uboya
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úboyá, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jòjá.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úɓoːjá]
Noun
úboyá class 14
- animal hair, fur
- wool
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úboyá, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jòjá.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úɓoːjá/
Noun
úboyá class 14
- animal hair, fur
- body hair
Inflection
| Class 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | uboya | — | ||
| Locative | eboyeni | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | uboya | — | ||
| Simple form | boya | — | ||
| Locative | eboyeni | — | ||
| Copulative | nguboya | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | woboya | owoboya | — | — |
| Class 2 | boboya | aboboya | — | — |
| Class 3 | woboya | owoboya | — | — |
| Class 4 | yoboya | eyoboya | — | — |
| Class 5 | loboya | eloboya | — | — |
| Class 6 | oboya | awoboya | — | — |
| Class 7 | soboya | esoboya | — | — |
| Class 8 | zoboya | ezoboya | — | — |
| Class 9 | yoboya | eyoboya | — | — |
| Class 10 | zoboya | ezoboya | — | — |
| Class 11 | loboya | oloboya | — | — |
| Class 14 | boboya | oboboya | — | — |
| Class 15 | koboya | okoboya | — | — |
| Class 17 | koboya | okoboya | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-oya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-oya (3.3-5.4)”