ikhemese
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from English chemist.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /iːkʰémeːse/
Noun
īkhémese class 5 (plural amakhémese class 6)
- pharmacy, drugstore, chemist's shop
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ikhemese | amakhemese | ||
| Locative | ekhemeseni | emakhemeseni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ikhemese | amakhemese | ||
| Simple form | likhemese | makhemese | ||
| Locative | ekhemeseni | emakhemeseni | ||
| Copulative | yikhemese | ngamakhemese | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wekhemese | owekhemese | wamakhemese | owamakhemese |
| Class 2 | bekhemese | abekhemese | bamakhemese | abamakhemese |
| Class 3 | wekhemese | owekhemese | wamakhemese | owamakhemese |
| Class 4 | yekhemese | eyekhemese | yamakhemese | eyamakhemese |
| Class 5 | lekhemese | elekhemese | lamakhemese | elamakhemese |
| Class 6 | ekhemese | awekhemese | amakhemese | awamakhemese |
| Class 7 | sekhemese | esekhemese | samakhemese | esamakhemese |
| Class 8 | zekhemese | ezekhemese | zamakhemese | ezamakhemese |
| Class 9 | yekhemese | eyekhemese | yamakhemese | eyamakhemese |
| Class 10 | zekhemese | ezekhemese | zamakhemese | ezamakhemese |
| Class 11 | lwekhemese | olwekhemese | lwamakhemese | olwamakhemese |
| Class 14 | bekhemese | obekhemese | bamakhemese | obamakhemese |
| Class 15 | kwekhemese | okwekhemese | kwamakhemese | okwamakhemese |
| Class 17 | kwekhemese | okwekhemese | kwamakhemese | okwamakhemese |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khemese”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khemese (6.6.3.9.9)”