iduku

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans doek.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːdûːɠu/

Noun

îdûku class 5 (plural ámadûku class 6)

1. headscarf, kerchief, doek
2. handkerchief

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	iduku	amaduku
Locative	edukwini	emadukwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	iduku		amaduku
Simple form	liduku		maduku
Locative	edukwini		emadukwini
Copulative	yiduku		ngamaduku
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	weduku	oweduku	wamaduku	owamaduku
Class 2	beduku	abeduku	bamaduku	abamaduku
Class 3	weduku	oweduku	wamaduku	owamaduku
Class 4	yeduku	eyeduku	yamaduku	eyamaduku
Class 5	leduku	eleduku	lamaduku	elamaduku
Class 6	eduku	aweduku	amaduku	awamaduku
Class 7	seduku	eseduku	samaduku	esamaduku
Class 8	zeduku	ezeduku	zamaduku	ezamaduku
Class 9	yeduku	eyeduku	yamaduku	eyamaduku
Class 10	zeduku	ezeduku	zamaduku	ezamaduku
Class 11	lweduku	olweduku	lwamaduku	olwamaduku
Class 14	beduku	obeduku	bamaduku	obamaduku
Class 15	kweduku	okweduku	kwamaduku	okwamaduku
Class 17	kweduku	okweduku	kwamaduku	okwamaduku

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-duku”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-duku (2.4.3-8.9)”