udonga

udonga

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòngà (river, valley, channel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [úd̥o̤ːᵑɡ̊ǎ̤]

Noun

údongá class 11 (plural íindongá class 10)

  1. wall

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòngà (river, valley, channel).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /úːdoːnɡá/

    Noun

    ū́dongá class 11 (plural izíndongá class 10)

    1. wall (of a house, ravine, or river)
    2. washed-out ravine or gully, deep waterway
    3. limit, grade
    4. grave

    Inflection

    Class 11/10 (locative odongeni)
    singular plural
    full form udonga izindonga
    simple form ludonga zindonga
    locative odongeni ezindongeni
    copulative wudonga yizindonga
    Possessive forms
    singular plural
    modifier substantive modifier substantive
    class 1 wodonga owodonga wezindonga owezindonga
    class 2 bodonga abodonga bezindonga abezindonga
    class 3 wodonga owodonga wezindonga owezindonga
    class 4 yodonga eyodonga yezindonga eyezindonga
    class 5 lodonga elodonga lezindonga elezindonga
    class 6 odonga awodonga ezindonga awezindonga
    class 7 sodonga esodonga sezindonga esezindonga
    class 8 zodonga ezodonga zezindonga ezezindonga
    class 9 yodonga eyodonga yezindonga eyezindonga
    class 10 zodonga ezodonga zezindonga ezezindonga
    class 11 lodonga olodonga lwezindonga olwezindonga
    class 14 bodonga obodonga bezindonga obezindonga
    class 15 kodonga okodonga kwezindonga okwezindonga
    class 17 kodonga okodonga kwezindonga okwezindonga

    References