ithumbu
Xhosa
Etymology
From Common Bantu *ìtʊ̀mbò (“belly, abdomen”). Cognate with Shona dumbu.
Pronunciation
Noun
íthumbu class 5 (plural ámáthumbu class 6)
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From Common Bantu *ìtʊ̀mbò (“belly, abdomen”). Cognate with Shona dumbu.
Pronunciation
Noun
ī́thumbu class 5 (plural amáthumbu class 6)
Inflection
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thumbu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thumbu (3.2.9.9)”
Categories:
- Xhosa terms inherited from Common Bantu
- Xhosa terms derived from Common Bantu
- Xhosa terms with IPA pronunciation
- Xhosa lemmas
- Xhosa nouns
- Xhosa class 5 nouns
- Zulu terms inherited from Common Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Common Bantu
- Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu nouns
- Zulu class 5 nouns
- Zulu nouns with tone LL
- zu:Body