ubuthuntu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uɓútʰuːntu/

Noun

ubúthuntu class 14

1. bluntness

   Synonym: ubukhali

Inflection

Class 14 (locative ebuthuntwini)

	singular		plural
full form	ubuthuntu		—
simple form	buthuntu		—
locative	ebuthuntwini		—
copulative	ngubuthuntu		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wobuthuntu	owobuthuntu	—	—
class 2	bobuthuntu	abobuthuntu	—	—
class 3	wobuthuntu	owobuthuntu	—	—
class 4	yobuthuntu	eyobuthuntu	—	—
class 5	lobuthuntu	elobuthuntu	—	—
class 6	obuthuntu	awobuthuntu	—	—
class 7	sobuthuntu	esobuthuntu	—	—
class 8	zobuthuntu	ezobuthuntu	—	—
class 9	yobuthuntu	eyobuthuntu	—	—
class 10	zobuthuntu	ezobuthuntu	—	—
class 11	lobuthuntu	olobuthuntu	—	—
class 14	bobuthuntu	obobuthuntu	—	—
class 15	kobuthuntu	okobuthuntu	—	—
class 17	kobuthuntu	okobuthuntu	—	—

Derived terms

• -buthuntu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thuntu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thuntu (3.2.9.9)”