umlenze
Xhosa
Etymology
Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi ikirenge (“foot”).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úḿ̩leːⁿd̥ze̤]
Noun
úḿlenze class 3 (plural ímílenze class 4)
- leg
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi ikirenge (“foot”).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uḿ̩leːnze/
Noun
uḿlenze class 3 (plural imílenze class 4)
- leg
- hind leg (of an animal)
Inflection
| Class 3/4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umlenze | imilenze | ||
| Locative | emlenzeni | emilenzeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umlenze | imilenze | ||
| Simple form | mlenze | milenze | ||
| Locative | emlenzeni | emilenzeni | ||
| Copulative | ngumlenze | yimilenze | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | womlenze | owomlenze | wemilenze | owemilenze |
| Class 2 | bomlenze | abomlenze | bemilenze | abemilenze |
| Class 3 | womlenze | owomlenze | wemilenze | owemilenze |
| Class 4 | yomlenze | eyomlenze | yemilenze | eyemilenze |
| Class 5 | lomlenze | elomlenze | lemilenze | elemilenze |
| Class 6 | omlenze | awomlenze | emilenze | awemilenze |
| Class 7 | somlenze | esomlenze | semilenze | esemilenze |
| Class 8 | zomlenze | ezomlenze | zemilenze | ezemilenze |
| Class 9 | yomlenze | eyomlenze | yemilenze | eyemilenze |
| Class 10 | zomlenze | ezomlenze | zemilenze | ezemilenze |
| Class 11 | lomlenze | olomlenze | lwemilenze | olwemilenze |
| Class 14 | bomlenze | obomlenze | bemilenze | obemilenze |
| Class 15 | komlenze | okomlenze | kwemilenze | okwemilenze |
| Class 17 | komlenze | okomlenze | kwemilenze | okwemilenze |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-lenze”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lenze (3.2.9.9)”