uNhlangula
Zulu
Etymology
From u- (class 1a) + n- (class 9) + -hlangula (“drive off, brush off, scatter”). Refers to the time of year when winds blow the leaves off trees.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /unɬánɡuːla/
Noun
uNhlángula class 1a (plural oNhlangula class 2a)
- June
- the twelfth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in May
Inflection
Class 1a/2a | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uNhlangula | oNhlangula | ||
Locative | kuNhlangula | koNhlangula | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uNhlangula | oNhlangula | ||
Simple form | Nhlangula | boNhlangula | ||
Locative | kuNhlangula | koNhlangula | ||
Copulative | nguNhlangula | ngoNhlangula | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | kaNhlangula | okaNhlangula | woNhlangula | owoNhlangula |
Class 2 | bakaNhlangula | abakaNhlangula | boNhlangula | aboNhlangula |
Class 3 | kaNhlangula | okaNhlangula | woNhlangula | owoNhlangula |
Class 4 | kaNhlangula | ekaNhlangula | yoNhlangula | eyoNhlangula |
Class 5 | likaNhlangula | elikaNhlangula | loNhlangula | eloNhlangula |
Class 6 | kaNhlangula | akaNhlangula | oNhlangula | awoNhlangula |
Class 7 | sikaNhlangula | esikaNhlangula | soNhlangula | esoNhlangula |
Class 8 | zikaNhlangula | ezikaNhlangula | zoNhlangula | ezoNhlangula |
Class 9 | kaNhlangula | ekaNhlangula | yoNhlangula | eyoNhlangula |
Class 10 | zikaNhlangula | ezikaNhlangula | zoNhlangula | ezoNhlangula |
Class 11 | lukaNhlangula | olukaNhlangula | loNhlangula | oloNhlangula |
Class 14 | bukaNhlangula | obukaNhlangula | boNhlangula | oboNhlangula |
Class 15 | kukaNhlangula | okukaNhlangula | koNhlangula | okoNhlangula |
Class 17 | kukaNhlangula | okukaNhlangula | koNhlangula | okoNhlangula |
Synonyms
- uJuni
- uLuthudlana
Derived terms
- uNhlangulana
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nhlangula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nhlangula (6.3.9.9)”
- Koopman, Adrian (2002), Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press