uku-

See also: uku, Uku, úku, ukũ, ūku, uku', and ūkų

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úku-, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix

uku-

  1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Usage notes

The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.

Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *úku-, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix

uku-

  1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.
Usage notes

The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *úku-, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix

uku-

  1. Class 17 noun prefix.
Usage notes

The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *úku-, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix

uku-

  1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.
Usage notes

The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *úku-, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix

uku-

  1. Class 17 noun prefix.
Usage notes

The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.

References
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