ikesi

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English case or from Afrikaans kis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːkéːsi/

Noun

îkési class 5 (plural ámakési class 6)

1. case, box

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ekesini)

	singular		plural
full form	ikesi		amakesi
simple form	likesi		makesi
locative	ekesini		emakesini
copulative	yikesi		ngamakesi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wekesi	owekesi	wamakesi	owamakesi
class 2	bekesi	abekesi	bamakesi	abamakesi
class 3	wekesi	owekesi	wamakesi	owamakesi
class 4	yekesi	eyekesi	yamakesi	eyamakesi
class 5	lekesi	elekesi	lamakesi	elamakesi
class 6	ekesi	awekesi	amakesi	awamakesi
class 7	sekesi	esekesi	samakesi	esamakesi
class 8	zekesi	ezekesi	zamakesi	ezamakesi
class 9	yekesi	eyekesi	yamakesi	eyamakesi
class 10	zekesi	ezekesi	zamakesi	ezamakesi
class 11	lwekesi	olwekesi	lwamakesi	olwamakesi
class 14	bekesi	obekesi	bamakesi	obamakesi
class 15	kwekesi	okwekesi	kwamakesi	okwamakesi
class 17	kwekesi	okwekesi	kwamakesi	okwamakesi

References

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