umbombo

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀bòmbó.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uḿ̩.ɓoːmbó/

Noun

uḿbombó class 3 (plural imíbombó class 4)

1. ridge of the nose

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umbombo	imibombo
Locative	embonjeni	emibonjeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umbombo		imibombo
Simple form	mbombo		mibombo
Locative	embonjeni		emibonjeni
Copulative	ngumbombo		yimibombo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wombombo	owombombo	wemibombo	owemibombo
Class 2	bombombo	abombombo	bemibombo	abemibombo
Class 3	wombombo	owombombo	wemibombo	owemibombo
Class 4	yombombo	eyombombo	yemibombo	eyemibombo
Class 5	lombombo	elombombo	lemibombo	elemibombo
Class 6	ombombo	awombombo	emibombo	awemibombo
Class 7	sombombo	esombombo	semibombo	esemibombo
Class 8	zombombo	ezombombo	zemibombo	ezemibombo
Class 9	yombombo	eyombombo	yemibombo	eyemibombo
Class 10	zombombo	ezombombo	zemibombo	ezemibombo
Class 11	lombombo	olombombo	lwemibombo	olwemibombo
Class 14	bombombo	obombombo	bemibombo	obemibombo
Class 15	kombombo	okombombo	kwemibombo	okwemibombo
Class 17	kombombo	okombombo	kwemibombo	okwemibombo

Related terms

• imbombo
• ubombo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓombo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓombo (3.2.6.3)”