udonga

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòngà (“river, valley, channel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [úd̥o̤ːᵑɡ̊ǎ̤]

Noun

údongá class 11 (plural íindongá class 10)

  1. wall

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòngà (“river, valley, channel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /úːdoːnɡá/

Noun

ū́dongá class 11 (plural izíndongá class 10)

  1. wall (of a house, ravine, or river)
  2. washed-out ravine or gully, deep waterway
  3. limit, grade
  4. grave

Inflection

Class 11/10 (locative odongeni)
singular plural
full form udonga izindonga
simple form ludonga zindonga
locative odongeni ezindongeni
copulative wudonga yizindonga
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wodonga owodonga wezindonga owezindonga
class 2 bodonga abodonga bezindonga abezindonga
class 3 wodonga owodonga wezindonga owezindonga
class 4 yodonga eyodonga yezindonga eyezindonga
class 5 lodonga elodonga lezindonga elezindonga
class 6 odonga awodonga ezindonga awezindonga
class 7 sodonga esodonga sezindonga esezindonga
class 8 zodonga ezodonga zezindonga ezezindonga
class 9 yodonga eyodonga yezindonga eyezindonga
class 10 zodonga ezodonga zezindonga ezezindonga
class 11 lodonga olodonga lwezindonga olwezindonga
class 14 bodonga obodonga bezindonga obezindonga
class 15 kodonga okodonga kwezindonga okwezindonga
class 17 kodonga okodonga kwezindonga okwezindonga

References

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