idesiki

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English desk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːdesîːɠi/

Noun

īdesîki class 5 (plural amadesîki class 6)

1. desk

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	idesiki	amadesiki
Locative	edesikini	emadesikini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	idesiki		amadesiki
Simple form	lidesiki		madesiki
Locative	edesikini		emadesikini
Copulative	yidesiki		ngamadesiki
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wedesiki	owedesiki	wamadesiki	owamadesiki
Class 2	bedesiki	abedesiki	bamadesiki	abamadesiki
Class 3	wedesiki	owedesiki	wamadesiki	owamadesiki
Class 4	yedesiki	eyedesiki	yamadesiki	eyamadesiki
Class 5	ledesiki	eledesiki	lamadesiki	elamadesiki
Class 6	edesiki	awedesiki	amadesiki	awamadesiki
Class 7	sedesiki	esedesiki	samadesiki	esamadesiki
Class 8	zedesiki	ezedesiki	zamadesiki	ezamadesiki
Class 9	yedesiki	eyedesiki	yamadesiki	eyamadesiki
Class 10	zedesiki	ezedesiki	zamadesiki	ezamadesiki
Class 11	lwedesiki	olwedesiki	lwamadesiki	olwamadesiki
Class 14	bedesiki	obedesiki	bamadesiki	obamadesiki
Class 15	kwedesiki	okwedesiki	kwamadesiki	okwamadesiki
Class 17	kwedesiki	okwedesiki	kwamadesiki	okwamadesiki

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-desiki”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-desiki (6.6.6.3-8.9)”