ubuxhegu

Zulu

Etymology

From ubu- +‎ ixhegu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uɓúǁʰeːɡu/

Noun

ubúxhegu class 14

1. old age (of men)

Inflection

Class 14 (locative ebuxhegwini)

	singular		plural
full form	ubuxhegu		—
simple form	buxhegu		—
locative	ebuxhegwini		—
copulative	ngubuxhegu		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wobuxhegu	owobuxhegu	—	—
class 2	bobuxhegu	abobuxhegu	—	—
class 3	wobuxhegu	owobuxhegu	—	—
class 4	yobuxhegu	eyobuxhegu	—	—
class 5	lobuxhegu	elobuxhegu	—	—
class 6	obuxhegu	awobuxhegu	—	—
class 7	sobuxhegu	esobuxhegu	—	—
class 8	zobuxhegu	ezobuxhegu	—	—
class 9	yobuxhegu	eyobuxhegu	—	—
class 10	zobuxhegu	ezobuxhegu	—	—
class 11	lobuxhegu	olobuxhegu	—	—
class 14	bobuxhegu	obobuxhegu	—	—
class 15	kobuxhegu	okobuxhegu	—	—
class 17	kobuxhegu	okobuxhegu	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-xhegu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-xhegu (3.2.9.9)”