单词 | mlungu |
释义 | Definition of mlungu in English:mlungunoun (ə)mˈlʊnɡuː South African ironic, derogatory
adjective (ə)mˈlʊnɡuː South African derogatory, ironic
OriginEarly 19th century. From Xhosa mlungu and its cognate Zulu mlungu, vocative of umlungu (plural abelungu), perhaps from lunga to get or be in order, to become or be correct or good, or perhaps related to the noun stem -lungu canoe, ship, found in some other Bantu languages. Definition of mlungu in US English:mlungunoun(ə)mˈlʊnɡuː South African ironic, derogatory
adjective(ə)mˈlʊnɡuː South African derogatory, ironic
OriginEarly 19th century. From Xhosa mlungu and its cognate Zulu mlungu, vocative of umlungu (plural abelungu), perhaps from lunga to get or be in order, to become or be correct or good, or perhaps related to the noun stem -lungu canoe, ship, found in some other Bantu languages. |
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