umukhwe
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Zulu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kóì.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]úmukhwé class 1 (plural ábakhwé class 2)
- one's wife's father, father-in-law of a male
Inflection
[edit]Class 1/2 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umukhwe | abakhwe | ||
Locative | kumukhwe | kubakhwe | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umukhwe | abakhwe | ||
Simple form | mukhwe | bakhwe | ||
Locative | kumukhwe | kubakhwe | ||
Copulative | ngumukhwe | ngabakhwe | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womukhwe | owomukhwe | wabakhwe | owabakhwe |
Class 2 | bomukhwe | abomukhwe | babakhwe | ababakhwe |
Class 3 | womukhwe | owomukhwe | wabakhwe | owabakhwe |
Class 4 | yomukhwe | eyomukhwe | yabakhwe | eyabakhwe |
Class 5 | lomukhwe | elomukhwe | labakhwe | elabakhwe |
Class 6 | omukhwe | awomukhwe | abakhwe | awabakhwe |
Class 7 | somukhwe | esomukhwe | sabakhwe | esabakhwe |
Class 8 | zomukhwe | ezomukhwe | zabakhwe | ezabakhwe |
Class 9 | yomukhwe | eyomukhwe | yabakhwe | eyabakhwe |
Class 10 | zomukhwe | ezomukhwe | zabakhwe | ezabakhwe |
Class 11 | lomukhwe | olomukhwe | lwabakhwe | olwabakhwe |
Class 14 | bomukhwe | obomukhwe | babakhwe | obabakhwe |
Class 15 | komukhwe | okomukhwe | kwabakhwe | okwabakhwe |
Class 17 | komukhwe | okomukhwe | kwabakhwe | okwabakhwe |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khwe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khwe (2.6.3)”