ugxa

Xhosa

Etymology

Cognate with Khoekhoe ǁhā (“to be of same age”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úːɡ̊ǁa̤]

Noun

úgxa class 1a (plural óogxa class 2a)

1. colleague

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úːᶢǁʱa/

Noun

ū́gxa class 11 (plural izíngxa class 10)

1. digging stick, used by a traditional doctor to dig up roots
2. forceps
3. pincers

Inflection

Class 11/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ugxa	izingxa
Locative	ogxeni	ezingxeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ugxa		izingxa
Simple form	lugxa		zingxa
Locative	ogxeni		ezingxeni
Copulative	wugxa		yizingxa
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wogxa	owogxa	wezingxa	owezingxa
Class 2	bogxa	abogxa	bezingxa	abezingxa
Class 3	wogxa	owogxa	wezingxa	owezingxa
Class 4	yogxa	eyogxa	yezingxa	eyezingxa
Class 5	logxa	elogxa	lezingxa	elezingxa
Class 6	ogxa	awogxa	ezingxa	awezingxa
Class 7	sogxa	esogxa	sezingxa	esezingxa
Class 8	zogxa	ezogxa	zezingxa	ezezingxa
Class 9	yogxa	eyogxa	yezingxa	eyezingxa
Class 10	zogxa	ezogxa	zezingxa	ezezingxa
Class 11	logxa	ologxa	lwezingxa	olwezingxa
Class 14	bogxa	obogxa	bezingxa	obezingxa
Class 15	kogxa	okogxa	kwezingxa	okwezingxa
Class 17	kogxa	okogxa	kwezingxa	okwezingxa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-gxa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gxa (3.2.9)”