ubutha

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Zulu

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (bow). Its meaning may have been influenced by isitha (enemy), or it may be a derivation from isitha, which itself is ultimately from the same Proto-Bantu root.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /úɓuːtʰá/

Noun

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úbuthá class 14

  1. hostility, enmity, rivalry

Inflection

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Class 14
Singular Plural
Full form ubutha
Locative ebutheni
Singular Plural
Full form ubutha
Simple form butha
Locative ebutheni
Copulative ngubutha
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wobutha owobutha
Class 2 bobutha abobutha
Class 3 wobutha owobutha
Class 4 yobutha eyobutha
Class 5 lobutha elobutha
Class 6 obutha awobutha
Class 7 sobutha esobutha
Class 8 zobutha ezobutha
Class 9 yobutha eyobutha
Class 10 zobutha ezobutha
Class 11 lobutha olobutha
Class 14 bobutha obobutha
Class 15 kobutha okobutha
Class 17 kobutha okobutha

References

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