ikhala
Northern Ndebele
Noun
ikhala? class 5 (plural amakhala class 6)
- nose
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Noun
ikhala? class 9 (plural iikhala class 10)
- aloe
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːkʰaːla/
Noun
ī́khala class 5 (plural amákhala class 6)
- nose
- Synonym: impumulo
- nostril
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ikhala | amakhala | ||
| Locative | ekhaleni | emakhaleni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ikhala | amakhala | ||
| Simple form | likhala | makhala | ||
| Locative | ekhaleni | emakhaleni | ||
| Copulative | yikhala | ngamakhala | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wekhala | owekhala | wamakhala | owamakhala |
| Class 2 | bekhala | abekhala | bamakhala | abamakhala |
| Class 3 | wekhala | owekhala | wamakhala | owamakhala |
| Class 4 | yekhala | eyekhala | yamakhala | eyamakhala |
| Class 5 | lekhala | elekhala | lamakhala | elamakhala |
| Class 6 | ekhala | awekhala | amakhala | awamakhala |
| Class 7 | sekhala | esekhala | samakhala | esamakhala |
| Class 8 | zekhala | ezekhala | zamakhala | ezamakhala |
| Class 9 | yekhala | eyekhala | yamakhala | eyamakhala |
| Class 10 | zekhala | ezekhala | zamakhala | ezamakhala |
| Class 11 | lwekhala | olwekhala | lwamakhala | olwamakhala |
| Class 14 | bekhala | obekhala | bamakhala | obamakhala |
| Class 15 | kwekhala | okwekhala | kwamakhala | okwamakhala |
| Class 17 | kwekhala | okwekhala | kwamakhala | okwamakhala |
Related terms
- isikhala
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khala (3.2.9.9)”