ubu-
See also: ubu, Ubu, .ubu, .ubu., and ubu.
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úbu-, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix
ubu-
- 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-
- 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-
- 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
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “uɓu-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “uɓu-”