isikhala
Northern Ndebele
Noun
isikhala? class 7 (plural izikhala class 8)
- hole, opening, gap
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isíkʰaːla/
Noun
isíkhala class 7 (plural izikhâla class 8)
- opening, gap
- pass (between mountains)
- vacancy
Inflection
| Class 7/8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isikhala | izikhala | ||
| Locative | esikhaleni | ezikhaleni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isikhala | izikhala | ||
| Simple form | sikhala | zikhala | ||
| Locative | esikhaleni | ezikhaleni | ||
| Copulative | yisikhala | yizikhala | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wesikhala | owesikhala | wezikhala | owezikhala |
| Class 2 | besikhala | abesikhala | bezikhala | abezikhala |
| Class 3 | wesikhala | owesikhala | wezikhala | owezikhala |
| Class 4 | yesikhala | eyesikhala | yezikhala | eyezikhala |
| Class 5 | lesikhala | elesikhala | lezikhala | elezikhala |
| Class 6 | esikhala | awesikhala | ezikhala | awezikhala |
| Class 7 | sesikhala | esesikhala | sezikhala | esezikhala |
| Class 8 | zesikhala | ezesikhala | zezikhala | ezezikhala |
| Class 9 | yesikhala | eyesikhala | yezikhala | eyezikhala |
| Class 10 | zesikhala | ezesikhala | zezikhala | ezezikhala |
| Class 11 | lwesikhala | olwesikhala | lwezikhala | olwezikhala |
| Class 14 | besikhala | obesikhala | bezikhala | obezikhala |
| Class 15 | kwesikhala | okwesikhala | kwezikhala | okwezikhala |
| Class 17 | kwesikhala | okwesikhala | kwezikhala | okwezikhala |
Related terms
- ikhala
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khala (3.2.9.9)”