ubhontshisi

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans boontjies.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uboɲtʃîːsi/

Noun

ubhontshîsi class 1a (plural obhontshisi class 2a)

1. bean

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubhontshisi	obhontshisi
Locative	kubhontshisi	kobhontshisi
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubhontshisi		obhontshisi
Simple form	bhontshisi		bobhontshisi
Locative	kubhontshisi		kobhontshisi
Copulative	ngubhontshisi		ngobhontshisi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kabhontshisi	okabhontshisi	wobhontshisi	owobhontshisi
Class 2	bakabhontshisi	abakabhontshisi	bobhontshisi	abobhontshisi
Class 3	kabhontshisi	okabhontshisi	wobhontshisi	owobhontshisi
Class 4	kabhontshisi	ekabhontshisi	yobhontshisi	eyobhontshisi
Class 5	likabhontshisi	elikabhontshisi	lobhontshisi	elobhontshisi
Class 6	kabhontshisi	akabhontshisi	obhontshisi	awobhontshisi
Class 7	sikabhontshisi	esikabhontshisi	sobhontshisi	esobhontshisi
Class 8	zikabhontshisi	ezikabhontshisi	zobhontshisi	ezobhontshisi
Class 9	kabhontshisi	ekabhontshisi	yobhontshisi	eyobhontshisi
Class 10	zikabhontshisi	ezikabhontshisi	zobhontshisi	ezobhontshisi
Class 11	lukabhontshisi	olukabhontshisi	lobhontshisi	olobhontshisi
Class 14	bukabhontshisi	obukabhontshisi	bobhontshisi	obobhontshisi
Class 15	kukabhontshisi	okukabhontshisi	kobhontshisi	okobhontshisi
Class 17	kukabhontshisi	okukabhontshisi	kobhontshisi	okobhontshisi

References

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