isikhumba

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ZuluEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /isíkʰuːmba/

EtymologyEdit

NounEdit

isíkhumba class 7 (plural izikhûmba class 8)

1. skin, hide (of a human or animal)

   Synonyms: inyama

2. leather

InflectionEdit

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isikhumba	izikhumba
Locative	esikhumbeni	ezikhumbeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isikhumba		izikhumba
Simple form	sikhumba		zikhumba
Locative	esikhumbeni		ezikhumbeni
Copulative	yisikhumba		yizikhumba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesikhumba	owesikhumba	wezikhumba	owezikhumba
Class 2	besikhumba	abesikhumba	bezikhumba	abezikhumba
Class 3	wesikhumba	owesikhumba	wezikhumba	owezikhumba
Class 4	yesikhumba	eyesikhumba	yezikhumba	eyezikhumba
Class 5	lesikhumba	elesikhumba	lezikhumba	elezikhumba
Class 6	esikhumba	awesikhumba	ezikhumba	awezikhumba
Class 7	sesikhumba	esesikhumba	sezikhumba	esezikhumba
Class 8	zesikhumba	ezesikhumba	zezikhumba	ezezikhumba
Class 9	yesikhumba	eyesikhumba	yezikhumba	eyezikhumba
Class 10	zesikhumba	ezesikhumba	zezikhumba	ezezikhumba
Class 11	lwesikhumba	olwesikhumba	lwezikhumba	olwezikhumba
Class 14	besikhumba	obesikhumba	bezikhumba	obezikhumba
Class 15	kwesikhumba	okwesikhumba	kwezikhumba	okwezikhumba
Class 17	kwesikhumba	okwesikhumba	kwezikhumba	okwezikhumba

ReferencesEdit

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khumba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ISBN 0 85494 027 8: “-khumba (3.2.9.9)”