ithumbu

Xhosa

Etymology

From Common Bantu *ìtʊ̀mbò (“belly, abdomen”). Cognate with Shona dumbu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ítʰuːᵐb̥ṳ]

Noun

íthumbu 5 (plural ámáthumbu 6)

1. hose, tube, pipe

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From Common Bantu *ìtʊ̀mbò (“belly, abdomen”). Cognate with Shona dumbu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːtʰuːmbu/

Noun

ī́thumbu 5 (plural amáthumbu 6)

1. bowel, gut, (in the plural) intestines
2. tube, pipe, hose

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ithumbu	amathumbu
Locative	ethunjini	emathunjini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ithumbu		amathumbu
Simple form	lithumbu		mathumbu
Locative	ethunjini		emathunjini
Copulative	yithumbu		ngamathumbu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wethumbu	owethumbu	wamathumbu	owamathumbu
Class 2	bethumbu	abethumbu	bamathumbu	abamathumbu
Class 3	wethumbu	owethumbu	wamathumbu	owamathumbu
Class 4	yethumbu	eyethumbu	yamathumbu	eyamathumbu
Class 5	lethumbu	elethumbu	lamathumbu	elamathumbu
Class 6	ethumbu	awethumbu	amathumbu	awamathumbu
Class 7	sethumbu	esethumbu	samathumbu	esamathumbu
Class 8	zethumbu	ezethumbu	zamathumbu	ezamathumbu
Class 9	yethumbu	eyethumbu	yamathumbu	eyamathumbu
Class 10	zethumbu	ezethumbu	zamathumbu	ezamathumbu
Class 11	lwethumbu	olwethumbu	lwamathumbu	olwamathumbu
Class 14	bethumbu	obethumbu	bamathumbu	obamathumbu
Class 15	kwethumbu	okwethumbu	kwamathumbu	okwamathumbu
Class 17	kwethumbu	okwethumbu	kwamathumbu	okwamathumbu

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “-thumbu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thumbu (3.2.9.9)”