ikhanda

Northern Ndebele

Noun

íkhânda class 5 (plural ámákhânda class 6)

1. head (top part of the body)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːkʰâːnda/

Noun

îkhânda class 5 (plural ámakhânda class 6)

1. head (top part of the body)

   Synonym: inhloko

2. headache

Inflection

Class 5/6, short locative
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikhanda	amakhanda
Locative	ekhanda	emakhanda
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikhanda		amakhanda
Simple form	likhanda		makhanda
Locative	ekhanda		emakhanda
Copulative	yikhanda		ngamakhanda
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekhanda	owekhanda	wamakhanda	owamakhanda
Class 2	bekhanda	abekhanda	bamakhanda	abamakhanda
Class 3	wekhanda	owekhanda	wamakhanda	owamakhanda
Class 4	yekhanda	eyekhanda	yamakhanda	eyamakhanda
Class 5	lekhanda	elekhanda	lamakhanda	elamakhanda
Class 6	ekhanda	awekhanda	amakhanda	awamakhanda
Class 7	sekhanda	esekhanda	samakhanda	esamakhanda
Class 8	zekhanda	ezekhanda	zamakhanda	ezamakhanda
Class 9	yekhanda	eyekhanda	yamakhanda	eyamakhanda
Class 10	zekhanda	ezekhanda	zamakhanda	ezamakhanda
Class 11	lwekhanda	olwekhanda	lwamakhanda	olwamakhanda
Class 14	bekhanda	obekhanda	bamakhanda	obamakhanda
Class 15	kwekhanda	okwekhanda	kwamakhanda	okwamakhanda
Class 17	kwekhanda	okwekhanda	kwamakhanda	okwamakhanda

Derived terms

• ikhanjana

References

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