izimbongi

名词 n.
/ˌɪzɪmˈbɒŋɡi/    /ˌɪzɪmˈbɔŋɡi/|/-ˈbɑŋ-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. plural of imbongi. form-of,plural
    — In the national figures this bawdy laughter seems hardly ever to be present; it is only slyly winked at once in the King's praises in the "pillow" reference, but on the whole it is suppressed or censored out by successive izimbongi.

词源

Etymology tree
Zulu ízim-
Zulu in-
Proto-Nguni *-bonga
Zulu -bonga
Proto-Bantu *-ì
Zulu -i
Zulu ímbongi
Zulu izimbongibor.
English izimbongi
Borrowed from Zulu izimbongi, from izim- (“class 10 noun prefix”) + imbongi.
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