date - umhla

Word information

Part of speech	noun
Plurality	singular
Noun class	um/imi
Note	Xhosa speakers also use the English word "i-date"

Example sentences

• English

  What is the date today?

  IsiXhosa

  Uthini umhla namhlanje?

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Singular or plural form	dates - imihla (⁨plural⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨um/imi⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	day - usuku (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨ulu⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	today - namhlanje (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨adverb⁩)
Related meaning	weekend - impelaveki (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨i(n)/i(z)in⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	daily - yonke imihla (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨adverb⁩)
Confusable	date - jola (⁨⁩⁨informal⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨intransitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)