ikhehla

Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ -khehla +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːkʰeːɬá/

Noun

ī́khehlá class 5 (plural amákhehlá class 6)

1. man with a headring
2. man going grey (from old age)

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikhehla	amakhehla
Locative	ekhehleni	emakhehleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikhehla		amakhehla
Simple form	likhehla		makhehla
Locative	ekhehleni		emakhehleni
Copulative	yikhehla		ngamakhehla
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekhehla	owekhehla	wamakhehla	owamakhehla
Class 2	bekhehla	abekhehla	bamakhehla	abamakhehla
Class 3	wekhehla	owekhehla	wamakhehla	owamakhehla
Class 4	yekhehla	eyekhehla	yamakhehla	eyamakhehla
Class 5	lekhehla	elekhehla	lamakhehla	elamakhehla
Class 6	ekhehla	awekhehla	amakhehla	awamakhehla
Class 7	sekhehla	esekhehla	samakhehla	esamakhehla
Class 8	zekhehla	ezekhehla	zamakhehla	ezamakhehla
Class 9	yekhehla	eyekhehla	yamakhehla	eyamakhehla
Class 10	zekhehla	ezekhehla	zamakhehla	ezamakhehla
Class 11	lwekhehla	olwekhehla	lwamakhehla	olwamakhehla
Class 14	bekhehla	obekhehla	bamakhehla	obamakhehla
Class 15	kwekhehla	okwekhehla	kwamakhehla	okwamakhehla
Class 17	kwekhehla	okwekhehla	kwamakhehla	okwamakhehla

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khehla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khehla (3.2.6.3)”