umnyango

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò.

Noun

úḿnyango class 3 (plural ímínyango class 4)

  1. door

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò.

Noun

úḿnyango class 3 (plural ímínyango class 4)

  1. door

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò.

Noun

úḿnyango class 3 (plural ímínyango class 4)

  1. doorway

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [úḿ̩ɲaːᵑɡ̊o̤]

Noun

úḿnyango class 3 (plural ímínyango class 4)

  1. door

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /uḿ̩ɲaːnɡo/

Noun

uḿnyango class 3 (plural imínyango class 4)

  1. door, doorway
  2. entrance, entry
  3. government department, ministry

Inflection
Class 3/4, short locative
Singular Plural
Full form umnyango iminyango
Locative emnyango eminyango
Singular Plural
Full form umnyango iminyango
Simple form mnyango minyango
Locative emnyango eminyango
Copulative ngumnyango yiminyango
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womnyango owomnyango weminyango oweminyango
Class 2 bomnyango abomnyango beminyango abeminyango
Class 3 womnyango owomnyango weminyango oweminyango
Class 4 yomnyango eyomnyango yeminyango eyeminyango
Class 5 lomnyango elomnyango leminyango eleminyango
Class 6 omnyango awomnyango eminyango aweminyango
Class 7 somnyango esomnyango seminyango eseminyango
Class 8 zomnyango ezomnyango zeminyango ezeminyango
Class 9 yomnyango eyomnyango yeminyango eyeminyango
Class 10 zomnyango ezomnyango zeminyango ezeminyango
Class 11 lomnyango olomnyango lweminyango olweminyango
Class 14 bomnyango obomnyango beminyango obeminyango
Class 15 komnyango okomnyango kweminyango okweminyango
Class 17 komnyango okomnyango kweminyango okweminyango

References

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

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