uNhlolanja
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Zulu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From u- (class 1a) + n- (class 9) + -hlola (“inspect, examine”) + inja (“dog”). May refer to the time of the year when dogs copulate, and their owners inspect which dogs they have copulated with.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
úNhlólanjá class 1a (plural ôNhlólanjá class 2a)
- February
- Synonym: uFebruwari
- the seventh month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in January
Inflection[edit]
References[edit]
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nhlolanja”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nhlolanja (2.4.6.8-3)”
- Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press