uku-

See also: uku, Uku, úku, ukũ, ūku, uku', and ūkų

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix

uku-

1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Usage notes

The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix

uku-

1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Usage notes

The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.

Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix

uku-

1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Usage notes

The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix

uku-

1. Class 17 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix

úku-

1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Usage notes

The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix

úku-

1. Class 17 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.

References

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