ubuthi

English

Etymology

From Xhosa [Term?].

Noun

ubuthi (uncountable)

1. witchcraft (among the Xhosa people)

Zulu

Etymology

From ubu- +‎ umuthi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɓuːtʰí/

Noun

úbuthí class 14

1. poison (from a bush or tree)

Inflection

Class 14
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubuthi	—
Locative	ebuthini	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubuthi		—
Simple form	buthi		—
Locative	ebuthini		—
Copulative	ngubuthi		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wobuthi	owobuthi	—	—
Class 2	bobuthi	abobuthi	—	—
Class 3	wobuthi	owobuthi	—	—
Class 4	yobuthi	eyobuthi	—	—
Class 5	lobuthi	elobuthi	—	—
Class 6	obuthi	awobuthi	—	—
Class 7	sobuthi	esobuthi	—	—
Class 8	zobuthi	ezobuthi	—	—
Class 9	yobuthi	eyobuthi	—	—
Class 10	zobuthi	ezobuthi	—	—
Class 11	lobuthi	olobuthi	—	—
Class 14	bobuthi	obobuthi	—	—
Class 15	kobuthi	okobuthi	—	—
Class 17	kobuthi	okobuthi	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thi (2.3-5.4)”