abelungu

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /abəˈlʊŋɡuː/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. White people collectively. South-Africa,countable,derogatory,uncountable
    — Chief Joyi said that the African people lived in relative peace until the coming of the abelungu, the white people, who arrived from across the sea with fire-breathing weapons.

词形变化

abelungu plural abeLungu alternative Abelungu alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀
Xhosa ábélungubor.
Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀
Zulu abélungubor.
English abelungu
Borrowed from Xhosa ábélungu (plural of úḿlungu), or borrowed from Zulu abélungu (plural of uḿlungu).
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