umqotho

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -qotha +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩ǃoːtʰo/

Noun

uḿqotho class 3 (plural imíqotho class 4)

1. powder

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umqotho	imiqotho
Locative	emqothweni	emiqothweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umqotho		imiqotho
Simple form	mqotho		miqotho
Locative	emqothweni		emiqothweni
Copulative	ngumqotho		yimiqotho
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womqotho	owomqotho	wemiqotho	owemiqotho
Class 2	bomqotho	abomqotho	bemiqotho	abemiqotho
Class 3	womqotho	owomqotho	wemiqotho	owemiqotho
Class 4	yomqotho	eyomqotho	yemiqotho	eyemiqotho
Class 5	lomqotho	elomqotho	lemiqotho	elemiqotho
Class 6	omqotho	awomqotho	emiqotho	awemiqotho
Class 7	somqotho	esomqotho	semiqotho	esemiqotho
Class 8	zomqotho	ezomqotho	zemiqotho	ezemiqotho
Class 9	yomqotho	eyomqotho	yemiqotho	eyemiqotho
Class 10	zomqotho	ezomqotho	zemiqotho	ezemiqotho
Class 11	lomqotho	olomqotho	lwemiqotho	olwemiqotho
Class 14	bomqotho	obomqotho	bemiqotho	obemiqotho
Class 15	komqotho	okomqotho	kwemiqotho	okwemiqotho
Class 17	komqotho	okomqotho	kwemiqotho	okwemiqotho

References

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