isundu

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ̀ndʊ́.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːsûːndu/

Noun

îsûndu class 5 (plural ámasûndu class 6)

1. date palm

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative esundwini)

	singular		plural
full form	isundu		amasundu
simple form	lisundu		masundu
locative	esundwini		emasundwini
copulative	yisundu		ngamasundu
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wesundu	owesundu	wamasundu	owamasundu
class 2	besundu	abesundu	bamasundu	abamasundu
class 3	wesundu	owesundu	wamasundu	owamasundu
class 4	yesundu	eyesundu	yamasundu	eyamasundu
class 5	lesundu	elesundu	lamasundu	elamasundu
class 6	esundu	awesundu	amasundu	awamasundu
class 7	sesundu	esesundu	samasundu	esamasundu
class 8	zesundu	ezesundu	zamasundu	ezamasundu
class 9	yesundu	eyesundu	yamasundu	eyamasundu
class 10	zesundu	ezesundu	zamasundu	ezamasundu
class 11	lwesundu	olwesundu	lwamasundu	olwamasundu
class 14	besundu	obesundu	bamasundu	obamasundu
class 15	kwesundu	okwesundu	kwamasundu	okwamasundu
class 17	kwesundu	okwesundu	kwamasundu	okwamasundu

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-sundu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-sundu (2.4.6-3-8.9)”