-kazi
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí.
Suffix
-kazi
- Suffix deriving words for female people from those for male people.
Derived terms
Xhosa terms suffixed with -kazi
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí.
Suffix
-kazi
- Suffix deriving words for female people from those for male people.
- Augmentative suffix, used with inanimate nouns and adjectives.
Derived terms
Zulu terms suffixed with -kazi
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-kazi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-kazi”