umkhathi

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uḿ̩kʰaːtʰí/

Noun

uḿkhathí class 3 (plural imíkhathí class 4)

  1. space, gap, intervening distance
  2. space, outer space, the firmament
  3. the universe
  4. interval, time period
  5. duration

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative emkhathini)
singular plural
full form umkhathi imikhathi
simple form mkhathi mikhathi
locative emkhathini emikhathini
copulative ngumkhathi yimikhathi
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 womkhathi owomkhathi wemikhathi owemikhathi
class 2 bomkhathi abomkhathi bemikhathi abemikhathi
class 3 womkhathi owomkhathi wemikhathi owemikhathi
class 4 yomkhathi eyomkhathi yemikhathi eyemikhathi
class 5 lomkhathi elomkhathi lemikhathi elemikhathi
class 6 omkhathi awomkhathi emikhathi awemikhathi
class 7 somkhathi esomkhathi semikhathi esemikhathi
class 8 zomkhathi ezomkhathi zemikhathi ezemikhathi
class 9 yomkhathi eyomkhathi yemikhathi eyemikhathi
class 10 zomkhathi ezomkhathi zemikhathi ezemikhathi
class 11 lomkhathi olomkhathi lwemikhathi olwemikhathi
class 14 bomkhathi obomkhathi bemikhathi obemikhathi
class 15 komkhathi okomkhathi kwemikhathi okwemikhathi
class 17 komkhathi okomkhathi kwemikhathi okwemikhathi

Derived terms

References

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