inkanyezi

Northern Ndebele

Noun

inkanyezi^? class 9 (plural izinkanyezi class 10)

1. star

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ khanya (“shine”) +‎ unyezi (“moonlight”). The second part of the compound seems to be missing its prefix and is just the root -ezi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínkaɲéːzi/

Noun

ínkanyézi class 9 (plural izinkányézi class 10)

1. star

   Synonym: imbasa

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inkanyezi	izinkanyezi
Locative	enkanyezini	ezinkanyezini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inkanyezi		izinkanyezi
Simple form	nkanyezi		zinkanyezi
Locative	enkanyezini		ezinkanyezini
Copulative	yinkanyezi		yizinkanyezi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenkanyezi	owenkanyezi	wezinkanyezi	owezinkanyezi
Class 2	benkanyezi	abenkanyezi	bezinkanyezi	abezinkanyezi
Class 3	wenkanyezi	owenkanyezi	wezinkanyezi	owezinkanyezi
Class 4	yenkanyezi	eyenkanyezi	yezinkanyezi	eyezinkanyezi
Class 5	lenkanyezi	elenkanyezi	lezinkanyezi	elezinkanyezi
Class 6	enkanyezi	awenkanyezi	ezinkanyezi	awezinkanyezi
Class 7	senkanyezi	esenkanyezi	sezinkanyezi	esezinkanyezi
Class 8	zenkanyezi	ezenkanyezi	zezinkanyezi	ezezinkanyezi
Class 9	yenkanyezi	eyenkanyezi	yezinkanyezi	eyezinkanyezi
Class 10	zenkanyezi	ezenkanyezi	zezinkanyezi	ezezinkanyezi
Class 11	lwenkanyezi	olwenkanyezi	lwezinkanyezi	olwezinkanyezi
Class 14	benkanyezi	obenkanyezi	bezinkanyezi	obezinkanyezi
Class 15	kwenkanyezi	okwenkanyezi	kwezinkanyezi	okwezinkanyezi
Class 17	kwenkanyezi	okwenkanyezi	kwezinkanyezi	okwezinkanyezi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nkanyezi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nkanyezi (2.6.3.9)”