amakha

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ámaːkʰá/

Noun

ámakhá class 6

1. fragrance, scent, perfume

Inflection

Class 6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	—	amakha
Locative	—	emakheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	—		amakha
Simple form	—		makha
Locative	—		emakheni
Copulative	—		ngamakha
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	—	—	wamakha	owamakha
Class 2	—	—	bamakha	abamakha
Class 3	—	—	wamakha	owamakha
Class 4	—	—	yamakha	eyamakha
Class 5	—	—	lamakha	elamakha
Class 6	—	—	amakha	awamakha
Class 7	—	—	samakha	esamakha
Class 8	—	—	zamakha	ezamakha
Class 9	—	—	yamakha	eyamakha
Class 10	—	—	zamakha	ezamakha
Class 11	—	—	lwamakha	olwamakha
Class 14	—	—	bamakha	obamakha
Class 15	—	—	kwamakha	okwamakha
Class 17	—	—	kwamakha	okwamakha

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-kha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-kha (2.6.3)”