umuthi

Zulu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /úmuːtʰí/

Noun

úmuthí class 3 (plural ímithí class 4)

  1. tree
    Synonym: isihlahla
  2. wood
  3. medicine

Inflection
Class 3/4
Singular Plural
Full form umuthi imithi
Locative emuthini emithini
Singular Plural
Full form umuthi imithi
Simple form muthi mithi
Locative emuthini emithini
Copulative ngumuthi yimithi
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womuthi owomuthi wemithi owemithi
Class 2 bomuthi abomuthi bemithi abemithi
Class 3 womuthi owomuthi wemithi owemithi
Class 4 yomuthi eyomuthi yemithi eyemithi
Class 5 lomuthi elomuthi lemithi elemithi
Class 6 omuthi awomuthi emithi awemithi
Class 7 somuthi esomuthi semithi esemithi
Class 8 zomuthi ezomuthi zemithi ezemithi
Class 9 yomuthi eyomuthi yemithi eyemithi
Class 10 zomuthi ezomuthi zemithi ezemithi
Class 11 lomuthi olomuthi lwemithi olwemithi
Class 14 bomuthi obomuthi bemithi obemithi
Class 15 komuthi okomuthi kwemithi okwemithi
Class 17 komuthi okomuthi kwemithi okwemithi

Derived terms

References
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