ibhayisikili

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English bicycle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːbajisíkiːli/

Noun

îbhayisíkili class 5 (plural ámabhayisíkili class 6)

1. bicycle

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ibhayisikili	amabhayisikili
Locative	ebhayisikilini	emabhayisikilini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ibhayisikili		amabhayisikili
Simple form	libhayisikili		mabhayisikili
Locative	ebhayisikilini		emabhayisikilini
Copulative	yibhayisikili		ngamabhayisikili
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	webhayisikili	owebhayisikili	wamabhayisikili	owamabhayisikili
Class 2	bebhayisikili	abebhayisikili	bamabhayisikili	abamabhayisikili
Class 3	webhayisikili	owebhayisikili	wamabhayisikili	owamabhayisikili
Class 4	yebhayisikili	eyebhayisikili	yamabhayisikili	eyamabhayisikili
Class 5	lebhayisikili	elebhayisikili	lamabhayisikili	elamabhayisikili
Class 6	ebhayisikili	awebhayisikili	amabhayisikili	awamabhayisikili
Class 7	sebhayisikili	esebhayisikili	samabhayisikili	esamabhayisikili
Class 8	zebhayisikili	ezebhayisikili	zamabhayisikili	ezamabhayisikili
Class 9	yebhayisikili	eyebhayisikili	yamabhayisikili	eyamabhayisikili
Class 10	zebhayisikili	ezebhayisikili	zamabhayisikili	ezamabhayisikili
Class 11	lwebhayisikili	olwebhayisikili	lwamabhayisikili	olwamabhayisikili
Class 14	bebhayisikili	obebhayisikili	bamabhayisikili	obamabhayisikili
Class 15	kwebhayisikili	okwebhayisikili	kwamabhayisikili	okwamabhayisikili
Class 17	kwebhayisikili	okwebhayisikili	kwamabhayisikili	okwamabhayisikili

Alternative forms

• ibhayisekili

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-bayisekili”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-bayisekili (2.4.6.6.3.9.9)”