inkuba

Rwanda-Rundi

Noun

inkubá class 9 (plural inkubá class 10)

1. thunder

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ -khuba +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ínkúːɓa/

Noun

ínkúba class 9 (plural ízinkúba class 10)

1. dung beetle, scarab

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inkuba	izinkuba
Locative	enkubeni	ezinkubeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inkuba		izinkuba
Simple form	nkuba		zinkuba
Locative	enkubeni		ezinkubeni
Copulative	yinkuba		yizinkuba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenkuba	owenkuba	wezinkuba	owezinkuba
Class 2	benkuba	abenkuba	bezinkuba	abezinkuba
Class 3	wenkuba	owenkuba	wezinkuba	owezinkuba
Class 4	yenkuba	eyenkuba	yezinkuba	eyezinkuba
Class 5	lenkuba	elenkuba	lezinkuba	elezinkuba
Class 6	enkuba	awenkuba	ezinkuba	awezinkuba
Class 7	senkuba	esenkuba	sezinkuba	esezinkuba
Class 8	zenkuba	ezenkuba	zezinkuba	ezezinkuba
Class 9	yenkuba	eyenkuba	yezinkuba	eyezinkuba
Class 10	zenkuba	ezenkuba	zezinkuba	ezezinkuba
Class 11	lwenkuba	olwenkuba	lwezinkuba	olwezinkuba
Class 14	benkuba	obenkuba	bezinkuba	obezinkuba
Class 15	kwenkuba	okwenkuba	kwezinkuba	okwezinkuba
Class 17	kwenkuba	okwenkuba	kwezinkuba	okwezinkuba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khuɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khuɓa (2.4.9)”