isele

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀kédé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ísêːle]

Noun

ísêle class 5 (plural ámasêle class 6)

1. frog

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀kédé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːseːle/

Noun

ī́sele class 5 (plural amásele class 6)

1. toad

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative eseleni)

	singular		plural
full form	isele		amasele
simple form	lisele		masele
locative	eseleni		emaseleni
copulative	yisele		ngamasele
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wesele	owesele	wamasele	owamasele
class 2	besele	abesele	bamasele	abamasele
class 3	wesele	owesele	wamasele	owamasele
class 4	yesele	eyesele	yamasele	eyamasele
class 5	lesele	elesele	lamasele	elamasele
class 6	esele	awesele	amasele	awamasele
class 7	sesele	esesele	samasele	esamasele
class 8	zesele	ezesele	zamasele	ezamasele
class 9	yesele	eyesele	yamasele	eyamasele
class 10	zesele	ezesele	zamasele	ezamasele
class 11	lwesele	olwesele	lwamasele	olwamasele
class 14	besele	obesele	bamasele	obamasele
class 15	kwesele	okwesele	kwamasele	okwamasele
class 17	kwesele	okwesele	kwamasele	okwamasele

References

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