isikhala

Northern Ndebele

Noun

ísíkhala class 7 (plural ízíkhâla class 8)

1. hole, opening, gap

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isíkʰaːla/

Noun

isíkhala class 7 (plural izikhâla class 8)

1. opening, gap
2. pass (between mountains)
3. vacancy

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isikhala	izikhala
Locative	esikhaleni	ezikhaleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isikhala		izikhala
Simple form	sikhala		zikhala
Locative	esikhaleni		ezikhaleni
Copulative	yisikhala		yizikhala
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesikhala	owesikhala	wezikhala	owezikhala
Class 2	besikhala	abesikhala	bezikhala	abezikhala
Class 3	wesikhala	owesikhala	wezikhala	owezikhala
Class 4	yesikhala	eyesikhala	yezikhala	eyezikhala
Class 5	lesikhala	elesikhala	lezikhala	elezikhala
Class 6	esikhala	awesikhala	ezikhala	awezikhala
Class 7	sesikhala	esesikhala	sezikhala	esezikhala
Class 8	zesikhala	ezesikhala	zezikhala	ezezikhala
Class 9	yesikhala	eyesikhala	yezikhala	eyezikhala
Class 10	zesikhala	ezesikhala	zezikhala	ezezikhala
Class 11	lwesikhala	olwesikhala	lwezikhala	olwezikhala
Class 14	besikhala	obesikhala	bezikhala	obezikhala
Class 15	kwesikhala	okwesikhala	kwezikhala	okwezikhala
Class 17	kwesikhala	okwesikhala	kwezikhala	okwezikhala

Related terms

• ikhala

References

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