inkotha
Zulu
Etymology
From in- + -khotha + -a.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ínkóːtʰa/
Noun
ínkótha class 9 (plural ízinkótha class 10)
- tip of the tongue
- forefinger, index finger
- seven
Inflection
Class 9/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | inkotha | izinkotha | ||
Locative | enkotheni | ezinkotheni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | inkotha | izinkotha | ||
Simple form | nkotha | zinkotha | ||
Locative | enkotheni | ezinkotheni | ||
Copulative | yinkotha | yizinkotha | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wenkotha | owenkotha | wezinkotha | owezinkotha |
Class 2 | benkotha | abenkotha | bezinkotha | abezinkotha |
Class 3 | wenkotha | owenkotha | wezinkotha | owezinkotha |
Class 4 | yenkotha | eyenkotha | yezinkotha | eyezinkotha |
Class 5 | lenkotha | elenkotha | lezinkotha | elezinkotha |
Class 6 | enkotha | awenkotha | ezinkotha | awezinkotha |
Class 7 | senkotha | esenkotha | sezinkotha | esezinkotha |
Class 8 | zenkotha | ezenkotha | zezinkotha | ezezinkotha |
Class 9 | yenkotha | eyenkotha | yezinkotha | eyezinkotha |
Class 10 | zenkotha | ezenkotha | zezinkotha | ezezinkotha |
Class 11 | lwenkotha | olwenkotha | lwezinkotha | olwezinkotha |
Class 14 | benkotha | obenkotha | bezinkotha | obezinkotha |
Class 15 | kwenkotha | okwenkotha | kwezinkotha | okwezinkotha |
Class 17 | kwenkotha | okwenkotha | kwezinkotha | okwezinkotha |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khotha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khotha (2.4.9)”