ishwa

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Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀cʊ́á.

Noun

ishwá class 9 (plural ishwá class 10)

  1. termite

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA(key): /íːʃwa/

Noun

ī́shwa class 5 (plural amáshwa class 6)

  1. misfortune

Inflection

Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form ishwa amashwa
Locative eshweni emashweni
Singular Plural
Full form ishwa amashwa
Simple form lishwa mashwa
Locative eshweni emashweni
Copulative yishwa ngamashwa
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 weshwa oweshwa wamashwa owamashwa
Class 2 beshwa abeshwa bamashwa abamashwa
Class 3 weshwa oweshwa wamashwa owamashwa
Class 4 yeshwa eyeshwa yamashwa eyamashwa
Class 5 leshwa eleshwa lamashwa elamashwa
Class 6 eshwa aweshwa amashwa awamashwa
Class 7 seshwa eseshwa samashwa esamashwa
Class 8 zeshwa ezeshwa zamashwa ezamashwa
Class 9 yeshwa eyeshwa yamashwa eyamashwa
Class 10 zeshwa ezeshwa zamashwa ezamashwa
Class 11 lweshwa olweshwa lwamashwa olwamashwa
Class 14 beshwa obeshwa bamashwa obamashwa
Class 15 kweshwa okweshwa kwamashwa okwamashwa
Class 17 kweshwa okweshwa kwamashwa okwamashwa

References

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