ithunga
Zulu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /îːtʰûːnɡa/
Noun
îthûnga class 5 (plural ámathûnga class 6)
- milking pail
- milk can, milk churn
- lunch box, lunch pail
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ithunga | amathunga | ||
| Locative | ethungeni | emathungeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ithunga | amathunga | ||
| Simple form | lithunga | mathunga | ||
| Locative | ethungeni | emathungeni | ||
| Copulative | yithunga | ngamathunga | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wethunga | owethunga | wamathunga | owamathunga |
| Class 2 | bethunga | abethunga | bamathunga | abamathunga |
| Class 3 | wethunga | owethunga | wamathunga | owamathunga |
| Class 4 | yethunga | eyethunga | yamathunga | eyamathunga |
| Class 5 | lethunga | elethunga | lamathunga | elamathunga |
| Class 6 | ethunga | awethunga | amathunga | awamathunga |
| Class 7 | sethunga | esethunga | samathunga | esamathunga |
| Class 8 | zethunga | ezethunga | zamathunga | ezamathunga |
| Class 9 | yethunga | eyethunga | yamathunga | eyamathunga |
| Class 10 | zethunga | ezethunga | zamathunga | ezamathunga |
| Class 11 | lwethunga | olwethunga | lwamathunga | olwamathunga |
| Class 14 | bethunga | obethunga | bamathunga | obamathunga |
| Class 15 | kwethunga | okwethunga | kwamathunga | okwamathunga |
| Class 17 | kwethunga | okwethunga | kwamathunga | okwamathunga |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-thunga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thunga (2.4.3-8.9)”