ikhulu
Southern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From i- (class 5) + -khulu ("large").
Noun edit
íkhûlu class 5 (plural ámákhûlu class 6)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
From i- (class 5) + -khulu ("large").
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
íkhûlu class 5 (plural ámákhûlu class 6)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
From i- (class 5) + -khulu ("large").
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
îkhûlu class 5 (plural ámakhûlu class 6)
Inflection edit
Class 5/6 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ikhulu | amakhulu | ||
Locative | ekhulwini | emakhulwini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ikhulu | amakhulu | ||
Simple form | likhulu | makhulu | ||
Locative | ekhulwini | emakhulwini | ||
Copulative | yikhulu | ngamakhulu | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wekhulu | owekhulu | wamakhulu | owamakhulu |
Class 2 | bekhulu | abekhulu | bamakhulu | abamakhulu |
Class 3 | wekhulu | owekhulu | wamakhulu | owamakhulu |
Class 4 | yekhulu | eyekhulu | yamakhulu | eyamakhulu |
Class 5 | lekhulu | elekhulu | lamakhulu | elamakhulu |
Class 6 | ekhulu | awekhulu | amakhulu | awamakhulu |
Class 7 | sekhulu | esekhulu | samakhulu | esamakhulu |
Class 8 | zekhulu | ezekhulu | zamakhulu | ezamakhulu |
Class 9 | yekhulu | eyekhulu | yamakhulu | eyamakhulu |
Class 10 | zekhulu | ezekhulu | zamakhulu | ezamakhulu |
Class 11 | lwekhulu | olwekhulu | lwamakhulu | olwamakhulu |
Class 14 | bekhulu | obekhulu | bamakhulu | obamakhulu |
Class 15 | kwekhulu | okwekhulu | kwamakhulu | okwamakhulu |
Class 17 | kwekhulu | okwekhulu | kwamakhulu | okwamakhulu |
References edit
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khulu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khulu (2.4.3-8.9)”