ubukhali

Zulu

Etymology

From ubu- +‎ isikhali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɓukʰáːli/

Noun

úbukháli class 14

1. sharpness

   Synonym: ubuthuntu

Inflection

Class 14 (locative ebukhalini)

	singular		plural
full form	ubukhali		—
simple form	bukhali		—
locative	ebukhalini		—
copulative	ngubukhali		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wobukhali	owobukhali	—	—
class 2	bobukhali	abobukhali	—	—
class 3	wobukhali	owobukhali	—	—
class 4	yobukhali	eyobukhali	—	—
class 5	lobukhali	elobukhali	—	—
class 6	obukhali	awobukhali	—	—
class 7	sobukhali	esobukhali	—	—
class 8	zobukhali	ezobukhali	—	—
class 9	yobukhali	eyobukhali	—	—
class 10	zobukhali	ezobukhali	—	—
class 11	lobukhali	olobukhali	—	—
class 14	bobukhali	obobukhali	—	—
class 15	kobukhali	okobukhali	—	—
class 17	kobukhali	okobukhali	—	—

Derived terms

• -bukhali

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khali”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khali (2.4.3.9)”