umkhwelo

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -khwela +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩kʰwéːlo/

Noun

úmkhwélo class 3 (plural ímikhwélo class 4)

1. ladder

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umkhwelo	imikhwelo
Locative	emkhwelweni	emikhwelweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umkhwelo		imikhwelo
Simple form	mkhwelo		mikhwelo
Locative	emkhwelweni		emikhwelweni
Copulative	ngumkhwelo		yimikhwelo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womkhwelo	owomkhwelo	wemikhwelo	owemikhwelo
Class 2	bomkhwelo	abomkhwelo	bemikhwelo	abemikhwelo
Class 3	womkhwelo	owomkhwelo	wemikhwelo	owemikhwelo
Class 4	yomkhwelo	eyomkhwelo	yemikhwelo	eyemikhwelo
Class 5	lomkhwelo	elomkhwelo	lemikhwelo	elemikhwelo
Class 6	omkhwelo	awomkhwelo	emikhwelo	awemikhwelo
Class 7	somkhwelo	esomkhwelo	semikhwelo	esemikhwelo
Class 8	zomkhwelo	ezomkhwelo	zemikhwelo	ezemikhwelo
Class 9	yomkhwelo	eyomkhwelo	yemikhwelo	eyemikhwelo
Class 10	zomkhwelo	ezomkhwelo	zemikhwelo	ezemikhwelo
Class 11	lomkhwelo	olomkhwelo	lwemikhwelo	olwemikhwelo
Class 14	bomkhwelo	obomkhwelo	bemikhwelo	obemikhwelo
Class 15	komkhwelo	okomkhwelo	kwemikhwelo	okwemikhwelo
Class 17	komkhwelo	okomkhwelo	kwemikhwelo	okwemikhwelo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khwelo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khwelo (2.4.3.9)”