umthandi

Zulu

Etymology 1

From umu- +‎ -thanda +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úm̩tʰâːndi/

Noun

úmthândi class 1 (plural ábathândi class 2)

1. lover, devotee, aficionado

Inflection

Class 1/2 (locative kumthandi)

	singular		plural
full form	umthandi		abathandi
simple form	mthandi		bathandi
locative	kumthandi		kubathandi
copulative	ngumthandi		ngabathandi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womthandi	owomthandi	wabathandi	owabathandi
class 2	bomthandi	abomthandi	babathandi	ababathandi
class 3	womthandi	owomthandi	wabathandi	owabathandi
class 4	yomthandi	eyomthandi	yabathandi	eyabathandi
class 5	lomthandi	elomthandi	labathandi	elabathandi
class 6	omthandi	awomthandi	abathandi	awabathandi
class 7	somthandi	esomthandi	sabathandi	esabathandi
class 8	zomthandi	ezomthandi	zabathandi	ezabathandi
class 9	yomthandi	eyomthandi	yabathandi	eyabathandi
class 10	zomthandi	ezomthandi	zabathandi	ezabathandi
class 11	lomthandi	olomthandi	lwabathandi	olwabathandi
class 14	bomthandi	obomthandi	babathandi	obabathandi
class 15	komthandi	okomthandi	kwabathandi	okwabathandi
class 17	komthandi	okomthandi	kwabathandi	okwabathandi

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uḿ̩tʰaːndi/

Noun

uḿthandi class 1 (plural abáthandi class 2)

1. one who plaits, one who carves, one who moulds

Inflection

Class 1/2 (locative kumthandi)

	singular		plural
full form	umthandi		abathandi
simple form	mthandi		bathandi
locative	kumthandi		kubathandi
copulative	ngumthandi		ngabathandi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womthandi	owomthandi	wabathandi	owabathandi
class 2	bomthandi	abomthandi	babathandi	ababathandi
class 3	womthandi	owomthandi	wabathandi	owabathandi
class 4	yomthandi	eyomthandi	yabathandi	eyabathandi
class 5	lomthandi	elomthandi	labathandi	elabathandi
class 6	omthandi	awomthandi	abathandi	awabathandi
class 7	somthandi	esomthandi	sabathandi	esabathandi
class 8	zomthandi	ezomthandi	zabathandi	ezabathandi
class 9	yomthandi	eyomthandi	yabathandi	eyabathandi
class 10	zomthandi	ezomthandi	zabathandi	ezabathandi
class 11	lomthandi	olomthandi	lwabathandi	olwabathandi
class 14	bomthandi	obomthandi	babathandi	obabathandi
class 15	komthandi	okomthandi	kwabathandi	okwabathandi
class 17	komthandi	okomthandi	kwabathandi	okwabathandi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thandi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thandi (2.6.3-8.9)”
• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thandi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thandi (3.2.9.9)”