ubuthi

English

Etymology

From Xhosa [Term?].

Noun

ubuthi (uncountable)

  1. witchcraft (among the Xhosa people)

Zulu

Etymology

From ubu- +‎ umuthi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /úɓuːtʰí/

Noun

úbuthí class 14

  1. poison (from a bush or tree)

Inflection
Class 14
Singular Plural
Full form ubuthi —
Locative ebuthini —
Singular Plural
Full form ubuthi —
Simple form buthi —
Locative ebuthini —
Copulative ngubuthi —
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wobuthi owobuthi — —
Class 2 bobuthi abobuthi — —
Class 3 wobuthi owobuthi — —
Class 4 yobuthi eyobuthi — —
Class 5 lobuthi elobuthi — —
Class 6 obuthi awobuthi — —
Class 7 sobuthi esobuthi — —
Class 8 zobuthi ezobuthi — —
Class 9 yobuthi eyobuthi — —
Class 10 zobuthi ezobuthi — —
Class 11 lobuthi olobuthi — —
Class 14 bobuthi obobuthi — —
Class 15 kobuthi okobuthi — —
Class 17 kobuthi okobuthi — —

References
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