iphaphu

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìpàpʊ́ (“lung”).

Noun

íphaphú class 5 (plural ámáphaphú class 6)

1. lung

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìpàpʊ́ (“lung”).

Noun

íphaphú class 5 (plural ámáphaphú class 6)

1. lung

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Noun

iphaphu^? class 5 (plural amaphaphu class 6)

1. lung

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìpàpʊ́ (“lung”). Equivalent to i- +‎ -phapha +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːpʰaːpʰú/

Noun

ī́phaphú class 5 (plural amáphaphú class 6)

1. lung

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	iphaphu	amaphaphu
Locative	ephashini	emaphashini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	iphaphu		amaphaphu
Simple form	liphaphu		maphaphu
Locative	ephashini		emaphashini
Copulative	yiphaphu		ngamaphaphu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wephaphu	owephaphu	wamaphaphu	owamaphaphu
Class 2	bephaphu	abephaphu	bamaphaphu	abamaphaphu
Class 3	wephaphu	owephaphu	wamaphaphu	owamaphaphu
Class 4	yephaphu	eyephaphu	yamaphaphu	eyamaphaphu
Class 5	lephaphu	elephaphu	lamaphaphu	elamaphaphu
Class 6	ephaphu	awephaphu	amaphaphu	awamaphaphu
Class 7	sephaphu	esephaphu	samaphaphu	esamaphaphu
Class 8	zephaphu	ezephaphu	zamaphaphu	ezamaphaphu
Class 9	yephaphu	eyephaphu	yamaphaphu	eyamaphaphu
Class 10	zephaphu	ezephaphu	zamaphaphu	ezamaphaphu
Class 11	lwephaphu	olwephaphu	lwamaphaphu	olwamaphaphu
Class 14	bephaphu	obephaphu	bamaphaphu	obamaphaphu
Class 15	kwephaphu	okwephaphu	kwamaphaphu	okwamaphaphu
Class 17	kwephaphu	okwephaphu	kwamaphaphu	okwamaphaphu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phaphu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phaphu (3.2.6.3)”