ubuhlungu

Xhosa

Etymology

From Common Bantu *bʊ̀cʊ́ngʊ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úɓúɬûːᵑɡṳ]

Noun

úbúhlûngu class 14

1. pain

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• -buhlungu

Zulu

Etymology

From Common Bantu *bʊ̀cʊ́ngʊ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɓuɬûːnɡu/

Noun

úbuhlûngu class 14

1. pain, ache

Inflection

Class 14 (locative ebuhlungwini)

	singular		plural
full form	ubuhlungu		—
simple form	buhlungu		—
locative	ebuhlungwini		—
copulative	ngubuhlungu		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wobuhlungu	owobuhlungu	—	—
class 2	bobuhlungu	abobuhlungu	—	—
class 3	wobuhlungu	owobuhlungu	—	—
class 4	yobuhlungu	eyobuhlungu	—	—
class 5	lobuhlungu	elobuhlungu	—	—
class 6	obuhlungu	awobuhlungu	—	—
class 7	sobuhlungu	esobuhlungu	—	—
class 8	zobuhlungu	ezobuhlungu	—	—
class 9	yobuhlungu	eyobuhlungu	—	—
class 10	zobuhlungu	ezobuhlungu	—	—
class 11	lobuhlungu	olobuhlungu	—	—
class 14	bobuhlungu	obobuhlungu	—	—
class 15	kobuhlungu	okobuhlungu	—	—
class 17	kobuhlungu	okobuhlungu	—	—

Derived terms

• -buhlungu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlungu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlungu (2.4.3-8.9)”