-eka

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-eka, from Proto-Bantu *-ɪka.

Suffix

-eka

Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing".

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Zulu_words_suffixed_with_-eka'>Zulu words suffixed with -eka</a>

References

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

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