ikhukhu

Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

ikhukhu^? class 5 (plural amakhukhu class 6)

1. grass mat

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːkʰuːkʰu/

Noun

ī́khukhu class 5 (plural amákhukhu class 6)

1. pocket

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ekhukhwini)

	singular		plural
full form	ikhukhu		amakhukhu
simple form	likhukhu		makhukhu
locative	ekhukhwini		emakhukhwini
copulative	yikhukhu		ngamakhukhu
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wekhukhu	owekhukhu	wamakhukhu	owamakhukhu
class 2	bekhukhu	abekhukhu	bamakhukhu	abamakhukhu
class 3	wekhukhu	owekhukhu	wamakhukhu	owamakhukhu
class 4	yekhukhu	eyekhukhu	yamakhukhu	eyamakhukhu
class 5	lekhukhu	elekhukhu	lamakhukhu	elamakhukhu
class 6	ekhukhu	awekhukhu	amakhukhu	awamakhukhu
class 7	sekhukhu	esekhukhu	samakhukhu	esamakhukhu
class 8	zekhukhu	ezekhukhu	zamakhukhu	ezamakhukhu
class 9	yekhukhu	eyekhukhu	yamakhukhu	eyamakhukhu
class 10	zekhukhu	ezekhukhu	zamakhukhu	ezamakhukhu
class 11	lwekhukhu	olwekhukhu	lwamakhukhu	olwamakhukhu
class 14	bekhukhu	obekhukhu	bamakhukhu	obamakhukhu
class 15	kwekhukhu	okwekhukhu	kwamakhukhu	okwamakhukhu
class 17	kwekhukhu	okwekhukhu	kwamakhukhu	okwamakhukhu

Derived terms

• umakhalekhukhwini

References

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