ebuka

Zulu

Alternative forms

• -abuka
• -obuka

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jʊ̀bʊka, reversive form of Proto-Bantu *-jʊ̀ba.

Verb

-ebuka

1. (intransitive) to peel, to moult, to shed

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukwebuka
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukwebuka	ukungebuki
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	yebuka	-ebuke
Plural	yebukani	-ebukeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyebuka, ngebuka	engebukayo, engebuka	ngebuka	angebuki	engingebuki	ngingebuki
2nd singular	uyebuka, webuka	owebukayo, owebuka	webuka	awebuki	ongebuki	ungebuki
1st plural	siyebuka, sebuka	esebukayo, esebuka	sebuka	asebuki	esingebuki	singebuki
2nd plural	niyebuka, nebuka	enebukayo, enebuka	nebuka	anebuki	eningebuki	ningebuki
Class 1	uyebuka, webuka	owebukayo, owebuka	ebuka	akebuki	ongebuki	engebuki
Class 2	bayebuka, bebuka	abebukayo, abebuka	bebuka	abebuki	abangebuki	bengebuki
Class 3	uyebuka, webuka	owebukayo, owebuka	webuka	awebuki	ongebuki	ungebuki
Class 4	iyebuka, yebuka	eyebukayo, eyebuka	yebuka	ayebuki	engebuki	ingebuki
Class 5	liyebuka, lebuka	elebukayo, elebuka	lebuka	alebuki	elingebuki	lingebuki
Class 6	ayebuka, ebuka	ebukayo, ebuka	ebuka	awebuki	angebuki	engebuki
Class 7	siyebuka, sebuka	esebukayo, esebuka	sebuka	asebuki	esingebuki	singebuki
Class 8	ziyebuka, zebuka	ezebukayo, ezebuka	zebuka	azebuki	ezingebuki	zingebuki
Class 9	iyebuka, yebuka	eyebukayo, eyebuka	yebuka	ayebuki	engebuki	ingebuki
Class 10	ziyebuka, zebuka	ezebukayo, ezebuka	zebuka	azebuki	ezingebuki	zingebuki
Class 11	luyebuka, lwebuka	olwebukayo, olwebuka	lwebuka	alwebuki	olungebuki	lungebuki
Class 14	buyebuka, bebuka	obebukayo, obebuka	bebuka	abebuki	obungebuki	bungebuki
Class 15	kuyebuka, kwebuka	okwebukayo, okwebuka	kwebuka	akwebuki	okungebuki	kungebuki
Class 17	kuyebuka, kwebuka	okwebukayo, okwebuka	kwebuka	akwebuki	okungebuki	kungebuki
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngebukile, ngebukē	engebukile, engebukē	ngebukile, ngebukē	angebukanga	engingebukanga	ngingebukanga
2nd singular	webukile, webukē	owebukile, owebukē	webukile, webukē	awebukanga	ongebukanga	ungebukanga
1st plural	sebukile, sebukē	esebukile, esebukē	sebukile, sebukē	asebukanga	esingebukanga	singebukanga
2nd plural	nebukile, nebukē	enebukile, enebukē	nebukile, nebukē	anebukanga	eningebukanga	ningebukanga
Class 1	webukile, webukē	owebukile, owebukē	ebukile, ebukē	akebukanga	ongebukanga	engebukanga
Class 2	bebukile, bebukē	abebukile, abebukē	bebukile, bebukē	abebukanga	abangebukanga	bengebukanga
Class 3	webukile, webukē	owebukile, owebukē	webukile, webukē	awebukanga	ongebukanga	ungebukanga
