ubhontshisi
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans boontjies.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uboɲtʃîːsi/
Noun
ubhontshîsi class 1a (plural obhontshisi class 2a)
- bean
Inflection
Class 1a/2a | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ubhontshisi | obhontshisi | ||
Locative | kubhontshisi | kobhontshisi | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ubhontshisi | obhontshisi | ||
Simple form | bhontshisi | bobhontshisi | ||
Locative | kubhontshisi | kobhontshisi | ||
Copulative | ngubhontshisi | ngobhontshisi | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | kabhontshisi | okabhontshisi | wobhontshisi | owobhontshisi |
Class 2 | bakabhontshisi | abakabhontshisi | bobhontshisi | abobhontshisi |
Class 3 | kabhontshisi | okabhontshisi | wobhontshisi | owobhontshisi |
Class 4 | kabhontshisi | ekabhontshisi | yobhontshisi | eyobhontshisi |
Class 5 | likabhontshisi | elikabhontshisi | lobhontshisi | elobhontshisi |
Class 6 | kabhontshisi | akabhontshisi | obhontshisi | awobhontshisi |
Class 7 | sikabhontshisi | esikabhontshisi | sobhontshisi | esobhontshisi |
Class 8 | zikabhontshisi | ezikabhontshisi | zobhontshisi | ezobhontshisi |
Class 9 | kabhontshisi | ekabhontshisi | yobhontshisi | eyobhontshisi |
Class 10 | zikabhontshisi | ezikabhontshisi | zobhontshisi | ezobhontshisi |
Class 11 | lukabhontshisi | olukabhontshisi | lobhontshisi | olobhontshisi |
Class 14 | bukabhontshisi | obukabhontshisi | bobhontshisi | obobhontshisi |
Class 15 | kukabhontshisi | okukabhontshisi | kobhontshisi | okobhontshisi |
Class 17 | kukabhontshisi | okukabhontshisi | kobhontshisi | okobhontshisi |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-bontshisi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-bontshisi (2.4.3-8.9)”