Gauteng
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English
Etymology
From Sotho iGauteng (“place of gold”), from gauda or gauta (“gold”, from Afrikaans goud, cognate with English gold) + teng (“here, there; inside”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (General South African) IPA(key): /xaʊˈteŋ/, enPR: ᴋʜou-tĕng'
- Rhymes: -ɛŋ
- Hyphenation: Gou‧teng
Proper noun
Gauteng
- A province of South Africa. Capital: Johannesburg.
- (South Africa) A colloquial name for the city of Johannesburg.
- Synonyms: Golden City, eGoli
Translations
Province of South Africa
References
- ^ “Gauteng, n.”, in Dictionary of South African English, Makhanda, Eastern Cape: Dictionary Unit for South African English, 1996–2024.
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Sotho iGauteng (“place of gold”), from gauda or gauta (“gold”, in turn from Afrikaans goud) + teng (“here, there; inside”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gauteng
- Gauteng (a province of South Africa)
- A colloquial name for the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng.
- Synonym: (uncommon) eGoli