Class 4	yebukile, yebukē	eyebukile, eyebukē	yebukile, yebukē	ayebukanga	engebukanga	ingebukanga
Class 5	lebukile, lebukē	elebukile, elebukē	lebukile, lebukē	alebukanga	elingebukanga	lingebukanga
Class 6	ebukile, ebukē	ebukile, ebukē	ebukile, ebukē	awebukanga	angebukanga	engebukanga
Class 7	sebukile, sebukē	esebukile, esebukē	sebukile, sebukē	asebukanga	esingebukanga	singebukanga
Class 8	zebukile, zebukē	ezebukile, ezebukē	zebukile, zebukē	azebukanga	ezingebukanga	zingebukanga
Class 9	yebukile, yebukē	eyebukile, eyebukē	yebukile, yebukē	ayebukanga	engebukanga	ingebukanga
Class 10	zebukile, zebukē	ezebukile, ezebukē	zebukile, zebukē	azebukanga	ezingebukanga	zingebukanga
Class 11	lwebukile, lwebukē	olwebukile, olwebukē	lwebukile, lwebukē	alwebukanga	olungebukanga	lungebukanga
Class 14	bebukile, bebukē	obebukile, obebukē	bebukile, bebukē	abebukanga	obungebukanga	bungebukanga
Class 15	kwebukile, kwebukē	okwebukile, okwebukē	kwebukile, kwebukē	akwebukanga	okungebukanga	kungebukanga
Class 17	kwebukile, kwebukē	okwebukile, okwebukē	kwebukile, kwebukē	akwebukanga	okungebukanga	kungebukanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngēbuka	engēbuka	ngēbuka	angebukanga	engingebukanga	ngingebukanga
2nd singular	wēbuka	owēbuka	wēbuka	awebukanga	ongebukanga	ungebukanga
1st plural	sēbuka	esēbuka	sēbuka	asebukanga	esingebukanga	singebukanga
2nd plural	nēbuka	enēbuka	nēbuka	anebukanga	eningebukanga	ningebukanga
Class 1	wēbuka	owēbuka	ēbuka	akebukanga	ongebukanga	engebukanga
Class 2	bēbuka	abēbuka	bēbuka	abebukanga	abangebukanga	bengebukanga
Class 3	wēbuka	owēbuka	wēbuka	awebukanga	ongebukanga	ungebukanga
Class 4	yēbuka	eyēbuka	yēbuka	ayebukanga	engebukanga	ingebukanga
Class 5	lēbuka	elēbuka	lēbuka	alebukanga	elingebukanga	lingebukanga
Class 6	ēbuka	ēbuka	ēbuka	awebukanga	angebukanga	engebukanga
Class 7	sēbuka	esēbuka	sēbuka	asebukanga	esingebukanga	singebukanga
Class 8	zēbuka	ezēbuka	zēbuka	azebukanga	ezingebukanga	zingebukanga
Class 9	yēbuka	eyēbuka	yēbuka	ayebukanga	engebukanga	ingebukanga
Class 10	zēbuka	ezēbuka	zēbuka	azebukanga	ezingebukanga	zingebukanga
Class 11	lwēbuka	olwēbuka	lwēbuka	alwebukanga	olungebukanga	lungebukanga
Class 14	bēbuka	obēbuka	bēbuka	abebukanga	obungebukanga	bungebukanga
Class 15	kwēbuka	okwēbuka	kwēbuka	akwebukanga	okungebukanga	kungebukanga
Class 17	kwēbuka	okwēbuka	kwēbuka	akwebukanga	okungebukanga	kungebukanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingebuka	—	ngingebuka	ngingebuke	—	ngingebuke
2nd singular	ungebuka	—	ungebuka	ungebuke	—	ungebuke
1st plural	singebuka	—	singebuka	singebuke	—	singebuke
2nd plural	ningebuka	—	ningebuka	ningebuke	—	ningebuke
Class 1	angebuka	—	engebuka	angebuke	—	engebuke
Class 2	bangebuka	—	bengebuka	bangebuke	—	bengebuke
Class 3	ungebuka	—	ungebuka	ungebuke	—	ungebuke
