iklwa
Zulu
Etymology
Possibly onomatopoetic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːkxwá/
Noun
îklwá class 5 (plural ámaklwá class 6)
- large-bladed assegai for stabbing
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | iklwa | amaklwa | ||
| Locative | eklweni | emaklweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | iklwa | amaklwa | ||
| Simple form | liklwa | maklwa | ||
| Locative | eklweni | emaklweni | ||
| Copulative | yiklwa | ngamaklwa | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | weklwa | oweklwa | wamaklwa | owamaklwa |
| Class 2 | beklwa | abeklwa | bamaklwa | abamaklwa |
| Class 3 | weklwa | oweklwa | wamaklwa | owamaklwa |
| Class 4 | yeklwa | eyeklwa | yamaklwa | eyamaklwa |
| Class 5 | leklwa | eleklwa | lamaklwa | elamaklwa |
| Class 6 | eklwa | aweklwa | amaklwa | awamaklwa |
| Class 7 | seklwa | eseklwa | samaklwa | esamaklwa |
| Class 8 | zeklwa | ezeklwa | zamaklwa | ezamaklwa |
| Class 9 | yeklwa | eyeklwa | yamaklwa | eyamaklwa |
| Class 10 | zeklwa | ezeklwa | zamaklwa | ezamaklwa |
| Class 11 | lweklwa | olweklwa | lwamaklwa | olwamaklwa |
| Class 14 | beklwa | obeklwa | bamaklwa | obamaklwa |
| Class 15 | kweklwa | okweklwa | kwamaklwa | okwamaklwa |
| Class 17 | kweklwa | okweklwa | kwamaklwa | okwamaklwa |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-klwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-klwa (2.3-8.3)”