umthamo

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

úḿthámo class 3 (plural ímíthámo class 4)

  1. content(s)

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

Compare isithamo (“cheek”).

Pronunciation

Noun

úmthámo class 3 (plural ímithámo class 4)

  1. mouthful
  2. amount, volume

Inflection

Class 3/4
Singular Plural
Full form umthamo imithamo
Locative emthanyeni emithanyeni
Singular Plural
Full form umthamo imithamo
Simple form mthamo mithamo
Locative emthanyeni emithanyeni
Copulative ngumthamo yimithamo
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womthamo owomthamo wemithamo owemithamo
Class 2 bomthamo abomthamo bemithamo abemithamo
Class 3 womthamo owomthamo wemithamo owemithamo
Class 4 yomthamo eyomthamo yemithamo eyemithamo
Class 5 lomthamo elomthamo lemithamo elemithamo
Class 6 omthamo awomthamo emithamo awemithamo
Class 7 somthamo esomthamo semithamo esemithamo
Class 8 zomthamo ezomthamo zemithamo ezemithamo
Class 9 yomthamo eyomthamo yemithamo eyemithamo
Class 10 zomthamo ezomthamo zemithamo ezemithamo
Class 11 lomthamo olomthamo lwemithamo olwemithamo
Class 14 bomthamo obomthamo bemithamo obemithamo
Class 15 komthamo okomthamo kwemithamo okwemithamo
Class 17 komthamo okomthamo kwemithamo okwemithamo

References

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