Igama · root entry nº 34
pheka
verb · //
- Cook 2. Conceive, devise or concoct (a plan / stratagem)
Iinguqu · transformations of the root
um + pheka + i →
umpheki
noun (class 1)
A cook; The cook
Ndiyamvuma umpheki walembiza. 'I commend the one who cooked [this food].'
aba + pheka + i →
abapheki
noun (class 2)
Cooks;
uku + pheka →
ukupheka
noun (class 15)
The act of cooking;
Ukupheka kundikhumbuza umama; 'Cooking reminds me of [my] mother.'
pheka + isa →
phekisa
verb
Help someone cook; Cause someone to cook
pheka + isisa →
phekisisa
verb (directive)
Cook or prepare food properly; Cook thoroughly
pheka + ani →
phekani
Cook
pheka + eka →
phekeka
Can be cooked; Able to be cooked; Suitable for cooking; Cookable.
pheka + ela →
phekela
verb
Cook for; Cook on behalf of
pheka + iwa →
phekwa
verb
Be cooked;
Inyama iyaphekwa. 'Meat is to be cooked.'
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