intambo

Northern Ndebele

Noun

íntambo class 9 (plural ízíntâmbo class 10)

1. rope

Inflection

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Southern Ndebele

Noun

íntambo class 9 (plural iíntambo class 10)

1. thong

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íⁿtaːᵐb̥o̤]

Noun

íntambo class 9 (plural iíntambo class 10)

1. rope, cord

   Synonym: umnxeba

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íntaːmbo/

Noun

íntambo class 9 (plural izintâmbo class 10)

1. rope, cord
2. string, thread

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	intambo	izintambo
Locative	entanjeni	ezintanjeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	intambo		izintambo
Simple form	ntambo		zintambo
Locative	entanjeni		ezintanjeni
Copulative	yintambo		yizintambo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wentambo	owentambo	wezintambo	owezintambo
Class 2	bentambo	abentambo	bezintambo	abezintambo
Class 3	wentambo	owentambo	wezintambo	owezintambo
Class 4	yentambo	eyentambo	yezintambo	eyezintambo
Class 5	lentambo	elentambo	lezintambo	elezintambo
Class 6	entambo	awentambo	ezintambo	awezintambo
Class 7	sentambo	esentambo	sezintambo	esezintambo
Class 8	zentambo	ezentambo	zezintambo	ezezintambo
Class 9	yentambo	eyentambo	yezintambo	eyezintambo
Class 10	zentambo	ezentambo	zezintambo	ezezintambo
Class 11	lwentambo	olwentambo	lwezintambo	olwezintambo
Class 14	bentambo	obentambo	bezintambo	obezintambo
Class 15	kwentambo	okwentambo	kwezintambo	okwezintambo
Class 17	kwentambo	okwentambo	kwezintambo	okwezintambo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thambo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thambo (2.9.9)”