uMfumfu

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Zulu

Etymology

From u- (class 1a) +‎ mfumfu (“of coming out, of emerging”). May refer to the blooming of flowers, or the sprouting of corn and sorghum.

Pronunciation

Noun

úMfumfú class 1a (plural ôMfumfú class 2a)

  1. October
  2. the third month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in September

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
Singular Plural
Full form uMfumfu oMfumfu
Locative kuMfumfu koMfumfu
Singular Plural
Full form uMfumfu oMfumfu
Simple form Mfumfu boMfumfu
Locative kuMfumfu koMfumfu
Copulative nguMfumfu ngoMfumfu
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 kaMfumfu okaMfumfu woMfumfu owoMfumfu
Class 2 bakaMfumfu abakaMfumfu boMfumfu aboMfumfu
Class 3 kaMfumfu okaMfumfu woMfumfu owoMfumfu
Class 4 kaMfumfu ekaMfumfu yoMfumfu eyoMfumfu
Class 5 likaMfumfu elikaMfumfu loMfumfu eloMfumfu
Class 6 kaMfumfu akaMfumfu oMfumfu awoMfumfu
Class 7 sikaMfumfu esikaMfumfu soMfumfu esoMfumfu
Class 8 zikaMfumfu ezikaMfumfu zoMfumfu ezoMfumfu
Class 9 kaMfumfu ekaMfumfu yoMfumfu eyoMfumfu
Class 10 zikaMfumfu ezikaMfumfu zoMfumfu ezoMfumfu
Class 11 lukaMfumfu olukaMfumfu loMfumfu oloMfumfu
Class 14 bukaMfumfu obukaMfumfu boMfumfu oboMfumfu
Class 15 kukaMfumfu okukaMfumfu koMfumfu okoMfumfu
Class 17 kukaMfumfu okukaMfumfu koMfumfu okoMfumfu

Synonyms

References

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mfumfu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mfumfu (2.6.3)”
  • Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press
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