izinga

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːziːnɡa/

Noun

ī́zinga class 5 (plural amázinga class 6)

1. ridge
2. tree ring
3. grade, level
4. quality, standard
5. degree (unit)

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ezingeni)

	singular		plural
full form	izinga		amazinga
simple form	lizinga		mazinga
locative	ezingeni		emazingeni
copulative	yizinga		ngamazinga
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wezinga	owezinga	wamazinga	owamazinga
class 2	bezinga	abezinga	bamazinga	abamazinga
class 3	wezinga	owezinga	wamazinga	owamazinga
class 4	yezinga	eyezinga	yamazinga	eyamazinga
class 5	lezinga	elezinga	lamazinga	elamazinga
class 6	ezinga	awezinga	amazinga	awamazinga
class 7	sezinga	esezinga	samazinga	esamazinga
class 8	zezinga	ezezinga	zamazinga	ezamazinga
class 9	yezinga	eyezinga	yamazinga	eyamazinga
class 10	zezinga	ezezinga	zamazinga	ezamazinga
class 11	lwezinga	olwezinga	lwamazinga	olwamazinga
class 14	bezinga	obezinga	bamazinga	obamazinga
class 15	kwezinga	okwezinga	kwamazinga	okwamazinga
class 17	kwezinga	okwezinga	kwamazinga	okwamazinga

References

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