umsuka

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -suka +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩suːɠá/

Noun

uḿsuká class 3 (plural imísuká class 4)

1. root, origin
2. root (of a tooth)
3. root (of a word)
4. cause, reason

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umsuka	imisuka
Locative	emsukeni	emisukeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umsuka		imisuka
Simple form	msuka		misuka
Locative	emsukeni		emisukeni
Copulative	ngumsuka		yimisuka
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womsuka	owomsuka	wemisuka	owemisuka
Class 2	bomsuka	abomsuka	bemisuka	abemisuka
Class 3	womsuka	owomsuka	wemisuka	owemisuka
Class 4	yomsuka	eyomsuka	yemisuka	eyemisuka
Class 5	lomsuka	elomsuka	lemisuka	elemisuka
Class 6	omsuka	awomsuka	emisuka	awemisuka
Class 7	somsuka	esomsuka	semisuka	esemisuka
Class 8	zomsuka	ezomsuka	zemisuka	ezemisuka
Class 9	yomsuka	eyomsuka	yemisuka	eyemisuka
Class 10	zomsuka	ezomsuka	zemisuka	ezemisuka
Class 11	lomsuka	olomsuka	lwemisuka	olwemisuka
Class 14	bomsuka	obomsuka	bemisuka	obemisuka
Class 15	komsuka	okomsuka	kwemisuka	okwemisuka
Class 17	komsuka	okomsuka	kwemisuka	okwemisuka

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-suka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-suka (3.2.6.3)”