umu-
Northern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu- (plural aba-)
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu- (plural imi-)
- Class 3 noun prefix.
See also
Southern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
umu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
úmu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix
úmu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “umu-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “umu-”