zulú
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Galician
Alternative forms
Adjective
zulú m or f (plural zulús)
Noun
zulú m or f by sense (plural zulús)
Noun
zulú m (uncountable)
- Zulu (language)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Zulu, from Zulu umZulu. The change to oxytone perhaps is a direct influence of Spanish demonyms ending with "i" (marroquí, andalusí, etc.), wich are a minority but end with a weak vowel, and indirect influence of more common demonyms ending with -és (francés, inglés, holandés, etc.).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θuˈlu/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /suˈlu/
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: zu‧lú
Adjective
zulú m or f (masculine and feminine plural zulús or zulúes)
Noun
zulú m or f by sense (plural zulús or zulúes)
Noun
zulú m (uncountable)
- Zulu (language)
Further reading
- “zulú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28