uku-

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

Northern Ndebele edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

uku-

Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Usage notes edit

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

Southern Ndebele edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

uku-

Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Usage notes edit

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

Xhosa edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

uku-

Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Usage notes edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

uku-

Class 17 noun prefix.

Usage notes edit

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

Zulu edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

úku-

Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Usage notes edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

úku-

Class 17 noun prefix.

Usage notes edit

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

References edit

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