-kazi
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Xhosa
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí.
Suffix
[edit]-kazi
- Suffix deriving words for female people from those for male people.
Derived terms
[edit]Zulu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí. The augmentative sense is from Khoisan influence.
Suffix
[edit]-kazi
- Suffix deriving words for female people from those for male people.
- Augmentative suffix, used with inanimate nouns and adjectives.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-kazi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-kazi”