ikhwapha
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jápà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íkʰʷaːpʰá]
Noun
íkhwaphá class 5 (plural ámákhwaphá class 6)
- armpit
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jápà.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /íːkʰwaːpʰá/
Noun
ī́khwaphá class 5 (plural amákhwaphá class 6)
- armpit
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ikhwapha | amakhwapha | ||
| Locative | ekhwapheni | emakhwapheni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ikhwapha | amakhwapha | ||
| Simple form | likhwapha | makhwapha | ||
| Locative | ekhwapheni | emakhwapheni | ||
| Copulative | yikhwapha | ngamakhwapha | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wekhwapha | owekhwapha | wamakhwapha | owamakhwapha |
| Class 2 | bekhwapha | abekhwapha | bamakhwapha | abamakhwapha |
| Class 3 | wekhwapha | owekhwapha | wamakhwapha | owamakhwapha |
| Class 4 | yekhwapha | eyekhwapha | yamakhwapha | eyamakhwapha |
| Class 5 | lekhwapha | elekhwapha | lamakhwapha | elamakhwapha |
| Class 6 | ekhwapha | awekhwapha | amakhwapha | awamakhwapha |
| Class 7 | sekhwapha | esekhwapha | samakhwapha | esamakhwapha |
| Class 8 | zekhwapha | ezekhwapha | zamakhwapha | ezamakhwapha |
| Class 9 | yekhwapha | eyekhwapha | yamakhwapha | eyamakhwapha |
| Class 10 | zekhwapha | ezekhwapha | zamakhwapha | ezamakhwapha |
| Class 11 | lwekhwapha | olwekhwapha | lwamakhwapha | olwamakhwapha |
| Class 14 | bekhwapha | obekhwapha | bamakhwapha | obamakhwapha |
| Class 15 | kwekhwapha | okwekhwapha | kwamakhwapha | okwamakhwapha |
| Class 17 | kwekhwapha | okwekhwapha | kwamakhwapha | okwamakhwapha |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khwapha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khwapha (3.2.6.3)”