ushukela

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English sugar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uʃúɠeːla/

Noun

ushúkela class 1a (plural oshukela class 2a)

1. sugar

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ushukela	oshukela
Locative	kushukela	koshukela
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ushukela		oshukela
Simple form	shukela		boshukela
Locative	kushukela		koshukela
Copulative	ngushukela		ngoshukela
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kashukela	okashukela	woshukela	owoshukela
Class 2	bakashukela	abakashukela	boshukela	aboshukela
Class 3	kashukela	okashukela	woshukela	owoshukela
Class 4	kashukela	ekashukela	yoshukela	eyoshukela
Class 5	likashukela	elikashukela	loshukela	eloshukela
Class 6	kashukela	akashukela	oshukela	awoshukela
Class 7	sikashukela	esikashukela	soshukela	esoshukela
Class 8	zikashukela	ezikashukela	zoshukela	ezoshukela
Class 9	kashukela	ekashukela	yoshukela	eyoshukela
Class 10	zikashukela	ezikashukela	zoshukela	ezoshukela
Class 11	lukashukela	olukashukela	loshukela	oloshukela
Class 14	bukashukela	obukashukela	boshukela	oboshukela
Class 15	kukashukela	okukashukela	koshukela	okoshukela
Class 17	kukashukela	okukashukela	koshukela	okoshukela

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-shukela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-shukela (3.2.9.9)”