umqondo

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -qonda +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uḿ̩ǃoːndo/

Noun

uḿqondo class 3 (plural imíqondo class 4)

1. meaning
2. will
3. mind, opinion, view

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umqondo	imiqondo
Locative	emqondweni	emiqondweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umqondo		imiqondo
Simple form	mqondo		miqondo
Locative	emqondweni		emiqondweni
Copulative	ngumqondo		yimiqondo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womqondo	owomqondo	wemiqondo	owemiqondo
Class 2	bomqondo	abomqondo	bemiqondo	abemiqondo
Class 3	womqondo	owomqondo	wemiqondo	owemiqondo
Class 4	yomqondo	eyomqondo	yemiqondo	eyemiqondo
Class 5	lomqondo	elomqondo	lemiqondo	elemiqondo
Class 6	omqondo	awomqondo	emiqondo	awemiqondo
Class 7	somqondo	esomqondo	semiqondo	esemiqondo
Class 8	zomqondo	ezomqondo	zemiqondo	ezemiqondo
Class 9	yomqondo	eyomqondo	yemiqondo	eyemiqondo
Class 10	zomqondo	ezomqondo	zemiqondo	ezemiqondo
Class 11	lomqondo	olomqondo	lwemiqondo	olwemiqondo
Class 14	bomqondo	obomqondo	bemiqondo	obemiqondo
Class 15	komqondo	okomqondo	kwemiqondo	okwemiqondo
Class 17	komqondo	okomqondo	kwemiqondo	okwemiqondo

References

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