uNdasa
Appearance
Zulu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From u- (class 1a) + -ndasa (“be well fed”). Refers to the time of year when there is an abundance of food.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]úNdasá class 1a (plural ôNdasá class 2a)
Inflection
[edit]Class 1a/2a | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uNdasa | oNdasa | ||
Locative | kuNdasa | koNdasa | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uNdasa | oNdasa | ||
Simple form | Ndasa | boNdasa | ||
Locative | kuNdasa | koNdasa | ||
Copulative | nguNdasa | ngoNdasa | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | kaNdasa | okaNdasa | woNdasa | owoNdasa |
Class 2 | bakaNdasa | abakaNdasa | boNdasa | aboNdasa |
Class 3 | kaNdasa | okaNdasa | woNdasa | owoNdasa |
Class 4 | kaNdasa | ekaNdasa | yoNdasa | eyoNdasa |
Class 5 | likaNdasa | elikaNdasa | loNdasa | eloNdasa |
Class 6 | kaNdasa | akaNdasa | oNdasa | awoNdasa |
Class 7 | sikaNdasa | esikaNdasa | soNdasa | esoNdasa |
Class 8 | zikaNdasa | ezikaNdasa | zoNdasa | ezoNdasa |
Class 9 | kaNdasa | ekaNdasa | yoNdasa | eyoNdasa |
Class 10 | zikaNdasa | ezikaNdasa | zoNdasa | ezoNdasa |
Class 11 | lukaNdasa | olukaNdasa | loNdasa | oloNdasa |
Class 14 | bukaNdasa | obukaNdasa | boNdasa | oboNdasa |
Class 15 | kukaNdasa | okukaNdasa | koNdasa | okoNdasa |
Class 17 | kukaNdasa | okukaNdasa | koNdasa | okoNdasa |
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ndasa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ndasa (2.6.3)”
- Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press