Zoeloe

Zoeloe

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Zoeloe, from Zulu umZulu.

Noun

Zoeloe (plural Zoeloes)

1. Zulu

Proper noun

Zoeloe

1. Zulu language

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Dutch

Etymology

From Zulu umZulu.

Pronunciation

• Zoeloe

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• IPA^(key): /ˈzulu/
• Homophone: Zulu

Adjective

Zoeloe (not comparable)

1. Zulu (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language)

Inflection

Inflection of Zoeloe
uninflected	Zoeloe
inflected	Zoeloe
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		Zoeloe
indefinite	m./f. sing.	Zoeloe
	n. sing.	Zoeloe
	plural	Zoeloe
definite		Zoeloe
partitive		Zoeloe

Noun

Zoeloe m (plural Zoeloes, diminutive Zoeloetje n)

1. Zulu, member of the Zulu people

   Sjaka, de stichter van het rijk der Zoeloes, was een groot veldheer die een terreurregime vestigde door massaslachtingen en zowel weerspannige Zoeloes als andere tegenstanders levend liet spietsen.

   Shaka, the founder of the Zulus' empire, was a great general who established a rule of terror by massive killings and ordered both refractory Zulus and other opponents empaled alive.

2. (derogatory) primitive person, savage

Proper noun

Zoeloe n

1. Zulu language