umhlaza

Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

umhlaza^? class 3 (plural imihlaza class 4)

1. cancer

   Synonyms: umdlavuza, umdlobha

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ isihlaza.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úm̩ɬâːza/

Noun

úmhlâza class 3 (plural ímihlâza class 4)

1. finger potato
2. cancer (disease)

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umhlaza	imihlaza
Locative	emhlazeni	emihlazeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umhlaza		imihlaza
Simple form	mhlaza		mihlaza
Locative	emhlazeni		emihlazeni
Copulative	ngumhlaza		yimihlaza
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womhlaza	owomhlaza	wemihlaza	owemihlaza
Class 2	bomhlaza	abomhlaza	bemihlaza	abemihlaza
Class 3	womhlaza	owomhlaza	wemihlaza	owemihlaza
Class 4	yomhlaza	eyomhlaza	yemihlaza	eyemihlaza
Class 5	lomhlaza	elomhlaza	lemihlaza	elemihlaza
Class 6	omhlaza	awomhlaza	emihlaza	awemihlaza
Class 7	somhlaza	esomhlaza	semihlaza	esemihlaza
Class 8	zomhlaza	ezomhlaza	zemihlaza	ezemihlaza
Class 9	yomhlaza	eyomhlaza	yemihlaza	eyemihlaza
Class 10	zomhlaza	ezomhlaza	zemihlaza	ezemihlaza
Class 11	lomhlaza	olomhlaza	lwemihlaza	olwemihlaza
Class 14	bomhlaza	obomhlaza	bemihlaza	obemihlaza
Class 15	komhlaza	okomhlaza	kwemihlaza	okwemihlaza
Class 17	komhlaza	okomhlaza	kwemihlaza	okwemihlaza

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlaza”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaza (2.4.3-8.9)”