ugwava

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English guava.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úɡwaːvá/

Noun

úgwavá class 1a (plural ogwava class 2a)

1. guava (fruit)

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ugwava	ogwava
Locative	kugwava	kogwava
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ugwava		ogwava
Simple form	gwava		bogwava
Locative	kugwava		kogwava
Copulative	ngugwava		ngogwava
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kagwava	okagwava	wogwava	owogwava
Class 2	bakagwava	abakagwava	bogwava	abogwava
Class 3	kagwava	okagwava	wogwava	owogwava
Class 4	kagwava	ekagwava	yogwava	eyogwava
Class 5	likagwava	elikagwava	logwava	elogwava
Class 6	kagwava	akagwava	ogwava	awogwava
Class 7	sikagwava	esikagwava	sogwava	esogwava
Class 8	zikagwava	ezikagwava	zogwava	ezogwava
Class 9	kagwava	ekagwava	yogwava	eyogwava
Class 10	zikagwava	ezikagwava	zogwava	ezogwava
Class 11	lukagwava	olukagwava	logwava	ologwava
Class 14	bukagwava	obukagwava	bogwava	obogwava
Class 15	kukagwava	okukagwava	kogwava	okogwava
Class 17	kukagwava	okukagwava	kogwava	okogwava

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ugwava”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ugwava (2.6.3)”