ubusuku

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.

Noun

úbúsûku class 14

1. night

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.

Noun

úbúsûku class 14

1. night

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úɓúsûːku]

Noun

úbúsûku class 14

1. night

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɓusûːɠu/

Noun

úbusûku class 14

1. night

Inflection

Class 14, short locative
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubusuku	—
Locative	ebusuku	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubusuku		—
Simple form	busuku		—
Locative	ebusuku		—
Copulative	ngubusuku		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wobusuku	owobusuku	—	—
Class 2	bobusuku	abobusuku	—	—
Class 3	wobusuku	owobusuku	—	—
Class 4	yobusuku	eyobusuku	—	—
Class 5	lobusuku	elobusuku	—	—
Class 6	obusuku	awobusuku	—	—
Class 7	sobusuku	esobusuku	—	—
Class 8	zobusuku	ezobusuku	—	—
Class 9	yobusuku	eyobusuku	—	—
Class 10	zobusuku	ezobusuku	—	—
Class 11	lobusuku	olobusuku	—	—
Class 14	bobusuku	obobusuku	—	—
Class 15	kobusuku	okobusuku	—	—
Class 17	kobusuku	okobusuku	—	—

Related terms

• usuku

References

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