umkhwelo
Zulu
Etymology
From umu- + -khwela + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úm̩kʰwéːlo/
Noun
úmkhwélo 3 (plural ímikhwélo 4)
- ladder
Inflection
| Class 3/4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umkhwelo | imikhwelo | ||
| Locative | emkhwelweni | emikhwelweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umkhwelo | imikhwelo | ||
| Simple form | mkhwelo | mikhwelo | ||
| Locative | emkhwelweni | emikhwelweni | ||
| Copulative | ngumkhwelo | yimikhwelo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | womkhwelo | owomkhwelo | wemikhwelo | owemikhwelo |
| Class 2 | bomkhwelo | abomkhwelo | bemikhwelo | abemikhwelo |
| Class 3 | womkhwelo | owomkhwelo | wemikhwelo | owemikhwelo |
| Class 4 | yomkhwelo | eyomkhwelo | yemikhwelo | eyemikhwelo |
| Class 5 | lomkhwelo | elomkhwelo | lemikhwelo | elemikhwelo |
| Class 6 | omkhwelo | awomkhwelo | emikhwelo | awemikhwelo |
| Class 7 | somkhwelo | esomkhwelo | semikhwelo | esemikhwelo |
| Class 8 | zomkhwelo | ezomkhwelo | zemikhwelo | ezemikhwelo |
| Class 9 | yomkhwelo | eyomkhwelo | yemikhwelo | eyemikhwelo |
| Class 10 | zomkhwelo | ezomkhwelo | zemikhwelo | ezemikhwelo |
| Class 11 | lomkhwelo | olomkhwelo | lwemikhwelo | olwemikhwelo |
| Class 14 | bomkhwelo | obomkhwelo | bemikhwelo | obemikhwelo |
| Class 15 | komkhwelo | okomkhwelo | kwemikhwelo | okwemikhwelo |
| Class 17 | komkhwelo | okomkhwelo | kwemikhwelo | okwemikhwelo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi, “-khwelo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, 1972, →ISBN: “-khwelo (2.4.3.9)”