umkhulu

Zulu

Etymology

From -khulu.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩kʰûːlu/

Noun

úmkhûlu class 1a (plural omkhulu class 2a)

1. grandparent

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umkhulu	omkhulu
Locative	kumkhulu	komkhulu
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umkhulu		omkhulu
Simple form	mkhulu		bomkhulu
Locative	kumkhulu		komkhulu
Copulative	ngumkhulu		ngomkhulu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kamkhulu	okamkhulu	womkhulu	owomkhulu
Class 2	bakamkhulu	abakamkhulu	bomkhulu	abomkhulu
Class 3	kamkhulu	okamkhulu	womkhulu	owomkhulu
Class 4	kamkhulu	ekamkhulu	yomkhulu	eyomkhulu
Class 5	likamkhulu	elikamkhulu	lomkhulu	elomkhulu
Class 6	kamkhulu	akamkhulu	omkhulu	awomkhulu
Class 7	sikamkhulu	esikamkhulu	somkhulu	esomkhulu
Class 8	zikamkhulu	ezikamkhulu	zomkhulu	ezomkhulu
Class 9	kamkhulu	ekamkhulu	yomkhulu	eyomkhulu
Class 10	zikamkhulu	ezikamkhulu	zomkhulu	ezomkhulu
Class 11	lukamkhulu	olukamkhulu	lomkhulu	olomkhulu
Class 14	bukamkhulu	obukamkhulu	bomkhulu	obomkhulu
Class 15	kukamkhulu	okukamkhulu	komkhulu	okomkhulu
Class 17	kukamkhulu	okukamkhulu	komkhulu	okomkhulu

References

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