ikalikuni
Zulu
Alternative forms
- ikalikhuni
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans kalkoen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːkalikúːni/
Noun
ī́kalikúni class 5 (plural amákalikúni class 6)
- turkey
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ikalikuni | amakalikuni | ||
| Locative | ekalikunini | emakalikunini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ikalikuni | amakalikuni | ||
| Simple form | likalikuni | makalikuni | ||
| Locative | ekalikunini | emakalikunini | ||
| Copulative | yikalikuni | ngamakalikuni | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wekalikuni | owekalikuni | wamakalikuni | owamakalikuni |
| Class 2 | bekalikuni | abekalikuni | bamakalikuni | abamakalikuni |
| Class 3 | wekalikuni | owekalikuni | wamakalikuni | owamakalikuni |
| Class 4 | yekalikuni | eyekalikuni | yamakalikuni | eyamakalikuni |
| Class 5 | lekalikuni | elekalikuni | lamakalikuni | elamakalikuni |
| Class 6 | ekalikuni | awekalikuni | amakalikuni | awamakalikuni |
| Class 7 | sekalikuni | esekalikuni | samakalikuni | esamakalikuni |
| Class 8 | zekalikuni | ezekalikuni | zamakalikuni | ezamakalikuni |
| Class 9 | yekalikuni | eyekalikuni | yamakalikuni | eyamakalikuni |
| Class 10 | zekalikuni | ezekalikuni | zamakalikuni | ezamakalikuni |
| Class 11 | lwekalikuni | olwekalikuni | lwamakalikuni | olwamakalikuni |
| Class 14 | bekalikuni | obekalikuni | bamakalikuni | obamakalikuni |
| Class 15 | kwekalikuni | okwekalikuni | kwamakalikuni | okwamakalikuni |
| Class 17 | kwekalikuni | okwekalikuni | kwamakalikuni | okwamakalikuni |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-kalikuni”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-kalikuni (3.2.6.6.3.9)”