Meanings
nounumZulu (plural amaZulu)
plural amaZulu
- A Zulu person.
Mzobe feels he needs to toughen up, as an umZulu man, and show his wife and son that he is the man of the house.
2023, Rachel Tengetile Antones-Dlamini, Zilibele Mtumane, “Proverbs based on the people domain in David Mkhize’s Ngavele ngasho”, in South African Journal of African Languages, volume 43, number 3
Origin
- Zuluumu-
- Proto-Bantu*ʊ́-
- Zuluú-
- Proto-Bantu*ìgʊ̀dʊ̀
- Zuluī́zulu
- ZuluúZulu
- ZuluuḿZul
- EnglishumZulu
Borrowed from Zulu uḿZulu.
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APA
umZulu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umZulu
MLA
“umZulu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umZulu. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “umZulu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umZulu.
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