umbombo
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀bòmbó.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /uḿ̩.ɓoːmbó/
Noun
uḿbombó class 3 (plural imíbombó class 4)
- ridge of the nose
Inflection
| Class 3/4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umbombo | imibombo | ||
| Locative | embonjeni | emibonjeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umbombo | imibombo | ||
| Simple form | mbombo | mibombo | ||
| Locative | embonjeni | emibonjeni | ||
| Copulative | ngumbombo | yimibombo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wombombo | owombombo | wemibombo | owemibombo |
| Class 2 | bombombo | abombombo | bemibombo | abemibombo |
| Class 3 | wombombo | owombombo | wemibombo | owemibombo |
| Class 4 | yombombo | eyombombo | yemibombo | eyemibombo |
| Class 5 | lombombo | elombombo | lemibombo | elemibombo |
| Class 6 | ombombo | awombombo | emibombo | awemibombo |
| Class 7 | sombombo | esombombo | semibombo | esemibombo |
| Class 8 | zombombo | ezombombo | zemibombo | ezemibombo |
| Class 9 | yombombo | eyombombo | yemibombo | eyemibombo |
| Class 10 | zombombo | ezombombo | zemibombo | ezemibombo |
| Class 11 | lombombo | olombombo | lwemibombo | olwemibombo |
| Class 14 | bombombo | obombombo | bemibombo | obemibombo |
| Class 15 | kombombo | okombombo | kwemibombo | okwemibombo |
| Class 17 | kombombo | okombombo | kwemibombo | okwemibombo |
Related terms
- imbombo
- ubombo
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ɓombo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓombo (3.2.6.3)”