ikhala

Northern Ndebele

Noun

íkhala class 5 (plural ámákhala class 6)

1. nose

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

ikhala^? class 9 (plural iikhala class 10)

1. aloe

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːkʰaːla/

Noun

ī́khala class 5 (plural amákhala class 6)

1. nose

   Synonym: impumulo

2. nostril

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikhala	amakhala
Locative	ekhaleni	emakhaleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikhala		amakhala
Simple form	likhala		makhala
Locative	ekhaleni		emakhaleni
Copulative	yikhala		ngamakhala
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekhala	owekhala	wamakhala	owamakhala
Class 2	bekhala	abekhala	bamakhala	abamakhala
Class 3	wekhala	owekhala	wamakhala	owamakhala
Class 4	yekhala	eyekhala	yamakhala	eyamakhala
Class 5	lekhala	elekhala	lamakhala	elamakhala
Class 6	ekhala	awekhala	amakhala	awamakhala
Class 7	sekhala	esekhala	samakhala	esamakhala
Class 8	zekhala	ezekhala	zamakhala	ezamakhala
Class 9	yekhala	eyekhala	yamakhala	eyamakhala
Class 10	zekhala	ezekhala	zamakhala	ezamakhala
Class 11	lwekhala	olwekhala	lwamakhala	olwamakhala
Class 14	bekhala	obekhala	bamakhala	obamakhala
Class 15	kwekhala	okwekhala	kwamakhala	okwamakhala
Class 17	kwekhala	okwekhala	kwamakhala	okwamakhala

Related terms

• isikhala

References

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