ilayisi
Zulu
Alternative forms
- irayisi
Etymology
Borrowed from English rice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iːlájiːsi/
Noun
īláyisi class 5 (plural amaláyisi class 6)
- rice
Inflection
Class 5/6 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ilayisi | amalayisi | ||
Locative | elayisini | emalayisini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ilayisi | amalayisi | ||
Simple form | lilayisi | malayisi | ||
Locative | elayisini | emalayisini | ||
Copulative | yilayisi | ngamalayisi | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | welayisi | owelayisi | wamalayisi | owamalayisi |
Class 2 | belayisi | abelayisi | bamalayisi | abamalayisi |
Class 3 | welayisi | owelayisi | wamalayisi | owamalayisi |
Class 4 | yelayisi | eyelayisi | yamalayisi | eyamalayisi |
Class 5 | lelayisi | elelayisi | lamalayisi | elamalayisi |
Class 6 | elayisi | awelayisi | amalayisi | awamalayisi |
Class 7 | selayisi | eselayisi | samalayisi | esamalayisi |
Class 8 | zelayisi | ezelayisi | zamalayisi | ezamalayisi |
Class 9 | yelayisi | eyelayisi | yamalayisi | eyamalayisi |
Class 10 | zelayisi | ezelayisi | zamalayisi | ezamalayisi |
Class 11 | lwelayisi | olwelayisi | lwamalayisi | olwamalayisi |
Class 14 | belayisi | obelayisi | bamalayisi | obamalayisi |
Class 15 | kwelayisi | okwelayisi | kwamalayisi | okwamalayisi |
Class 17 | kwelayisi | okwelayisi | kwamalayisi | okwamalayisi |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-layisi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-layisi (3.3.2.9.9)”