Definition of umfaan in English:

umfaan

noun ʊmˈfɑːnʌmˈfɑːn

South African

1(among Xhosa-speaking people) a young man who has gone through initiation but is not yet married.
〈南非〉（祖鲁语民族）已举行进入社会的仪式而未婚的青年
Example sentencesExamples
- Zulu kraals were dotted about, umfaans nudged cows out of the way and the dramatic Drakensberg Escarpment took over the horizon.
- Sometimes at night, I listened to umfaans’ hullabaloo, while they jogged past our hedge, returning from stick-fights in the valley off Old Mill Way.
- The train was led by an umfaan, while at the back the ` guard’ sang along to the radio balanced on his head.
- ‘Thank you umfaan,’ he said, taking off his old shoes and placing the new ones gently on his feet.
- The umfaans meantime collected wood and water and lit fires by using fire-drills worked between the palms of their hands.
1. 1.1 (among Zulu-speaking people) a boy.
2. 1.2offensive A black male domestic servant.
  〈冒犯〉黑人男仆

Origin

From Zulu and Xhosa umfana.

单词	umfaan
释义	Definition of umfaan in English: umfaan noun ʊmˈfɑːnʌmˈfɑːn South African 1(among Xhosa-speaking people) a young man who has gone through initiation but is not yet married. 〈南非〉（祖鲁语民族）已举行进入社会的仪式而未婚的青年 Example sentencesExamples Zulu kraals were dotted about, umfaans nudged cows out of the way and the dramatic Drakensberg Escarpment took over the horizon. Sometimes at night, I listened to umfaans’ hullabaloo, while they jogged past our hedge, returning from stick-fights in the valley off Old Mill Way. The train was led by an umfaan, while at the back the ` guard’ sang along to the radio balanced on his head. ‘Thank you umfaan,’ he said, taking off his old shoes and placing the new ones gently on his feet. The umfaans meantime collected wood and water and lit fires by using fire-drills worked between the palms of their hands. 1.1 (among Zulu-speaking people) a boy. 1.2offensive A black male domestic servant. 〈冒犯〉黑人男仆 Origin From Zulu and Xhosa umfana.
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