igugu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːɡuːɡu/

Noun

ī́gugu class 5 (plural amágugu class 6)

1. something valuable, something precious, treasure
2. someone dear
3. hobby

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	igugu	amagugu
Locative	egugwini	emagugwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	igugu		amagugu
Simple form	ligugu		magugu
Locative	egugwini		emagugwini
Copulative	yigugu		ngamagugu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wegugu	owegugu	wamagugu	owamagugu
Class 2	begugu	abegugu	bamagugu	abamagugu
Class 3	wegugu	owegugu	wamagugu	owamagugu
Class 4	yegugu	eyegugu	yamagugu	eyamagugu
Class 5	legugu	elegugu	lamagugu	elamagugu
Class 6	egugu	awegugu	amagugu	awamagugu
Class 7	segugu	esegugu	samagugu	esamagugu
Class 8	zegugu	ezegugu	zamagugu	ezamagugu
Class 9	yegugu	eyegugu	yamagugu	eyamagugu
Class 10	zegugu	ezegugu	zamagugu	ezamagugu
Class 11	lwegugu	olwegugu	lwamagugu	olwamagugu
Class 14	begugu	obegugu	bamagugu	obamagugu
Class 15	kwegugu	okwegugu	kwamagugu	okwamagugu
Class 17	kwegugu	okwegugu	kwamagugu	okwamagugu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-gugu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gugu (3.2.9.9)”