ubuthi

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English

Etymology

From Xhosa .

Noun

ubuthi (uncountable)

  1. witchcraft (among the Xhosa people)

Zulu

Etymology

From ubu- +‎ umuthi.

Pronunciation

Noun

úbuthí class 14

  1. poison (from a bush or tree)

Inflection

Class 14 (locative ebuthini)
singular plural
full form ubuthi —
simple form buthi —
locative ebuthini —
copulative ngubuthi —
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wobuthi owobuthi — —
class 2 bobuthi abobuthi — —
class 3 wobuthi owobuthi — —
class 4 yobuthi eyobuthi — —
class 5 lobuthi elobuthi — —
class 6 obuthi awobuthi — —
class 7 sobuthi esobuthi — —
class 8 zobuthi ezobuthi — —
class 9 yobuthi eyobuthi — —
class 10 zobuthi ezobuthi — —
class 11 lobuthi olobuthi — —
class 14 bobuthi obobuthi — —
class 15 kobuthi okobuthi — —
class 17 kobuthi okobuthi — —

References

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