uku-
See also: uku, Uku, úku, ukũ, ūku, uku', and ūkų
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úku-, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.
Prefix
uku-
- Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.
Usage notes
The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.
Xhosa
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *úku-, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.
Prefix
uku-
- Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.
Usage notes
The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *úku-, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.
Prefix
uku-
- Class 17 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *úku-, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.
Prefix
uku-
- Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.
Usage notes
The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *úku-, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.
Prefix
uku-
- Class 17 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “uku-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “uku-”