ikhehla
Zulu
Etymology
From i- + -khehla + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːkʰeːɬá/
Noun
ī́khehlá class 5 (plural amákhehlá class 6)
- man with a headring
- man going grey (from old age)
Inflection
Class 5/6 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ikhehla | amakhehla | ||
Locative | ekhehleni | emakhehleni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ikhehla | amakhehla | ||
Simple form | likhehla | makhehla | ||
Locative | ekhehleni | emakhehleni | ||
Copulative | yikhehla | ngamakhehla | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wekhehla | owekhehla | wamakhehla | owamakhehla |
Class 2 | bekhehla | abekhehla | bamakhehla | abamakhehla |
Class 3 | wekhehla | owekhehla | wamakhehla | owamakhehla |
Class 4 | yekhehla | eyekhehla | yamakhehla | eyamakhehla |
Class 5 | lekhehla | elekhehla | lamakhehla | elamakhehla |
Class 6 | ekhehla | awekhehla | amakhehla | awamakhehla |
Class 7 | sekhehla | esekhehla | samakhehla | esamakhehla |
Class 8 | zekhehla | ezekhehla | zamakhehla | ezamakhehla |
Class 9 | yekhehla | eyekhehla | yamakhehla | eyamakhehla |
Class 10 | zekhehla | ezekhehla | zamakhehla | ezamakhehla |
Class 11 | lwekhehla | olwekhehla | lwamakhehla | olwamakhehla |
Class 14 | bekhehla | obekhehla | bamakhehla | obamakhehla |
Class 15 | kwekhehla | okwekhehla | kwamakhehla | okwamakhehla |
Class 17 | kwekhehla | okwekhehla | kwamakhehla | okwamakhehla |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khehla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khehla (3.2.6.3)”