iphaphu

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìpàpʊ́ (“lung”).

Noun

íphaphú class 5 (plural ámáphaphú class 6)

  1. lung

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìpàpʊ́ (“lung”).

Noun

íphaphú class 5 (plural ámáphaphú class 6)

  1. lung

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Noun

iphaphu? class 5 (plural amaphaphu class 6)

  1. heart
    Synonym: intliziyo

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìpàpʊ́ (“lung”). Equivalent to i- +‎ -phapha +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /íːpʰaːpʰú/

Noun

ī́phaphú class 5 (plural amáphaphú class 6)

  1. lung

Inflection
Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form iphaphu amaphaphu
Locative ephashini emaphashini
Singular Plural
Full form iphaphu amaphaphu
Simple form liphaphu maphaphu
Locative ephashini emaphashini
Copulative yiphaphu ngamaphaphu
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wephaphu owephaphu wamaphaphu owamaphaphu
Class 2 bephaphu abephaphu bamaphaphu abamaphaphu
Class 3 wephaphu owephaphu wamaphaphu owamaphaphu
Class 4 yephaphu eyephaphu yamaphaphu eyamaphaphu
Class 5 lephaphu elephaphu lamaphaphu elamaphaphu
Class 6 ephaphu awephaphu amaphaphu awamaphaphu
Class 7 sephaphu esephaphu samaphaphu esamaphaphu
Class 8 zephaphu ezephaphu zamaphaphu ezamaphaphu
Class 9 yephaphu eyephaphu yamaphaphu eyamaphaphu
Class 10 zephaphu ezephaphu zamaphaphu ezamaphaphu
Class 11 lwephaphu olwephaphu lwamaphaphu olwamaphaphu
Class 14 bephaphu obephaphu bamaphaphu obamaphaphu
Class 15 kwephaphu okwephaphu kwamaphaphu okwamaphaphu
Class 17 kwephaphu okwephaphu kwamaphaphu okwamaphaphu

References
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