umxhapho

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -xhapha +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uḿ̩ǁʰaːpʰo/

Noun

uḿxhapho class 3

1. lapping, licking up

Inflection

Class 3 (locative emxhasheni)

	singular		plural
full form	umxhapho		—
simple form	mxhapho		—
locative	emxhasheni		—
copulative	ngumxhapho		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womxhapho	owomxhapho	—	—
class 2	bomxhapho	abomxhapho	—	—
class 3	womxhapho	owomxhapho	—	—
class 4	yomxhapho	eyomxhapho	—	—
class 5	lomxhapho	elomxhapho	—	—
class 6	omxhapho	awomxhapho	—	—
class 7	somxhapho	esomxhapho	—	—
class 8	zomxhapho	ezomxhapho	—	—
class 9	yomxhapho	eyomxhapho	—	—
class 10	zomxhapho	ezomxhapho	—	—
class 11	lomxhapho	olomxhapho	—	—
class 14	bomxhapho	obomxhapho	—	—
class 15	komxhapho	okomxhapho	—	—
class 17	komxhapho	okomxhapho	—	—

References

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