ikhekhe

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English cake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːkʰéːkʰe/

Noun

îkhékhe class 5 (plural ámakhékhe class 6)

1. cake

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikhekhe	amakhekhe
Locative	ekhekheni	emakhekheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikhekhe		amakhekhe
Simple form	likhekhe		makhekhe
Locative	ekhekheni		emakhekheni
Copulative	yikhekhe		ngamakhekhe
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekhekhe	owekhekhe	wamakhekhe	owamakhekhe
Class 2	bekhekhe	abekhekhe	bamakhekhe	abamakhekhe
Class 3	wekhekhe	owekhekhe	wamakhekhe	owamakhekhe
Class 4	yekhekhe	eyekhekhe	yamakhekhe	eyamakhekhe
Class 5	lekhekhe	elekhekhe	lamakhekhe	elamakhekhe
Class 6	ekhekhe	awekhekhe	amakhekhe	awamakhekhe
Class 7	sekhekhe	esekhekhe	samakhekhe	esamakhekhe
Class 8	zekhekhe	ezekhekhe	zamakhekhe	ezamakhekhe
Class 9	yekhekhe	eyekhekhe	yamakhekhe	eyamakhekhe
Class 10	zekhekhe	ezekhekhe	zamakhekhe	ezamakhekhe
Class 11	lwekhekhe	olwekhekhe	lwamakhekhe	olwamakhekhe
Class 14	bekhekhe	obekhekhe	bamakhekhe	obamakhekhe
Class 15	kwekhekhe	okwekhekhe	kwamakhekhe	okwamakhekhe
Class 17	kwekhekhe	okwekhekhe	kwamakhekhe	okwamakhekhe

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khekhe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khekhe (2.6.3.9)”