umthandi
Zulu
Etymology 1
From umu- + -thanda + -i.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /úm̩tʰâːndi/
Noun
úmthândi class 1 (plural ábathândi class 2)
- lover, devotee, aficionado
Inflection
Class 1/2 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umthandi | abathandi | ||
Locative | kumthandi | kubathandi | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umthandi | abathandi | ||
Simple form | mthandi | bathandi | ||
Locative | kumthandi | kubathandi | ||
Copulative | ngumthandi | ngabathandi | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womthandi | owomthandi | wabathandi | owabathandi |
Class 2 | bomthandi | abomthandi | babathandi | ababathandi |
Class 3 | womthandi | owomthandi | wabathandi | owabathandi |
Class 4 | yomthandi | eyomthandi | yabathandi | eyabathandi |
Class 5 | lomthandi | elomthandi | labathandi | elabathandi |
Class 6 | omthandi | awomthandi | abathandi | awabathandi |
Class 7 | somthandi | esomthandi | sabathandi | esabathandi |
Class 8 | zomthandi | ezomthandi | zabathandi | ezabathandi |
Class 9 | yomthandi | eyomthandi | yabathandi | eyabathandi |
Class 10 | zomthandi | ezomthandi | zabathandi | ezabathandi |
Class 11 | lomthandi | olomthandi | lwabathandi | olwabathandi |
Class 14 | bomthandi | obomthandi | babathandi | obabathandi |
Class 15 | komthandi | okomthandi | kwabathandi | okwabathandi |
Class 17 | komthandi | okomthandi | kwabathandi | okwabathandi |
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /uḿ̩tʰaːndi/
Noun
uḿthandi class 1 (plural abáthandi class 2)
- one who plaits, one who carves, one who moulds
Inflection
Class 1/2 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umthandi | abathandi | ||
Locative | kumthandi | kubathandi | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umthandi | abathandi | ||
Simple form | mthandi | bathandi | ||
Locative | kumthandi | kubathandi | ||
Copulative | ngumthandi | ngabathandi | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womthandi | owomthandi | wabathandi | owabathandi |
Class 2 | bomthandi | abomthandi | babathandi | ababathandi |
Class 3 | womthandi | owomthandi | wabathandi | owabathandi |
Class 4 | yomthandi | eyomthandi | yabathandi | eyabathandi |
Class 5 | lomthandi | elomthandi | labathandi | elabathandi |
Class 6 | omthandi | awomthandi | abathandi | awabathandi |
Class 7 | somthandi | esomthandi | sabathandi | esabathandi |
Class 8 | zomthandi | ezomthandi | zabathandi | ezabathandi |
Class 9 | yomthandi | eyomthandi | yabathandi | eyabathandi |
Class 10 | zomthandi | ezomthandi | zabathandi | ezabathandi |
Class 11 | lomthandi | olomthandi | lwabathandi | olwabathandi |
Class 14 | bomthandi | obomthandi | babathandi | obabathandi |
Class 15 | komthandi | okomthandi | kwabathandi | okwabathandi |
Class 17 | komthandi | okomthandi | kwabathandi | okwabathandi |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-thandi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thandi (2.6.3-8.9)”
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-thandi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thandi (3.2.9.9)”