Xhosa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí.

Suffix edit

-kazi

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

Derived terms edit

Zulu edit

Etymology edit

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

Suffix edit

-kazi

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

Derived terms edit

References edit