izembe

== Southern Ndebele == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè. === Noun === ízembe class 5 (plural ámázembe class 6) axe, hatchet ==== Inflection ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. == Xhosa == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [íz̥e̤ːᵐb̥e̤] === Noun === ízembe class 5 (plural ámázembe class 6) axe ==== Inflection ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. == Zulu == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /íːzeːmbe/ === Noun === ī́zembe class 5 (plural amázembe class 6) axe, hatchet ==== Inflection ==== === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-zembe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-zembe (3.2.9.9)”