ihhoko

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans hok, from Dutch hok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːɦoːɠo/

Noun

ī́hhoko class 5 (plural amáhhoko class 6)

1. a shelter for domesticated fowl, especially chicken.

   Izinkukhu zisehhokweni.

   The chickens are at the hok.

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ihhoko	amahhoko
Locative	ehhokweni	emahhokweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ihhoko		amahhoko
Simple form	lihhoko		mahhoko
Locative	ehhokweni		emahhokweni
Copulative	yihhoko		ngamahhoko
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wehhoko	owehhoko	wamahhoko	owamahhoko
Class 2	behhoko	abehhoko	bamahhoko	abamahhoko
Class 3	wehhoko	owehhoko	wamahhoko	owamahhoko
Class 4	yehhoko	eyehhoko	yamahhoko	eyamahhoko
Class 5	lehhoko	elehhoko	lamahhoko	elamahhoko
Class 6	ehhoko	awehhoko	amahhoko	awamahhoko
Class 7	sehhoko	esehhoko	samahhoko	esamahhoko
Class 8	zehhoko	ezehhoko	zamahhoko	ezamahhoko
Class 9	yehhoko	eyehhoko	yamahhoko	eyamahhoko
Class 10	zehhoko	ezehhoko	zamahhoko	ezamahhoko
Class 11	lwehhoko	olwehhoko	lwamahhoko	olwamahhoko
Class 14	behhoko	obehhoko	bamahhoko	obamahhoko
Class 15	kwehhoko	okwehhoko	kwamahhoko	okwamahhoko
Class 17	kwehhoko	okwehhoko	kwamahhoko	okwamahhoko

References

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