igula

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɡúːla/

Noun

îgúla class 5 (plural ámagúla class 6)

1. calabash (vessel)

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	igula	amagula
Locative	eguleni	emaguleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	igula		amagula
Simple form	ligula		magula
Locative	eguleni		emaguleni
Copulative	yigula		ngamagula
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wegula	owegula	wamagula	owamagula
Class 2	begula	abegula	bamagula	abamagula
Class 3	wegula	owegula	wamagula	owamagula
Class 4	yegula	eyegula	yamagula	eyamagula
Class 5	legula	elegula	lamagula	elamagula
Class 6	egula	awegula	amagula	awamagula
Class 7	segula	esegula	samagula	esamagula
Class 8	zegula	ezegula	zamagula	ezamagula
Class 9	yegula	eyegula	yamagula	eyamagula
Class 10	zegula	ezegula	zamagula	ezamagula
Class 11	lwegula	olwegula	lwamagula	olwamagula
Class 14	begula	obegula	bamagula	obamagula
Class 15	kwegula	okwegula	kwamagula	okwamagula
Class 17	kwegula	okwegula	kwamagula	okwamagula

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-gula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gula (2.4.3.9)”