ubheseni

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English basin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ubesêːni/

Noun

ubhesêni class 1a (plural ōbhesêni class 2a)

1. basin

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubheseni	obheseni
Locative	kubheseni	kobheseni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubheseni		obheseni
Simple form	bheseni		bobheseni
Locative	kubheseni		kobheseni
Copulative	ngubheseni		ngobheseni
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kabheseni	okabheseni	wobheseni	owobheseni
Class 2	bakabheseni	abakabheseni	bobheseni	abobheseni
Class 3	kabheseni	okabheseni	wobheseni	owobheseni
Class 4	kabheseni	ekabheseni	yobheseni	eyobheseni
Class 5	likabheseni	elikabheseni	lobheseni	elobheseni
Class 6	kabheseni	akabheseni	obheseni	awobheseni
Class 7	sikabheseni	esikabheseni	sobheseni	esobheseni
Class 8	zikabheseni	ezikabheseni	zobheseni	ezobheseni
Class 9	kabheseni	ekabheseni	yobheseni	eyobheseni
Class 10	zikabheseni	ezikabheseni	zobheseni	ezobheseni
Class 11	lukabheseni	olukabheseni	lobheseni	olobheseni
Class 14	bukabheseni	obukabheseni	bobheseni	obobheseni
Class 15	kukabheseni	okukabheseni	kobheseni	okobheseni
Class 17	kukabheseni	okukabheseni	kobheseni	okobheseni

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-beseni”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-beseni (6.6.3-8.9)”