uMbaso

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Zulu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From um- (class 3) +‎ -basa (“kindle a fire”) +‎ -o (nominalizer). May refer to the first fires being lit for winter. However, this time of year is still very hot in KwaZulu-Natal. Another theory is that it refers to the time of year when fires are lit to roast maize.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /uḿ̩.ɓaːso/

Noun

uḾbaso class 1a (plural oMbaso class 2a)

  1. April
    Synonym: u-Ephreli
  2. the ninth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon around the end of February or the beginning of March

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
Singular Plural
Full form uMbaso oMbaso
Locative kuMbaso koMbaso
Singular Plural
Full form uMbaso oMbaso
Simple form Mbaso boMbaso
Locative kuMbaso koMbaso
Copulative nguMbaso ngoMbaso
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 kaMbaso okaMbaso woMbaso owoMbaso
Class 2 bakaMbaso abakaMbaso boMbaso aboMbaso
Class 3 kaMbaso okaMbaso woMbaso owoMbaso
Class 4 kaMbaso ekaMbaso yoMbaso eyoMbaso
Class 5 likaMbaso elikaMbaso loMbaso eloMbaso
Class 6 kaMbaso akaMbaso oMbaso awoMbaso
Class 7 sikaMbaso esikaMbaso soMbaso esoMbaso
Class 8 zikaMbaso ezikaMbaso zoMbaso ezoMbaso
Class 9 kaMbaso ekaMbaso yoMbaso eyoMbaso
Class 10 zikaMbaso ezikaMbaso zoMbaso ezoMbaso
Class 11 lukaMbaso olukaMbaso loMbaso oloMbaso
Class 14 bukaMbaso obukaMbaso boMbaso oboMbaso
Class 15 kukaMbaso okukaMbaso koMbaso okoMbaso
Class 17 kukaMbaso okukaMbaso koMbaso okoMbaso

References

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓaso”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓaso (2.2.9.9)”
  • Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press
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