ubukhulu

Zulu

Etymology

From ubu- +‎ -khulu (“large”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɓukʰûːlu/

Noun

úbukhûlu class 14

1. size
2. importance

Inflection

Class 14 (locative ebukhulwini)

	singular		plural
full form	ubukhulu		—
simple form	bukhulu		—
locative	ebukhulwini		—
copulative	ngubukhulu		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wobukhulu	owobukhulu	—	—
class 2	bobukhulu	abobukhulu	—	—
class 3	wobukhulu	owobukhulu	—	—
class 4	yobukhulu	eyobukhulu	—	—
class 5	lobukhulu	elobukhulu	—	—
class 6	obukhulu	awobukhulu	—	—
class 7	sobukhulu	esobukhulu	—	—
class 8	zobukhulu	ezobukhulu	—	—
class 9	yobukhulu	eyobukhulu	—	—
class 10	zobukhulu	ezobukhulu	—	—
class 11	lobukhulu	olobukhulu	—	—
class 14	bobukhulu	obobukhulu	—	—
class 15	kobukhulu	okobukhulu	—	—
class 17	kobukhulu	okobukhulu	—	—

References

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