umunyu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umúːɲu/

Noun

umúnyu class 3

1. sourness, acidity
2. sympathy, pity, compassion

Inflection

Class 3
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umunyu	—
Locative	emunywini	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umunyu		—
Simple form	munyu		—
Locative	emunywini		—
Copulative	ngumunyu		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womunyu	owomunyu	—	—
Class 2	bomunyu	abomunyu	—	—
Class 3	womunyu	owomunyu	—	—
Class 4	yomunyu	eyomunyu	—	—
Class 5	lomunyu	elomunyu	—	—
Class 6	omunyu	awomunyu	—	—
Class 7	somunyu	esomunyu	—	—
Class 8	zomunyu	ezomunyu	—	—
Class 9	yomunyu	eyomunyu	—	—
Class 10	zomunyu	ezomunyu	—	—
Class 11	lomunyu	olomunyu	—	—
Class 14	bomunyu	obomunyu	—	—
Class 15	komunyu	okomunyu	—	—
Class 17	komunyu	okomunyu	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nyu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyu (3.3-8.9)”