uhlamvu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûːɬâːmvu/

Noun

ûhlâmvu class 11 (plural ízinhlâmvu class 10)

1. uttering, single saying (syllable, word, phrase etc.)
2. coin
3. berry, pip, seed (in a fruit)

Inflection

Class 11/10 (locative ohlamvini)

	singular		plural
full form	uhlamvu		izinhlamvu
simple form	luhlamvu		zinhlamvu
locative	ohlamvini		ezinhlamvini
copulative	wuhlamvu		yizinhlamvu
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wohlamvu	owohlamvu	wezinhlamvu	owezinhlamvu
class 2	bohlamvu	abohlamvu	bezinhlamvu	abezinhlamvu
class 3	wohlamvu	owohlamvu	wezinhlamvu	owezinhlamvu
class 4	yohlamvu	eyohlamvu	yezinhlamvu	eyezinhlamvu
class 5	lohlamvu	elohlamvu	lezinhlamvu	elezinhlamvu
class 6	ohlamvu	awohlamvu	ezinhlamvu	awezinhlamvu
class 7	sohlamvu	esohlamvu	sezinhlamvu	esezinhlamvu
class 8	zohlamvu	ezohlamvu	zezinhlamvu	ezezinhlamvu
class 9	yohlamvu	eyohlamvu	yezinhlamvu	eyezinhlamvu
class 10	zohlamvu	ezohlamvu	zezinhlamvu	ezezinhlamvu
class 11	lohlamvu	olohlamvu	lwezinhlamvu	olwezinhlamvu
class 14	bohlamvu	obohlamvu	bezinhlamvu	obezinhlamvu
class 15	kohlamvu	okohlamvu	kwezinhlamvu	okwezinhlamvu
class 17	kohlamvu	okohlamvu	kwezinhlamvu	okwezinhlamvu

Related terms

• inhlamvu

References

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