ithunga

Xhosa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ítʰûːᵑɡ̊a̤]

Noun

íthûnga class 5 (plural ámáthûnga class 6)

1. pail

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːtʰûːnɡa/

Noun

îthûnga class 5 (plural ámathûnga class 6)

1. milking pail
2. milk can, milk churn
3. lunch box, lunch pail

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ithunga	amathunga
Locative	ethungeni	emathungeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ithunga		amathunga
Simple form	lithunga		mathunga
Locative	ethungeni		emathungeni
Copulative	yithunga		ngamathunga
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wethunga	owethunga	wamathunga	owamathunga
Class 2	bethunga	abethunga	bamathunga	abamathunga
Class 3	wethunga	owethunga	wamathunga	owamathunga
Class 4	yethunga	eyethunga	yamathunga	eyamathunga
Class 5	lethunga	elethunga	lamathunga	elamathunga
Class 6	ethunga	awethunga	amathunga	awamathunga
Class 7	sethunga	esethunga	samathunga	esamathunga
Class 8	zethunga	ezethunga	zamathunga	ezamathunga
Class 9	yethunga	eyethunga	yamathunga	eyamathunga
Class 10	zethunga	ezethunga	zamathunga	ezamathunga
Class 11	lwethunga	olwethunga	lwamathunga	olwamathunga
Class 14	bethunga	obethunga	bamathunga	obamathunga
Class 15	kwethunga	okwethunga	kwamathunga	okwamathunga
Class 17	kwethunga	okwethunga	kwamathunga	okwamathunga

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thunga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thunga (2.4.3-8.9)”