umkhabo

umkhabo

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -khaba +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩kʰaːɓo/

Noun

uḿkhabo class 3 (plural imíkhabo class 4)

1. kick
2. recoil

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umkhabo	imikhabo
Locative	emkhatsheni	emikhatsheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umkhabo		imikhabo
Simple form	mkhabo		mikhabo
Locative	emkhatsheni		emikhatsheni
Copulative	ngumkhabo		yimikhabo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womkhabo	owomkhabo	wemikhabo	owemikhabo
Class 2	bomkhabo	abomkhabo	bemikhabo	abemikhabo
Class 3	womkhabo	owomkhabo	wemikhabo	owemikhabo
Class 4	yomkhabo	eyomkhabo	yemikhabo	eyemikhabo
Class 5	lomkhabo	elomkhabo	lemikhabo	elemikhabo
Class 6	omkhabo	awomkhabo	emikhabo	awemikhabo
Class 7	somkhabo	esomkhabo	semikhabo	esemikhabo
Class 8	zomkhabo	ezomkhabo	zemikhabo	ezemikhabo
Class 9	yomkhabo	eyomkhabo	yemikhabo	eyemikhabo
Class 10	zomkhabo	ezomkhabo	zemikhabo	ezemikhabo
Class 11	lomkhabo	olomkhabo	lwemikhabo	olwemikhabo
Class 14	bomkhabo	obomkhabo	bemikhabo	obemikhabo
Class 15	komkhabo	okomkhabo	kwemikhabo	okwemikhabo
Class 17	komkhabo	okomkhabo	kwemikhabo	okwemikhabo

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khaɓo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khaɓo (3.2.9.9)”