umgqulo

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -gqula +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩ᶢǃʱûːlo/

Noun

úmgqûlo class 3 (plural ímigqûlo class 4)

1. jab, prod, thrust
2. stitch (pain in the side)

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umgqulo	imigqulo
Locative	emgqulweni	emigqulweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umgqulo		imigqulo
Simple form	mgqulo		migqulo
Locative	emgqulweni		emigqulweni
Copulative	ngumgqulo		yimigqulo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womgqulo	owomgqulo	wemigqulo	owemigqulo
Class 2	bomgqulo	abomgqulo	bemigqulo	abemigqulo
Class 3	womgqulo	owomgqulo	wemigqulo	owemigqulo
Class 4	yomgqulo	eyomgqulo	yemigqulo	eyemigqulo
Class 5	lomgqulo	elomgqulo	lemigqulo	elemigqulo
Class 6	omgqulo	awomgqulo	emigqulo	awemigqulo
Class 7	somgqulo	esomgqulo	semigqulo	esemigqulo
Class 8	zomgqulo	ezomgqulo	zemigqulo	ezemigqulo
Class 9	yomgqulo	eyomgqulo	yemigqulo	eyemigqulo
Class 10	zomgqulo	ezomgqulo	zemigqulo	ezemigqulo
Class 11	lomgqulo	olomgqulo	lwemigqulo	olwemigqulo
Class 14	bomgqulo	obomgqulo	bemigqulo	obemigqulo
Class 15	komgqulo	okomgqulo	kwemigqulo	okwemigqulo
Class 17	komgqulo	okomgqulo	kwemigqulo	okwemigqulo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-gqulo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gqulo (2.6.3-8.9)”