khulu

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Adjective

-khulu?

  1. Grandfather

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.


Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Adjective

-khûlu

  1. old man

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms


Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʰûːlu]

Adjective

-khûlu

  1. big, large

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.


Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰûːlu/

Adjective

-khûlu

  1. big, large
  2. main, most important

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone class HH
Modifier Copulative
positive negative positive negative
1st singular engimkhulu engingemkhulu ngimkhulu angimkhulu
2nd singular omkhulu ongemkhulu umkhulu awumkhulu
1st plural esibakhulu esingebakhulu sibakhulu asibakhulu
2nd plural enibakhulu eningebakhulu nibakhulu anibakhulu
Class 1 omkhulu ongemkhulu mkhulu akamkhulu
Class 2 abakhulu abangebakhulu bakhulu ababakhulu
Class 3 omkhulu ongemkhulu mkhulu awumkhulu
Class 4 emikhulu engemikhulu mikhulu ayimikhulu
Class 5 elikhulu elingelikhulu likhulu alilikhulu
Class 6 amakhulu angemakhulu makhulu awamakhulu
Class 7 esikhulu esingesikhulu sikhulu asisikhulu
Class 8 ezinkulu ezingezinkulu zinkulu azizinkulu
Class 9 enkulu engenkulu, engeyinkulu inkulu, yinkulu ayiyinkulu
Class 10 ezinkulu ezingezinkulu zinkulu azizinkulu
Class 11 olukhulu olungelukhulu lukhulu alulukhulu
Class 14 obukhulu obungebukhulu bukhulu abubukhulu
Class 15 okukhulu okungekukhulu kukhulu akukukhulu
Class 17 okukhulu okungekukhulu kukhulu akukukhulu

Derived terms

References

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