ikhukhamba
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from English cucumber.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːkʰukʰáːmba/
Noun
îkhukhámba class 5 (plural ámakhukhámba class 6)
- cucumber
Inflection
Class 5/6 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ikhukhamba | amakhukhamba | ||
Locative | ekhukhambeni | emakhukhambeni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ikhukhamba | amakhukhamba | ||
Simple form | likhukhamba | makhukhamba | ||
Locative | ekhukhambeni | emakhukhambeni | ||
Copulative | yikhukhamba | ngamakhukhamba | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wekhukhamba | owekhukhamba | wamakhukhamba | owamakhukhamba |
Class 2 | bekhukhamba | abekhukhamba | bamakhukhamba | abamakhukhamba |
Class 3 | wekhukhamba | owekhukhamba | wamakhukhamba | owamakhukhamba |
Class 4 | yekhukhamba | eyekhukhamba | yamakhukhamba | eyamakhukhamba |
Class 5 | lekhukhamba | elekhukhamba | lamakhukhamba | elamakhukhamba |
Class 6 | ekhukhamba | awekhukhamba | amakhukhamba | awamakhukhamba |
Class 7 | sekhukhamba | esekhukhamba | samakhukhamba | esamakhukhamba |
Class 8 | zekhukhamba | ezekhukhamba | zamakhukhamba | ezamakhukhamba |
Class 9 | yekhukhamba | eyekhukhamba | yamakhukhamba | eyamakhukhamba |
Class 10 | zekhukhamba | ezekhukhamba | zamakhukhamba | ezamakhukhamba |
Class 11 | lwekhukhamba | olwekhukhamba | lwamakhukhamba | olwamakhukhamba |
Class 14 | bekhukhamba | obekhukhamba | bamakhukhamba | obamakhukhamba |
Class 15 | kwekhukhamba | okwekhukhamba | kwamakhukhamba | okwamakhukhamba |
Class 17 | kwekhukhamba | okwekhukhamba | kwamakhukhamba | okwamakhukhamba |
Alternative forms
- ikhukhumba
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khukhumba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khukhumba (2.4.6.3.9)”