umkhono
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kónò.
Noun
úḿkhôno class 3 (plural ímíkhôno class 4)
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kónò.
Noun
úḿkhôno class 3 (plural ímíkhôno class 4)
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)
Inflection
| 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 |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khono”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khono (2.6.3-8.9)”