ingalo
Xhosa
Etymology
Cognate with Luganda ngalo (“finger”).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íᵑɡ̊a̤ːlo]
Noun
íngalo class 9 (plural iíngalo class 10)
- arm
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
Cognate with Luganda ngalo (“finger”).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ínɡaːlo/
Noun
íngalo class 9 (plural izíngalo class 10)
- arm
- Ingalo yami ibuhlungu.
- My arm hurts.
- Ingalo yami ibuhlungu.
Inflection
Class 9/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ingalo | izingalo | ||
Locative | engalweni | ezingalweni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ingalo | izingalo | ||
Simple form | ngalo | zingalo | ||
Locative | engalweni | ezingalweni | ||
Copulative | yingalo | yizingalo | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wengalo | owengalo | wezingalo | owezingalo |
Class 2 | bengalo | abengalo | bezingalo | abezingalo |
Class 3 | wengalo | owengalo | wezingalo | owezingalo |
Class 4 | yengalo | eyengalo | yezingalo | eyezingalo |
Class 5 | lengalo | elengalo | lezingalo | elezingalo |
Class 6 | engalo | awengalo | ezingalo | awezingalo |
Class 7 | sengalo | esengalo | sezingalo | esezingalo |
Class 8 | zengalo | ezengalo | zezingalo | ezezingalo |
Class 9 | yengalo | eyengalo | yezingalo | eyezingalo |
Class 10 | zengalo | ezengalo | zezingalo | ezezingalo |
Class 11 | lwengalo | olwengalo | lwezingalo | olwezingalo |
Class 14 | bengalo | obengalo | bezingalo | obezingalo |
Class 15 | kwengalo | okwengalo | kwezingalo | okwezingalo |
Class 17 | kwengalo | okwengalo | kwezingalo | okwezingalo |
Related terms
- ugalo
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “ingalo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ingalo (2.9.9)”