isibhaxelo

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -bhaxela +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ísibaǁêːlo/

Noun

ísibhaxêlo class 7 (plural ízibhaxêlo class 8)

1. carrying-skin, baby sling
2. apron, pinafore

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isibhaxelo	izibhaxelo
Locative	esibhaxelweni	ezibhaxelweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isibhaxelo		izibhaxelo
Simple form	sibhaxelo		zibhaxelo
Locative	esibhaxelweni		ezibhaxelweni
Copulative	yisibhaxelo		yizibhaxelo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesibhaxelo	owesibhaxelo	wezibhaxelo	owezibhaxelo
Class 2	besibhaxelo	abesibhaxelo	bezibhaxelo	abezibhaxelo
Class 3	wesibhaxelo	owesibhaxelo	wezibhaxelo	owezibhaxelo
Class 4	yesibhaxelo	eyesibhaxelo	yezibhaxelo	eyezibhaxelo
Class 5	lesibhaxelo	elesibhaxelo	lezibhaxelo	elezibhaxelo
Class 6	esibhaxelo	awesibhaxelo	ezibhaxelo	awezibhaxelo
Class 7	sesibhaxelo	esesibhaxelo	sezibhaxelo	esezibhaxelo
Class 8	zesibhaxelo	ezesibhaxelo	zezibhaxelo	ezezibhaxelo
Class 9	yesibhaxelo	eyesibhaxelo	yezibhaxelo	eyezibhaxelo
Class 10	zesibhaxelo	ezesibhaxelo	zezibhaxelo	ezezibhaxelo
Class 11	lwesibhaxelo	olwesibhaxelo	lwezibhaxelo	olwezibhaxelo
Class 14	besibhaxelo	obesibhaxelo	bezibhaxelo	obezibhaxelo
Class 15	kwesibhaxelo	okwesibhaxelo	kwezibhaxelo	okwezibhaxelo
Class 17	kwesibhaxelo	okwesibhaxelo	kwezibhaxelo	okwezibhaxelo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-baxelo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-baxelo (3.3.3.2-8.9)”