uMasingana

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Zulu

Etymology

From u- (class 1a) +‎ ma- +‎ -singa (“search for”) +‎ -ana. May refer to looking around for ripening crops or growing pumpkins.

Pronunciation

Noun

uMasíngana class 1a (plural oMasingana class 2a)

  1. January
  2. the sixth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in December

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
Singular Plural
Full form uMasingana oMasingana
Locative kuMasingana koMasingana
Singular Plural
Full form uMasingana oMasingana
Simple form Masingana boMasingana
Locative kuMasingana koMasingana
Copulative nguMasingana ngoMasingana
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 kaMasingana okaMasingana woMasingana owoMasingana
Class 2 bakaMasingana abakaMasingana boMasingana aboMasingana
Class 3 kaMasingana okaMasingana woMasingana owoMasingana
Class 4 kaMasingana ekaMasingana yoMasingana eyoMasingana
Class 5 likaMasingana elikaMasingana loMasingana eloMasingana
Class 6 kaMasingana akaMasingana oMasingana awoMasingana
Class 7 sikaMasingana esikaMasingana soMasingana esoMasingana
Class 8 zikaMasingana ezikaMasingana zoMasingana ezoMasingana
Class 9 kaMasingana ekaMasingana yoMasingana eyoMasingana
Class 10 zikaMasingana ezikaMasingana zoMasingana ezoMasingana
Class 11 lukaMasingana olukaMasingana loMasingana oloMasingana
Class 14 bukaMasingana obukaMasingana boMasingana oboMasingana
Class 15 kukaMasingana okukaMasingana koMasingana okoMasingana
Class 17 kukaMasingana okukaMasingana koMasingana okoMasingana

Synonyms

References

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-masingana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-masingana (6.6.3.9.9)”
  • Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press
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