ucingo

Northern Ndebele

Noun

ucingo^? class 11 (plural izingcingo class 10)

1. fence

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From u- +‎ -cinga +‎ -o.

Noun

ucingo^? class 11 (plural iingcingo class 10)

1. telegram

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úːǀiːnɡó/

Noun

ū́cingó class 11 (plural izíngcingó class 10)

1. wire
2. wire fence
3. telephone

Inflection

Class 11/10 (locative ocingweni)

	singular		plural
full form	ucingo		izingcingo
simple form	lucingo		zingcingo
locative	ocingweni		ezingcingweni
copulative	wucingo		yizingcingo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wocingo	owocingo	wezingcingo	owezingcingo
class 2	bocingo	abocingo	bezingcingo	abezingcingo
class 3	wocingo	owocingo	wezingcingo	owezingcingo
class 4	yocingo	eyocingo	yezingcingo	eyezingcingo
class 5	locingo	elocingo	lezingcingo	elezingcingo
class 6	ocingo	awocingo	ezingcingo	awezingcingo
class 7	socingo	esocingo	sezingcingo	esezingcingo
class 8	zocingo	ezocingo	zezingcingo	ezezingcingo
class 9	yocingo	eyocingo	yezingcingo	eyezingcingo
class 10	zocingo	ezocingo	zezingcingo	ezezingcingo
class 11	locingo	olocingo	lwezingcingo	olwezingcingo
class 14	bocingo	obocingo	bezingcingo	obezingcingo
class 15	kocingo	okocingo	kwezingcingo	okwezingcingo
class 17	kocingo	okocingo	kwezingcingo	okwezingcingo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-cingo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-cingo (3.2.2-8.8-3)”