umunca

Zulu

Etymology

From u- +‎ -munca (“to suck”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úːmuːᵑǀa/

Noun

ū́munca class 11

1. suction

Inflection

Class 11
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umunca	—
Locative	omunceni	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umunca		—
Simple form	lumunca		—
Locative	omunceni		—
Copulative	wumunca		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womunca	owomunca	—	—
Class 2	bomunca	abomunca	—	—
Class 3	womunca	owomunca	—	—
Class 4	yomunca	eyomunca	—	—
Class 5	lomunca	elomunca	—	—
Class 6	omunca	awomunca	—	—
Class 7	somunca	esomunca	—	—
Class 8	zomunca	ezomunca	—	—
Class 9	yomunca	eyomunca	—	—
Class 10	zomunca	ezomunca	—	—
Class 11	lomunca	olomunca	—	—
Class 14	bomunca	obomunca	—	—
Class 15	komunca	okomunca	—	—
Class 17	komunca	okomunca	—	—

References

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