insangu
English
Etymology
From Zulu insangu.
Noun
insangu (uncountable)
- (South Africa) Any particular plant which is smoked as a recreational drug, especially (wild) hemp.
See also
- marijuana, cannabis, Appendix:Cannabis slang
- dagga (South Africa)
Anagrams
- Guinans, guanins
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínsaːnɡú/
Noun
ínsangú class 9
- cannabis, hemp
Inflection
| Class 9 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | insangu | — | ||
| Locative | ensangwini | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | insangu | — | ||
| Simple form | nsangu | — | ||
| Locative | ensangwini | — | ||
| Copulative | yinsangu | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wensangu | owensangu | — | — |
| Class 2 | bensangu | abensangu | — | — |
| Class 3 | wensangu | owensangu | — | — |
| Class 4 | yensangu | eyensangu | — | — |
| Class 5 | lensangu | elensangu | — | — |
| Class 6 | ensangu | awensangu | — | — |
| Class 7 | sensangu | esensangu | — | — |
| Class 8 | zensangu | ezensangu | — | — |
| Class 9 | yensangu | eyensangu | — | — |
| Class 10 | zensangu | ezensangu | — | — |
| Class 11 | lwensangu | olwensangu | — | — |
| Class 14 | bensangu | obensangu | — | — |
| Class 15 | kwensangu | okwensangu | — | — |
| Class 17 | kwensangu | okwensangu | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nsangu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nsangu (2.3-8.8-3)”