umuwa

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -wa +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úmuːwá/

Noun

úmuwá class 3

1. fallen fruit, loose grains

Inflection

Class 3
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umuwa	—
Locative	emuweni	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umuwa		—
Simple form	muwa		—
Locative	emuweni		—
Copulative	ngumuwa		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womuwa	owomuwa	—	—
Class 2	bomuwa	abomuwa	—	—
Class 3	womuwa	owomuwa	—	—
Class 4	yomuwa	eyomuwa	—	—
Class 5	lomuwa	elomuwa	—	—
Class 6	omuwa	awomuwa	—	—
Class 7	somuwa	esomuwa	—	—
Class 8	zomuwa	ezomuwa	—	—
Class 9	yomuwa	eyomuwa	—	—
Class 10	zomuwa	ezomuwa	—	—
Class 11	lomuwa	olomuwa	—	—
Class 14	bomuwa	obomuwa	—	—
Class 15	komuwa	okomuwa	—	—
Class 17	komuwa	okomuwa	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-wa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-wa (2.3-5.4)”