isoka

Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ -soka (“to circumcise”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːsoːɠa/

Noun

ī́soka class 5 (plural amásoka class 6)

1. boyfriend
2. (archaic) a young man who has passed through the circumcision ritual

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isoka	amasoka
Locative	esokeni	emasokeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isoka		amasoka
Simple form	lisoka		masoka
Locative	esokeni		emasokeni
Copulative	yisoka		ngamasoka
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesoka	owesoka	wamasoka	owamasoka
Class 2	besoka	abesoka	bamasoka	abamasoka
Class 3	wesoka	owesoka	wamasoka	owamasoka
Class 4	yesoka	eyesoka	yamasoka	eyamasoka
Class 5	lesoka	elesoka	lamasoka	elamasoka
Class 6	esoka	awesoka	amasoka	awamasoka
Class 7	sesoka	esesoka	samasoka	esamasoka
Class 8	zesoka	ezesoka	zamasoka	ezamasoka
Class 9	yesoka	eyesoka	yamasoka	eyamasoka
Class 10	zesoka	ezesoka	zamasoka	ezamasoka
Class 11	lwesoka	olwesoka	lwamasoka	olwamasoka
Class 14	besoka	obesoka	bamasoka	obamasoka
Class 15	kwesoka	okwesoka	kwamasoka	okwamasoka
Class 17	kwesoka	okwesoka	kwamasoka	okwamasoka

References

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