ikhwapha

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jápà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íkʰʷaːpʰá]

Noun

íkhwaphá class 5 (plural ámákhwaphá class 6)

1. armpit

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jápà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːkʰwaːpʰá/

Noun

ī́khwaphá class 5 (plural amákhwaphá class 6)

1. armpit

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikhwapha	amakhwapha
Locative	ekhwapheni	emakhwapheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikhwapha		amakhwapha
Simple form	likhwapha		makhwapha
Locative	ekhwapheni		emakhwapheni
Copulative	yikhwapha		ngamakhwapha
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekhwapha	owekhwapha	wamakhwapha	owamakhwapha
Class 2	bekhwapha	abekhwapha	bamakhwapha	abamakhwapha
Class 3	wekhwapha	owekhwapha	wamakhwapha	owamakhwapha
Class 4	yekhwapha	eyekhwapha	yamakhwapha	eyamakhwapha
Class 5	lekhwapha	elekhwapha	lamakhwapha	elamakhwapha
Class 6	ekhwapha	awekhwapha	amakhwapha	awamakhwapha
Class 7	sekhwapha	esekhwapha	samakhwapha	esamakhwapha
Class 8	zekhwapha	ezekhwapha	zamakhwapha	ezamakhwapha
Class 9	yekhwapha	eyekhwapha	yamakhwapha	eyamakhwapha
Class 10	zekhwapha	ezekhwapha	zamakhwapha	ezamakhwapha
Class 11	lwekhwapha	olwekhwapha	lwamakhwapha	olwamakhwapha
Class 14	bekhwapha	obekhwapha	bamakhwapha	obamakhwapha
Class 15	kwekhwapha	okwekhwapha	kwamakhwapha	okwamakhwapha
Class 17	kwekhwapha	okwekhwapha	kwamakhwapha	okwamakhwapha

References

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