-kazi

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí.

Suffix

-kazi

1. Suffix deriving words for female people from those for male people.

Derived terms

Xhosa terms suffixed with -kazi

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí. The augmentative sense is from Khoisan influence.

Suffix

-kazi

1. Suffix deriving words for female people from those for male people.
2. Augmentative suffix, used with inanimate nouns and adjectives.

Derived terms

Zulu terms suffixed with -kazi

References

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