isihlungu

Zulu

FWOTD – 27 December 2019

Etymology

From isi- +‎ ubuhlungu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísiɬûːnɡu/

Noun

ísihlûngu class 7 (plural ízihlûngu class 8)

1. poison, toxin, venom
2. antidote
3. hives, urticaria, rash

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isihlungu	izihlungu
Locative	esihlungwini	ezihlungwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isihlungu		izihlungu
Simple form	sihlungu		zihlungu
Locative	esihlungwini		ezihlungwini
Copulative	yisihlungu		yizihlungu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesihlungu	owesihlungu	wezihlungu	owezihlungu
Class 2	besihlungu	abesihlungu	bezihlungu	abezihlungu
Class 3	wesihlungu	owesihlungu	wezihlungu	owezihlungu
Class 4	yesihlungu	eyesihlungu	yezihlungu	eyezihlungu
Class 5	lesihlungu	elesihlungu	lezihlungu	elezihlungu
Class 6	esihlungu	awesihlungu	ezihlungu	awezihlungu
Class 7	sesihlungu	esesihlungu	sezihlungu	esezihlungu
Class 8	zesihlungu	ezesihlungu	zezihlungu	ezezihlungu
Class 9	yesihlungu	eyesihlungu	yezihlungu	eyezihlungu
Class 10	zesihlungu	ezesihlungu	zezihlungu	ezezihlungu
Class 11	lwesihlungu	olwesihlungu	lwezihlungu	olwezihlungu
Class 14	besihlungu	obesihlungu	bezihlungu	obezihlungu
Class 15	kwesihlungu	okwesihlungu	kwezihlungu	okwezihlungu
Class 17	kwesihlungu	okwesihlungu	kwezihlungu	okwezihlungu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlungu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlungu (2.4.3-8.9)”