umkhono

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kónò.

Noun

úḿkhôno class 3 (plural ímíkhôno class 4)

  1. arm

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kónò.

Noun

úḿkhôno class 3 (plural ímíkhôno class 4)

  1. arm

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kónò.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /úm̩kʰôːno/

Noun

úmkhôno class 3 (plural ímikhôno class 4)

  1. forearm
  2. foreleg (of an animal)

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative emkhonweni)
singular plural
full form umkhono imikhono
simple form mkhono mikhono
locative emkhonweni emikhonweni
copulative ngumkhono yimikhono
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 womkhono owomkhono wemikhono owemikhono
class 2 bomkhono abomkhono bemikhono abemikhono
class 3 womkhono owomkhono wemikhono owemikhono
class 4 yomkhono eyomkhono yemikhono eyemikhono
class 5 lomkhono elomkhono lemikhono elemikhono
class 6 omkhono awomkhono emikhono awemikhono
class 7 somkhono esomkhono semikhono esemikhono
class 8 zomkhono ezomkhono zemikhono ezemikhono
class 9 yomkhono eyomkhono yemikhono eyemikhono
class 10 zomkhono ezomkhono zemikhono ezemikhono
class 11 lomkhono olomkhono lwemikhono olwemikhono
class 14 bomkhono obomkhono bemikhono obemikhono
class 15 komkhono okomkhono kwemikhono okwemikhono
class 17 komkhono okomkhono kwemikhono okwemikhono

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