ixhegu

Zulu

Etymology

From ǁXegwi ǁkxexo (“old man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːǁʰeːɡu/

Noun

ī́xhegu class 5 (plural amáxhegu class 6)

1. old man

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ixhegu	amaxhegu
Locative	exhegwini	emaxhegwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ixhegu		amaxhegu
Simple form	lixhegu		maxhegu
Locative	exhegwini		emaxhegwini
Copulative	yixhegu		ngamaxhegu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wexhegu	owexhegu	wamaxhegu	owamaxhegu
Class 2	bexhegu	abexhegu	bamaxhegu	abamaxhegu
Class 3	wexhegu	owexhegu	wamaxhegu	owamaxhegu
Class 4	yexhegu	eyexhegu	yamaxhegu	eyamaxhegu
Class 5	lexhegu	elexhegu	lamaxhegu	elamaxhegu
Class 6	exhegu	awexhegu	amaxhegu	awamaxhegu
Class 7	sexhegu	esexhegu	samaxhegu	esamaxhegu
Class 8	zexhegu	ezexhegu	zamaxhegu	ezamaxhegu
Class 9	yexhegu	eyexhegu	yamaxhegu	eyamaxhegu
Class 10	zexhegu	ezexhegu	zamaxhegu	ezamaxhegu
Class 11	lwexhegu	olwexhegu	lwamaxhegu	olwamaxhegu
Class 14	bexhegu	obexhegu	bamaxhegu	obamaxhegu
Class 15	kwexhegu	okwexhegu	kwamaxhegu	okwamaxhegu
Class 17	kwexhegu	okwexhegu	kwamaxhegu	okwamaxhegu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-xhegu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-xhegu (3.2.9.9)”