umkhwenyana

Northern Ndebele

Noun

umkhwenyana? class 1 (plural abakhwenyana class 2)

  1. son-in-law

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From umukhwe +‎ unyana. Unyana is an archaic word in Zulu, but it still used in Xhosa with the meaning "son".

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /úm̩kʰwéɲaːna/

Noun

úmkhwényana class 1 (plural ábakhwényana class 2)

  1. bridegroom, husband
  2. son-in-law

Inflection
Class 1/2
Singular Plural
Full form umkhwenyana abakhwenyana
Locative kumkhwenyana kubakhwenyana
Singular Plural
Full form umkhwenyana abakhwenyana
Simple form mkhwenyana bakhwenyana
Locative kumkhwenyana kubakhwenyana
Copulative ngumkhwenyana ngabakhwenyana
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womkhwenyana owomkhwenyana wabakhwenyana owabakhwenyana
Class 2 bomkhwenyana abomkhwenyana babakhwenyana ababakhwenyana
Class 3 womkhwenyana owomkhwenyana wabakhwenyana owabakhwenyana
Class 4 yomkhwenyana eyomkhwenyana yabakhwenyana eyabakhwenyana
Class 5 lomkhwenyana elomkhwenyana labakhwenyana elabakhwenyana
Class 6 omkhwenyana awomkhwenyana abakhwenyana awabakhwenyana
Class 7 somkhwenyana esomkhwenyana sabakhwenyana esabakhwenyana
Class 8 zomkhwenyana ezomkhwenyana zabakhwenyana ezabakhwenyana
Class 9 yomkhwenyana eyomkhwenyana yabakhwenyana eyabakhwenyana
Class 10 zomkhwenyana ezomkhwenyana zabakhwenyana ezabakhwenyana
Class 11 lomkhwenyana olomkhwenyana lwabakhwenyana olwabakhwenyana
Class 14 bomkhwenyana obomkhwenyana babakhwenyana obabakhwenyana
Class 15 komkhwenyana okomkhwenyana kwabakhwenyana okwabakhwenyana
Class 17 komkhwenyana okomkhwenyana kwabakhwenyana okwabakhwenyana

References
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