-azi

Zulu

Etymology

A variant of -kazi, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí.

Suffix

-azi

1. Feminine suffix, used with a few nouns ending in -o.

Derived terms

Zulu terms suffixed with -azi

intombazane

umfazi

umkhomazi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-azi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-azi”