isigubhu

Northern Ndebele

Noun

ísígúbhu class 7 (plural ízígúbhu class 8)

1. drum

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Noun

ísígúbhu class 7 (plural íingúbhu class 8)

1. drum

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ísíɡ̊ṳ̌ːb̥ṳ]

Noun

ísígúbhu class 7 (plural ízígúbhu class 8)

1. calabash

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísiɡúːbu/

Noun

ísigúbhu class 7 (plural ízigúbhu class 8)

1. calabash, gourd
2. double-headed drum

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isigubhu	izigubhu
Locative	esigujini	ezigujini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isigubhu		izigubhu
Simple form	sigubhu		zigubhu
Locative	esigujini		ezigujini
Copulative	yisigubhu		yizigubhu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesigubhu	owesigubhu	wezigubhu	owezigubhu
Class 2	besigubhu	abesigubhu	bezigubhu	abezigubhu
Class 3	wesigubhu	owesigubhu	wezigubhu	owezigubhu
Class 4	yesigubhu	eyesigubhu	yezigubhu	eyezigubhu
Class 5	lesigubhu	elesigubhu	lezigubhu	elezigubhu
Class 6	esigubhu	awesigubhu	ezigubhu	awezigubhu
Class 7	sesigubhu	esesigubhu	sezigubhu	esezigubhu
Class 8	zesigubhu	ezesigubhu	zezigubhu	ezezigubhu
Class 9	yesigubhu	eyesigubhu	yezigubhu	eyezigubhu
Class 10	zesigubhu	ezesigubhu	zezigubhu	ezezigubhu
Class 11	lwesigubhu	olwesigubhu	lwezigubhu	olwezigubhu
Class 14	besigubhu	obesigubhu	bezigubhu	obezigubhu
Class 15	kwesigubhu	okwesigubhu	kwezigubhu	okwezigubhu
Class 17	kwesigubhu	okwesigubhu	kwezigubhu	okwezigubhu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-gubu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gubu (2.4.3.9)”