umrawu

Zulu

Etymology

From Sotho morao (“back”), ultimately from Proto-Bantu *ìtákò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩râːwu/

Noun

úmrâwu class 3 (plural ímirâwu class 4)

1. (slang) buttocks

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umrawu	imirawu
Locative	emrawini	emirawini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umrawu		imirawu
Simple form	mrawu		mirawu
Locative	emrawini		emirawini
Copulative	ngumrawu		yimirawu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womrawu	owomrawu	wemirawu	owemirawu
Class 2	bomrawu	abomrawu	bemirawu	abemirawu
Class 3	womrawu	owomrawu	wemirawu	owemirawu
Class 4	yomrawu	eyomrawu	yemirawu	eyemirawu
Class 5	lomrawu	elomrawu	lemirawu	elemirawu
Class 6	omrawu	awomrawu	emirawu	awemirawu
Class 7	somrawu	esomrawu	semirawu	esemirawu
Class 8	zomrawu	ezomrawu	zemirawu	ezemirawu
Class 9	yomrawu	eyomrawu	yemirawu	eyemirawu
Class 10	zomrawu	ezomrawu	zemirawu	ezemirawu
Class 11	lomrawu	olomrawu	lwemirawu	olwemirawu
Class 14	bomrawu	obomrawu	bemirawu	obemirawu
Class 15	komrawu	okomrawu	kwemirawu	okwemirawu
Class 17	komrawu	okomrawu	kwemirawu	okwemirawu