indlamu
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Zulu indlamu.
Noun
indlamu (uncountable)
- A traditional Zulu dance from South Africa in which the dancer lifts one foot over the head and brings it down hard, landing squarely on the downbeat.
- 2007 February 22, Roslyn Sulcas, “Beyond the Body, Making Spirit Move”, in New York Times:
- But there was sophistication and beauty in the way that traditional African dance motifs, like the fierce, stamping Zulu indlamu sequences, were woven together with more sinuous abstract movements.
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Anagrams
- Maudlin, Mauldin, maudlin
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínɮaːmú/
Noun
índlamú class 9 (plural izíndlamú class 10)
- traditional Zulu dance
Inflection
Class 9/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | indlamu | izindlamu | ||
Locative | endlanyini | ezindlanyini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | indlamu | izindlamu | ||
Simple form | ndlamu | zindlamu | ||
Locative | endlanyini | ezindlanyini | ||
Copulative | yindlamu | yizindlamu | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wendlamu | owendlamu | wezindlamu | owezindlamu |
Class 2 | bendlamu | abendlamu | bezindlamu | abezindlamu |
Class 3 | wendlamu | owendlamu | wezindlamu | owezindlamu |
Class 4 | yendlamu | eyendlamu | yezindlamu | eyezindlamu |
Class 5 | lendlamu | elendlamu | lezindlamu | elezindlamu |
Class 6 | endlamu | awendlamu | ezindlamu | awezindlamu |
Class 7 | sendlamu | esendlamu | sezindlamu | esezindlamu |
Class 8 | zendlamu | ezendlamu | zezindlamu | ezezindlamu |
Class 9 | yendlamu | eyendlamu | yezindlamu | eyezindlamu |
Class 10 | zendlamu | ezendlamu | zezindlamu | ezezindlamu |
Class 11 | lwendlamu | olwendlamu | lwezindlamu | olwezindlamu |
Class 14 | bendlamu | obendlamu | bezindlamu | obezindlamu |
Class 15 | kwendlamu | okwendlamu | kwezindlamu | okwezindlamu |
Class 17 | kwendlamu | okwendlamu | kwezindlamu | okwezindlamu |