Class 4	ingebuka	—	ingebuka	ingebuke	—	ingebuke
Class 5	lingebuka	—	lingebuka	lingebuke	—	lingebuke
Class 6	angebuka	—	engebuka	angebuke	—	engebuke
Class 7	singebuka	—	singebuka	singebuke	—	singebuke
Class 8	zingebuka	—	zingebuka	zingebuke	—	zingebuke
Class 9	ingebuka	—	ingebuka	ingebuke	—	ingebuke
Class 10	zingebuka	—	zingebuka	zingebuke	—	zingebuke
Class 11	lungebuka	—	lungebuka	lungebuke	—	lungebuke
Class 14	bungebuka	—	bungebuka	bungebuke	—	bungebuke
Class 15	kungebuka	—	kungebuka	kungebuke	—	kungebuke
Class 17	kungebuka	—	kungebuka	kungebuke	—	kungebuke
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokwebuka	engizokwebuka	ngizokwebuka	angizukwebuka	engingezukwebuka	ngingezukwebuka
2nd singular	uzokwebuka	ozokwebuka	uzokwebuka	awuzukwebuka	ongezukwebuka	ungezukwebuka
1st plural	sizokwebuka	esizokwebuka	sizokwebuka	asizukwebuka	esingezukwebuka	singezukwebuka
2nd plural	nizokwebuka	enizokwebuka	nizokwebuka	anizukwebuka	eningezukwebuka	ningezukwebuka
Class 1	uzokwebuka	ozokwebuka	ezokwebuka	akazukwebuka	ongezukwebuka	engezukwebuka
Class 2	bazokwebuka	abazokwebuka	bezokwebuka	abazukwebuka	abangezukwebuka	bengezukwebuka
Class 3	uzokwebuka	ozokwebuka	uzokwebuka	awuzukwebuka	ongezukwebuka	ungezukwebuka
Class 4	izokwebuka	ezokwebuka	izokwebuka	ayizukwebuka	engezukwebuka	ingezukwebuka
Class 5	lizokwebuka	elizokwebuka	lizokwebuka	alizukwebuka	elingezukwebuka	lingezukwebuka
Class 6	azokwebuka	azokwebuka	ezokwebuka	awazukwebuka	angezukwebuka	engezukwebuka
Class 7	sizokwebuka	esizokwebuka	sizokwebuka	asizukwebuka	esingezukwebuka	singezukwebuka
Class 8	zizokwebuka	ezizokwebuka	zizokwebuka	azizukwebuka	ezingezukwebuka	zingezukwebuka
Class 9	izokwebuka	ezokwebuka	izokwebuka	ayizukwebuka	engezukwebuka	ingezukwebuka
Class 10	zizokwebuka	ezizokwebuka	zizokwebuka	azizukwebuka	ezingezukwebuka	zingezukwebuka
Class 11	luzokwebuka	oluzokwebuka	luzokwebuka	aluzukwebuka	olungezukwebuka	lungezukwebuka
Class 14	buzokwebuka	obuzokwebuka	buzokwebuka	abuzukwebuka	obungezukwebuka	bungezukwebuka
Class 15	kuzokwebuka	okuzokwebuka	kuzokwebuka	akuzukwebuka	okungezukwebuka	kungezukwebuka
Class 17	kuzokwebuka	okuzokwebuka	kuzokwebuka	akuzukwebuka	okungezukwebuka	kungezukwebuka
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokwebuka	engiyokwebuka	ngiyokwebuka	angiyukwebuka	engingeyukwebuka	ngingeyukwebuka
2nd singular	uyokwebuka	oyokwebuka	uyokwebuka	awuyukwebuka	ongeyukwebuka	ungeyukwebuka
1st plural	siyokwebuka	esiyokwebuka	siyokwebuka	asiyukwebuka	esingeyukwebuka	singeyukwebuka
2nd plural	niyokwebuka	eniyokwebuka	niyokwebuka	aniyukwebuka	eningeyukwebuka	ningeyukwebuka
Class 1	uyokwebuka	oyokwebuka	eyokwebuka	akayukwebuka	ongeyukwebuka	engeyukwebuka
