uhlaka
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
IPA(key): /úːɬaːɠá/
Noun
ū́hlaká class 11 (plural izinhlâká class 10)
- framework, system
- stretcher
Inflection
Class 11/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uhlaka | izinhlaka | ||
Locative | ohlakeni | ezinhlakeni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uhlaka | izinhlaka | ||
Simple form | luhlaka | zinhlaka | ||
Locative | ohlakeni | ezinhlakeni | ||
Copulative | wuhlaka | yizinhlaka | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wohlaka | owohlaka | wezinhlaka | owezinhlaka |
Class 2 | bohlaka | abohlaka | bezinhlaka | abezinhlaka |
Class 3 | wohlaka | owohlaka | wezinhlaka | owezinhlaka |
Class 4 | yohlaka | eyohlaka | yezinhlaka | eyezinhlaka |
Class 5 | lohlaka | elohlaka | lezinhlaka | elezinhlaka |
Class 6 | ohlaka | awohlaka | ezinhlaka | awezinhlaka |
Class 7 | sohlaka | esohlaka | sezinhlaka | esezinhlaka |
Class 8 | zohlaka | ezohlaka | zezinhlaka | ezezinhlaka |
Class 9 | yohlaka | eyohlaka | yezinhlaka | eyezinhlaka |
Class 10 | zohlaka | ezohlaka | zezinhlaka | ezezinhlaka |
Class 11 | lohlaka | olohlaka | lwezinhlaka | olwezinhlaka |
Class 14 | bohlaka | obohlaka | bezinhlaka | obezinhlaka |
Class 15 | kohlaka | okohlaka | kwezinhlaka | okwezinhlaka |
Class 17 | kohlaka | okohlaka | kwezinhlaka | okwezinhlaka |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hlaka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaka (3.2.6.3)”