icala

Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íkǀâːla]

Noun

ícâla class 5 (plural ámácâla class 6)

1. side

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːǀaːlá/

Noun

ī́calá class 5 (plural amácalá class 6)

1. side

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	icala	amacala
Locative	ecaleni	emacaleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	icala		amacala
Simple form	licala		macala
Locative	ecaleni		emacaleni
Copulative	yicala		ngamacala
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wecala	owecala	wamacala	owamacala
Class 2	becala	abecala	bamacala	abamacala
Class 3	wecala	owecala	wamacala	owamacala
Class 4	yecala	eyecala	yamacala	eyamacala
Class 5	lecala	elecala	lamacala	elamacala
Class 6	ecala	awecala	amacala	awamacala
Class 7	secala	esecala	samacala	esamacala
Class 8	zecala	ezecala	zamacala	ezamacala
Class 9	yecala	eyecala	yamacala	eyamacala
Class 10	zecala	ezecala	zamacala	ezamacala
Class 11	lwecala	olwecala	lwamacala	olwamacala
Class 14	becala	obecala	bamacala	obamacala
Class 15	kwecala	okwecala	kwamacala	okwamacala
Class 17	kwecala	okwecala	kwamacala	okwamacala

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːǀâːla/

Noun

ī́câla class 5 (plural amácâla class 6)

2. (law) a legal proceeding, lawsuit.

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	icala	amacala
Locative	ecaleni	emacaleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	icala		amacala
Simple form	licala		macala
Locative	ecaleni		emacaleni
Copulative	yicala		ngamacala
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wecala	owecala	wamacala	owamacala
Class 2	becala	abecala	bamacala	abamacala
Class 3	wecala	owecala	wamacala	owamacala
Class 4	yecala	eyecala	yamacala	eyamacala
Class 5	lecala	elecala	lamacala	elamacala
Class 6	ecala	awecala	amacala	awamacala
Class 7	secala	esecala	samacala	esamacala
Class 8	zecala	ezecala	zamacala	ezamacala
Class 9	yecala	eyecala	yamacala	eyamacala
Class 10	zecala	ezecala	zamacala	ezamacala
Class 11	lwecala	olwecala	lwamacala	olwamacala
Class 14	becala	obecala	bamacala	obamacala
Class 15	kwecala	okwecala	kwamacala	okwamacala
Class 17	kwecala	okwecala	kwamacala	okwamacala

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-cala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-cala (3.2.4.3)”
• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-cala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-cala (3.2.2-8.9)”