwexhumela	kwamaxhumela	okwamaxhumela

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-xhumela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-xhumela (6.6.3.9.9)”