inkunzi
Northern Ndebele
Noun
ínkûnzi class 9 (plural ízínkûnzi class 10)
- bull
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Noun
ínkûnzi class 9 (plural tínkûnzi class 10)
- bull
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íᵑkûːⁿd̥zi̤]
Noun
ínkûnzi class 9 (plural íinkûnzi class 10)
- animal (male)
Etymology 2
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Noun
inkunzi? class 9 (plural iinkunzi class 10)
- capital
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínkûːnzi/
Noun
ínkûnzi class 9 (plural ízinkûnzi class 10)
- bull
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inkunzi | izinkunzi | ||
| Locative | enkunzini | ezinkunzini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inkunzi | izinkunzi | ||
| Simple form | nkunzi | zinkunzi | ||
| Locative | enkunzini | ezinkunzini | ||
| Copulative | yinkunzi | yizinkunzi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wenkunzi | owenkunzi | wezinkunzi | owezinkunzi |
| Class 2 | benkunzi | abenkunzi | bezinkunzi | abezinkunzi |
| Class 3 | wenkunzi | owenkunzi | wezinkunzi | owezinkunzi |
| Class 4 | yenkunzi | eyenkunzi | yezinkunzi | eyezinkunzi |
| Class 5 | lenkunzi | elenkunzi | lezinkunzi | elezinkunzi |
| Class 6 | enkunzi | awenkunzi | ezinkunzi | awezinkunzi |
| Class 7 | senkunzi | esenkunzi | sezinkunzi | esezinkunzi |
| Class 8 | zenkunzi | ezenkunzi | zezinkunzi | ezezinkunzi |
| Class 9 | yenkunzi | eyenkunzi | yezinkunzi | eyezinkunzi |
| Class 10 | zenkunzi | ezenkunzi | zezinkunzi | ezezinkunzi |
| Class 11 | lwenkunzi | olwenkunzi | lwezinkunzi | olwezinkunzi |
| Class 14 | benkunzi | obenkunzi | bezinkunzi | obezinkunzi |
| Class 15 | kwenkunzi | okwenkunzi | kwezinkunzi | okwezinkunzi |
| Class 17 | kwenkunzi | okwenkunzi | kwezinkunzi | okwezinkunzi |
Derived terms
- inkunzana
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khunzi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khunzi (2.3-8.9)”