umuhlwa

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀cʊ́á.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úmuːɬwá/

Noun

úmuhlwá class 3 (plural ímihlwá class 4)

1. termite

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umuhlwa	imihlwa
Locative	emuhlweni	emihlweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umuhlwa		imihlwa
Simple form	muhlwa		mihlwa
Locative	emuhlweni		emihlweni
Copulative	ngumuhlwa		yimihlwa
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womuhlwa	owomuhlwa	wemihlwa	owemihlwa
Class 2	bomuhlwa	abomuhlwa	bemihlwa	abemihlwa
Class 3	womuhlwa	owomuhlwa	wemihlwa	owemihlwa
Class 4	yomuhlwa	eyomuhlwa	yemihlwa	eyemihlwa
Class 5	lomuhlwa	elomuhlwa	lemihlwa	elemihlwa
Class 6	omuhlwa	awomuhlwa	emihlwa	awemihlwa
Class 7	somuhlwa	esomuhlwa	semihlwa	esemihlwa
Class 8	zomuhlwa	ezomuhlwa	zemihlwa	ezemihlwa
Class 9	yomuhlwa	eyomuhlwa	yemihlwa	eyemihlwa
Class 10	zomuhlwa	ezomuhlwa	zemihlwa	ezemihlwa
Class 11	lomuhlwa	olomuhlwa	lwemihlwa	olwemihlwa
Class 14	bomuhlwa	obomuhlwa	bemihlwa	obemihlwa
Class 15	komuhlwa	okomuhlwa	kwemihlwa	okwemihlwa
Class 17	komuhlwa	okomuhlwa	kwemihlwa	okwemihlwa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlwa (2.3-5.4)”