umu-
Northern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “umu-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “umu-”
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