ugxa
Appearance
Xhosa
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Khoekhoe ǁhā (“to be of same age”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]úgxa class 1a (plural óogxa class 2a)
Inflection
[edit]This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ū́gxa class 11 (plural izíngxa class 10)
- digging stick, used by a traditional doctor to dig up roots
- forceps
- pincers
Inflection
[edit]Class 11/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ugxa | izingxa | ||
Locative | ogxeni | ezingxeni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ugxa | izingxa | ||
Simple form | lugxa | zingxa | ||
Locative | ogxeni | ezingxeni | ||
Copulative | wugxa | yizingxa | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wogxa | owogxa | wezingxa | owezingxa |
Class 2 | bogxa | abogxa | bezingxa | abezingxa |
Class 3 | wogxa | owogxa | wezingxa | owezingxa |
Class 4 | yogxa | eyogxa | yezingxa | eyezingxa |
Class 5 | logxa | elogxa | lezingxa | elezingxa |
Class 6 | ogxa | awogxa | ezingxa | awezingxa |
Class 7 | sogxa | esogxa | sezingxa | esezingxa |
Class 8 | zogxa | ezogxa | zezingxa | ezezingxa |
Class 9 | yogxa | eyogxa | yezingxa | eyezingxa |
Class 10 | zogxa | ezogxa | zezingxa | ezezingxa |
Class 11 | logxa | ologxa | lwezingxa | olwezingxa |
Class 14 | bogxa | obogxa | bezingxa | obezingxa |
Class 15 | kogxa | okogxa | kwezingxa | okwezingxa |
Class 17 | kogxa | okogxa | kwezingxa | okwezingxa |
References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-gxa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gxa (3.2.9)”