Class 2	bayokwebuka	abayokwebuka	beyokwebuka	abayukwebuka	abangeyukwebuka	bengeyukwebuka
Class 3	uyokwebuka	oyokwebuka	uyokwebuka	awuyukwebuka	ongeyukwebuka	ungeyukwebuka
Class 4	iyokwebuka	eyokwebuka	iyokwebuka	ayiyukwebuka	engeyukwebuka	ingeyukwebuka
Class 5	liyokwebuka	eliyokwebuka	liyokwebuka	aliyukwebuka	elingeyukwebuka	lingeyukwebuka
Class 6	ayokwebuka	ayokwebuka	eyokwebuka	awayukwebuka	angeyukwebuka	engeyukwebuka
Class 7	siyokwebuka	esiyokwebuka	siyokwebuka	asiyukwebuka	esingeyukwebuka	singeyukwebuka
Class 8	ziyokwebuka	eziyokwebuka	ziyokwebuka	aziyukwebuka	ezingeyukwebuka	zingeyukwebuka
Class 9	iyokwebuka	eyokwebuka	iyokwebuka	ayiyukwebuka	engeyukwebuka	ingeyukwebuka
Class 10	ziyokwebuka	eziyokwebuka	ziyokwebuka	aziyukwebuka	ezingeyukwebuka	zingeyukwebuka
Class 11	luyokwebuka	oluyokwebuka	luyokwebuka	aluyukwebuka	olungeyukwebuka	lungeyukwebuka
Class 14	buyokwebuka	obuyokwebuka	buyokwebuka	abuyukwebuka	obungeyukwebuka	bungeyukwebuka
Class 15	kuyokwebuka	okuyokwebuka	kuyokwebuka	akuyukwebuka	okungeyukwebuka	kungeyukwebuka
Class 17	kuyokwebuka	okuyokwebuka	kuyokwebuka	akuyukwebuka	okungeyukwebuka	kungeyukwebuka
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngebuke	ngingebuki
2nd singular	webuke	ungebuki
1st plural	sebuke	singebuki
2nd plural	nebuke	ningebuki
Class 1	ebuke	angebuki
Class 2	bebuke	bangebuki
Class 3	webuke	ungebuki
Class 4	yebuke	ingebuki
Class 5	lebuke	lingebuki
Class 6	ebuke	angebuki
Class 7	sebuke	singebuki
Class 8	zebuke	zingebuki
Class 9	yebuke	ingebuki
Class 10	zebuke	zingebuki
Class 11	lwebuke	lungebuki
Class 14	bebuke	bungebuki
Class 15	kwebuke	kungebuki
Class 17	kwebuke	kungebuki
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngebuka	ngangebuka, angebuka, angangebuka
2nd singular	webuka	wangebuka, awebuka, awangebuka
1st plural	sebuka	sangebuka, asebuka, asangebuka
2nd plural	nebuka	nangebuka, anebuka, anangebuka
Class 1	webuka	wangebuka, akebuka, akangebuka
Class 2	bebuka	bangebuka, abebuka, abangebuka
Class 3	webuka	wangebuka, awebuka, awangebuka
Class 4	yebuka	yangebuka, ayebuka, ayangebuka
Class 5	lebuka	langebuka, alebuka, alangebuka
Class 6	ebuka	angebuka, awebuka, awangebuka
Class 7	sebuka	sangebuka, asebuka, asangebuka
Class 8	zebuka	zangebuka, azebuka, azangebuka
Class 9	yebuka	yangebuka, ayebuka, ayangebuka
Class 10	zebuka	zangebuka, azebuka, azangebuka
Class 11	lwebuka	lwangebuka, alwebuka, alwangebuka
Class 14	bebuka	bangebuka, abebuka, abangebuka
Class 15	kwebuka	kwangebuka, akwebuka, akwangebuka
Class 17	kwebuka	kwangebuka, akwebuka, akwangebuka

Related terms

• -ebuza
• -abuza
• -obuza
• -ebula
• -abula
• -obula

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “eɓuka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “eɓuka (3.2.9)”