uku-
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Northern Ndebele[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
uku-
- Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.
Southern Ndebele[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
uku-
- Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.
Xhosa[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
uku-
- Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
uku-
- Class 17 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.
Zulu[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
úku-
- Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
úku-
- Class 17 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form ukw- is used before stems beginning with a vowel.
References[edit]
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “uku-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “uku-”
Categories:
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele lemmas
- Northern Ndebele prefixes
- Northern Ndebele noun prefixes
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele lemmas
- Southern Ndebele prefixes
- Southern Ndebele noun prefixes
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa lemmas
- Xhosa prefixes
- Xhosa noun prefixes
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu prefixes
- Zulu noun prefixes