ikhemese

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English chemist.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iːkʰémeːse/

Noun

īkhémese class 5 (plural amakhémese class 6)

1. pharmacy, drugstore, chemist's shop

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikhemese	amakhemese
Locative	ekhemeseni	emakhemeseni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikhemese		amakhemese
Simple form	likhemese		makhemese
Locative	ekhemeseni		emakhemeseni
Copulative	yikhemese		ngamakhemese
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekhemese	owekhemese	wamakhemese	owamakhemese
Class 2	bekhemese	abekhemese	bamakhemese	abamakhemese
Class 3	wekhemese	owekhemese	wamakhemese	owamakhemese
Class 4	yekhemese	eyekhemese	yamakhemese	eyamakhemese
Class 5	lekhemese	elekhemese	lamakhemese	elamakhemese
Class 6	ekhemese	awekhemese	amakhemese	awamakhemese
Class 7	sekhemese	esekhemese	samakhemese	esamakhemese
Class 8	zekhemese	ezekhemese	zamakhemese	ezamakhemese
Class 9	yekhemese	eyekhemese	yamakhemese	eyamakhemese
Class 10	zekhemese	ezekhemese	zamakhemese	ezamakhemese
Class 11	lwekhemese	olwekhemese	lwamakhemese	olwamakhemese
Class 14	bekhemese	obekhemese	bamakhemese	obamakhemese
Class 15	kwekhemese	okwekhemese	kwamakhemese	okwamakhemese
Class 17	kwekhemese	okwekhemese	kwamakhemese	okwamakhemese

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khemese”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khemese (6.6.3.9.9)”