u-anyanisi

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English onions.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úʔaɲániːsi/

Noun

ú-anyánisi class 1a (plural o-anyanisi class 2a)

1. onion

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	u-anyanisi	o-anyanisi
Locative	ku-anyanisi	ko-anyanisi
	Singular		Plural
Full form	u-anyanisi		o-anyanisi
Simple form	anyanisi		bo-anyanisi
Locative	ku-anyanisi		ko-anyanisi
Copulative	ngu-anyanisi		ngo-anyanisi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	ka-anyanisi	oka-anyanisi	wo-anyanisi	owo-anyanisi
Class 2	baka-anyanisi	abaka-anyanisi	bo-anyanisi	abo-anyanisi
Class 3	ka-anyanisi	oka-anyanisi	wo-anyanisi	owo-anyanisi
Class 4	ka-anyanisi	eka-anyanisi	yo-anyanisi	eyo-anyanisi
Class 5	lika-anyanisi	elika-anyanisi	lo-anyanisi	elo-anyanisi
Class 6	ka-anyanisi	aka-anyanisi	o-anyanisi	awo-anyanisi
Class 7	sika-anyanisi	esika-anyanisi	so-anyanisi	eso-anyanisi
Class 8	zika-anyanisi	ezika-anyanisi	zo-anyanisi	ezo-anyanisi
Class 9	ka-anyanisi	eka-anyanisi	yo-anyanisi	eyo-anyanisi
Class 10	zika-anyanisi	ezika-anyanisi	zo-anyanisi	ezo-anyanisi
Class 11	luka-anyanisi	oluka-anyanisi	lo-anyanisi	olo-anyanisi
Class 14	buka-anyanisi	obuka-anyanisi	bo-anyanisi	obo-anyanisi
Class 15	kuka-anyanisi	okuka-anyanisi	ko-anyanisi	oko-anyanisi
Class 17	kuka-anyanisi	okuka-anyanisi	ko-anyanisi	oko-anyanisi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-anyanisi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-anyanisi (2.6.3.9.9)”