isihlangu
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Xhosa[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ísíhlangú class 7 (plural ízihlângú class 8)
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Comes from a Nguni verb meaning to "brush aside". Ian Knight, Companion to the Anglo-Zulu War [1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
isíhlangú class 7 (plural izihlângú class 8)
- large shield
Inflection[edit]
References[edit]
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlangu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlangu (3.2.6.3)”