uMandulo
Zulu
editEtymology
editFrom um- (class 3) + -andula (“to commence cultivation”) + -o (nominalizer). This month was originally called uMpandu (< phanda (“to dig up”)), but it was changed to uMandulo out of respect for King Mpande.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edituMándulo class 1a (plural oMandulo class 2a)
Inflection
editSynonyms
editReferences
edit- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mandulo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mandulo (3.2.9.9)”
- Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press