umkhwenyana

Northern Ndebele

Noun

úḿkhwényana class 1 (plural ábákhwényana class 2)

1. son-in-law

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Noun

úḿkhwényana class 1 (plural bákhwényana class 2)

1. son-in-law

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From umukhwe +‎ unyana. Unyana is an archaic word in Zulu, but it still used in Xhosa with the meaning "son".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úm̩kʰwéɲaːna/

Noun

úmkhwényana class 1 (plural ábakhwényana class 2)

1. bridegroom, husband
2. son-in-law

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umkhwenyana	abakhwenyana
Locative	kumkhwenyana	kubakhwenyana
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umkhwenyana		abakhwenyana
Simple form	mkhwenyana		bakhwenyana
Locative	kumkhwenyana		kubakhwenyana
Copulative	ngumkhwenyana		ngabakhwenyana
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womkhwenyana	owomkhwenyana	wabakhwenyana	owabakhwenyana
Class 2	bomkhwenyana	abomkhwenyana	babakhwenyana	ababakhwenyana
Class 3	womkhwenyana	owomkhwenyana	wabakhwenyana	owabakhwenyana
Class 4	yomkhwenyana	eyomkhwenyana	yabakhwenyana	eyabakhwenyana
Class 5	lomkhwenyana	elomkhwenyana	labakhwenyana	elabakhwenyana
Class 6	omkhwenyana	awomkhwenyana	abakhwenyana	awabakhwenyana
Class 7	somkhwenyana	esomkhwenyana	sabakhwenyana	esabakhwenyana
Class 8	zomkhwenyana	ezomkhwenyana	zabakhwenyana	ezabakhwenyana
Class 9	yomkhwenyana	eyomkhwenyana	yabakhwenyana	eyabakhwenyana
Class 10	zomkhwenyana	ezomkhwenyana	zabakhwenyana	ezabakhwenyana
Class 11	lomkhwenyana	olomkhwenyana	lwabakhwenyana	olwabakhwenyana
Class 14	bomkhwenyana	obomkhwenyana	babakhwenyana	obabakhwenyana
Class 15	komkhwenyana	okomkhwenyana	kwabakhwenyana	okwabakhwenyana
Class 17	komkhwenyana	okomkhwenyana	kwabakhwenyana	okwabakhwenyana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khwenyana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khwenyana (2.6.3.9.9)”