umboko

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀bókò (“arm”) with a change of noun class.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩ɓôːko]

Noun

úḿbôko class 3 (plural ímíbôko class 4)

1. proboscis

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀bókò (“arm”) with a change of noun class.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úm̩ɓôːɠo/

Noun

úmbôko class 3 (plural ímibôko class 4)

1. trunk (of elephant)
2. proboscis (of insect)
3. penis (of animal)

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umboko	imiboko
Locative	embokweni	emibokweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umboko		imiboko
Simple form	mboko		miboko
Locative	embokweni		emibokweni
Copulative	ngumboko		yimiboko
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womboko	owomboko	wemiboko	owemiboko
Class 2	bomboko	abomboko	bemiboko	abemiboko
Class 3	womboko	owomboko	wemiboko	owemiboko
Class 4	yomboko	eyomboko	yemiboko	eyemiboko
Class 5	lomboko	elomboko	lemiboko	elemiboko
Class 6	omboko	awomboko	emiboko	awemiboko
Class 7	somboko	esomboko	semiboko	esemiboko
Class 8	zomboko	ezomboko	zemiboko	ezemiboko
Class 9	yomboko	eyomboko	yemiboko	eyemiboko
Class 10	zomboko	ezomboko	zemiboko	ezemiboko
Class 11	lomboko	olomboko	lwemiboko	olwemiboko
Class 14	bomboko	obomboko	bemiboko	obemiboko
Class 15	komboko	okomboko	kwemiboko	okwemiboko
Class 17	komboko	okomboko	kwemiboko	okwemiboko

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓoko”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓoko (3.4.3-8.9)”