ibomvu

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ílíbomvú.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íɓoːᶬb̪̊vṳ̌]

Noun

íbomvú class 5 (plural ámábomvú class 6)

1. red ochre

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ílíbomvú.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːɓoːmvú/

Noun

ī́bomvú class 5 (plural amábomvú class 6)

1. red ochre

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ebomvini)

	singular		plural
full form	ibomvu		amabomvu
simple form	libomvu		mabomvu
locative	ebomvini		emabomvini
copulative	yibomvu		ngamabomvu
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	webomvu	owebomvu	wamabomvu	owamabomvu
class 2	bebomvu	abebomvu	bamabomvu	abamabomvu
class 3	webomvu	owebomvu	wamabomvu	owamabomvu
class 4	yebomvu	eyebomvu	yamabomvu	eyamabomvu
class 5	lebomvu	elebomvu	lamabomvu	elamabomvu
class 6	ebomvu	awebomvu	amabomvu	awamabomvu
class 7	sebomvu	esebomvu	samabomvu	esamabomvu
class 8	zebomvu	ezebomvu	zamabomvu	ezamabomvu
class 9	yebomvu	eyebomvu	yamabomvu	eyamabomvu
class 10	zebomvu	ezebomvu	zamabomvu	ezamabomvu
class 11	lwebomvu	olwebomvu	lwamabomvu	olwamabomvu
class 14	bebomvu	obebomvu	bamabomvu	obamabomvu
class 15	kwebomvu	okwebomvu	kwamabomvu	okwamabomvu
class 17	kwebomvu	okwebomvu	kwamabomvu	okwamabomvu

Derived terms

• -bomvu