ikhasi

Northern Ndebele

Noun

ikhasi^? class 5 (plural amakhasi class 6)

1. shell

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

ikhasi^? class 5 (plural amakhasi class 6)

1. husk

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːkʰaːsi/

Noun

ī́khasi class 5 (plural amákhasi class 6)

1. leaf (of a plant)

   Synonym: iqabi

2. skin (of a fruit)
3. page (of a book)

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikhasi	amakhasi
Locative	ekhasini	emakhasini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikhasi		amakhasi
Simple form	likhasi		makhasi
Locative	ekhasini		emakhasini
Copulative	yikhasi		ngamakhasi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekhasi	owekhasi	wamakhasi	owamakhasi
Class 2	bekhasi	abekhasi	bamakhasi	abamakhasi
Class 3	wekhasi	owekhasi	wamakhasi	owamakhasi
Class 4	yekhasi	eyekhasi	yamakhasi	eyamakhasi
Class 5	lekhasi	elekhasi	lamakhasi	elamakhasi
Class 6	ekhasi	awekhasi	amakhasi	awamakhasi
Class 7	sekhasi	esekhasi	samakhasi	esamakhasi
Class 8	zekhasi	ezekhasi	zamakhasi	ezamakhasi
Class 9	yekhasi	eyekhasi	yamakhasi	eyamakhasi
Class 10	zekhasi	ezekhasi	zamakhasi	ezamakhasi
Class 11	lwekhasi	olwekhasi	lwamakhasi	olwamakhasi
Class 14	bekhasi	obekhasi	bamakhasi	obamakhasi
Class 15	kwekhasi	okwekhasi	kwamakhasi	okwamakhasi
Class 17	kwekhasi	okwekhasi	kwamakhasi	okwamakhasi

References

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