ubu-

See also: ubu, Ubu, .ubu, .ubu., and ubu.

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úbu-, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

Prefix

ubu-

  1. Class 14 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form ub- is used before stems beginning with the vowel o. Before the vowel a, the prefix becomes utshw- or utsh-.


Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úbu-, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

Prefix

ubu-

  1. Class 14 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form ub- is used before stems beginning with the vowel o. Before the vowel a, the prefix becomes utyw- or uty-.


Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úbu-, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

Prefix

ubu-

  1. Class 14 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form ub- is used before stems beginning with the vowel o. Before the vowel a, the prefix becomes utshw- or utsh-.

References

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