umkhetho

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -khetha +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uḿ̩kʰeːtʰo/

Noun

uḿkhetho class 3 (plural imíkhetho class 4)

1. choice, selection (i.e., things selected)

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umkhetho	imikhetho
Locative	emkhethweni	emikhethweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umkhetho		imikhetho
Simple form	mkhetho		mikhetho
Locative	emkhethweni		emikhethweni
Copulative	ngumkhetho		yimikhetho
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womkhetho	owomkhetho	wemikhetho	owemikhetho
Class 2	bomkhetho	abomkhetho	bemikhetho	abemikhetho
Class 3	womkhetho	owomkhetho	wemikhetho	owemikhetho
Class 4	yomkhetho	eyomkhetho	yemikhetho	eyemikhetho
Class 5	lomkhetho	elomkhetho	lemikhetho	elemikhetho
Class 6	omkhetho	awomkhetho	emikhetho	awemikhetho
Class 7	somkhetho	esomkhetho	semikhetho	esemikhetho
Class 8	zomkhetho	ezomkhetho	zemikhetho	ezemikhetho
Class 9	yomkhetho	eyomkhetho	yemikhetho	eyemikhetho
Class 10	zomkhetho	ezomkhetho	zemikhetho	ezemikhetho
Class 11	lomkhetho	olomkhetho	lwemikhetho	olwemikhetho
Class 14	bomkhetho	obomkhetho	bemikhetho	obemikhetho
Class 15	komkhetho	okomkhetho	kwemikhetho	okwemikhetho
Class 17	komkhetho	okomkhetho	kwemikhetho	okwemikhetho

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khetho”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khetho (3.2.9.9)”