ihlakani
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːɬaɠâːni/
Noun
îhlakâni class 5 (plural ámahlakâni class 6)
- clever person, crafty person, smart person
- cunning fox
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihlakani | amahlakani | ||
| Locative | ehlakanini | emahlakanini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihlakani | amahlakani | ||
| Simple form | lihlakani | mahlakani | ||
| Locative | ehlakanini | emahlakanini | ||
| Copulative | yihlakani | ngamahlakani | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wehlakani | owehlakani | wamahlakani | owamahlakani |
| Class 2 | behlakani | abehlakani | bamahlakani | abamahlakani |
| Class 3 | wehlakani | owehlakani | wamahlakani | owamahlakani |
| Class 4 | yehlakani | eyehlakani | yamahlakani | eyamahlakani |
| Class 5 | lehlakani | elehlakani | lamahlakani | elamahlakani |
| Class 6 | ehlakani | awehlakani | amahlakani | awamahlakani |
| Class 7 | sehlakani | esehlakani | samahlakani | esamahlakani |
| Class 8 | zehlakani | ezehlakani | zamahlakani | ezamahlakani |
| Class 9 | yehlakani | eyehlakani | yamahlakani | eyamahlakani |
| Class 10 | zehlakani | ezehlakani | zamahlakani | ezamahlakani |
| Class 11 | lwehlakani | olwehlakani | lwamahlakani | olwamahlakani |
| Class 14 | behlakani | obehlakani | bamahlakani | obamahlakani |
| Class 15 | kwehlakani | okwehlakani | kwamahlakani | okwamahlakani |
| Class 17 | kwehlakani | okwehlakani | kwamahlakani | okwamahlakani |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “-hlakani”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlakani (5.6.6.4-6.5)”