izimu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /îːzîːmu/

Noun

îzîmu class 5 (plural ámazîmu class 6)

  1. ogre
  2. cannibal

Inflection
Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form izimu amazimu
Locative ezinyini emazinyini
Singular Plural
Full form izimu amazimu
Simple form lizimu mazimu
Locative ezinyini emazinyini
Copulative yizimu ngamazimu
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wezimu owezimu wamazimu owamazimu
Class 2 bezimu abezimu bamazimu abamazimu
Class 3 wezimu owezimu wamazimu owamazimu
Class 4 yezimu eyezimu yamazimu eyamazimu
Class 5 lezimu elezimu lamazimu elamazimu
Class 6 ezimu awezimu amazimu awamazimu
Class 7 sezimu esezimu samazimu esamazimu
Class 8 zezimu ezezimu zamazimu ezamazimu
Class 9 yezimu eyezimu yamazimu eyamazimu
Class 10 zezimu ezezimu zamazimu ezamazimu
Class 11 lwezimu olwezimu lwamazimu olwamazimu
Class 14 bezimu obezimu bamazimu obamazimu
Class 15 kwezimu okwezimu kwamazimu okwamazimu
Class 17 kwezimu okwezimu kwamazimu okwamazimu

Derived terms

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