umakhelwane
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
From um- (“class 1”) + -akh- (“build”) + -el- (“applicative”) + -w- (“passive”) + -ane (“reciprocal”). Reanalyzed as class 1a. Literal meaning is someone who you built together with.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
úmakhélwane class 1a (plural ômakhélwane class 2a)
Inflection edit
References edit
C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-makhelwane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-makhelwane (2.6.3.9.9)”