ubhusha

Zulu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English butcher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úbuːʃá/

Noun

úbhushá class 1a (plural obhusha class 2a)

1. butcher

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kubhusha)

	singular		plural
full form	ubhusha		obhusha
simple form	bhusha		bobhusha
locative	kubhusha		kobhusha
copulative	ngubhusha		ngobhusha
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	kabhusha	okabhusha	wobhusha	owobhusha
class 2	bakabhusha	abakabhusha	bobhusha	abobhusha
class 3	kabhusha	okabhusha	wobhusha	owobhusha
class 4	kabhusha	ekabhusha	yobhusha	eyobhusha
class 5	likabhusha	elikabhusha	lobhusha	elobhusha
class 6	kabhusha	akabhusha	obhusha	awobhusha
class 7	sikabhusha	esikabhusha	sobhusha	esobhusha
class 8	zikabhusha	ezikabhusha	zobhusha	ezobhusha
class 9	kabhusha	ekabhusha	yobhusha	eyobhusha
class 10	zikabhusha	ezikabhusha	zobhusha	ezobhusha
class 11	lukabhusha	olukabhusha	lobhusha	olobhusha
class 14	bukabhusha	obukabhusha	bobhusha	obobhusha
class 15	kukabhusha	okukabhusha	kobhusha	okobhusha
class 17	kukabhusha	okukabhusha	kobhusha	okobhusha

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bush.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úbúːʃa/

Noun

úbhúsha class 1a (plural obhusha class 2a)

1. bush knife

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kubhusha)

	singular		plural
full form	ubhusha		obhusha
simple form	bhusha		bobhusha
locative	kubhusha		kobhusha
copulative	ngubhusha		ngobhusha
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	kabhusha	okabhusha	wobhusha	owobhusha
class 2	bakabhusha	abakabhusha	bobhusha	abobhusha
class 3	kabhusha	okabhusha	wobhusha	owobhusha
class 4	kabhusha	ekabhusha	yobhusha	eyobhusha
class 5	likabhusha	elikabhusha	lobhusha	elobhusha
class 6	kabhusha	akabhusha	obhusha	awobhusha
class 7	sikabhusha	esikabhusha	sobhusha	esobhusha
class 8	zikabhusha	ezikabhusha	zobhusha	ezobhusha
class 9	kabhusha	ekabhusha	yobhusha	eyobhusha
class 10	zikabhusha	ezikabhusha	zobhusha	ezobhusha
class 11	lukabhusha	olukabhusha	lobhusha	olobhusha
class 14	bukabhusha	obukabhusha	bobhusha	obobhusha
class 15	kukabhusha	okukabhusha	kobhusha	okobhusha
class 17	kukabhusha	okukabhusha	kobhusha	okobhusha

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-busha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-busha (2.6.3)”
• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-busha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-busha (2.4.9)”