umrawu

Zulu

Etymology

From Sotho morao (“back”), ultimately from Proto-Bantu *ìtákò.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /úm̩râːwu/

Noun

úmrâwu class 3 (plural ímirâwu class 4)

  1. (slang) buttocks

Inflection
Class 3/4
Singular Plural
Full form umrawu imirawu
Locative emrawini emirawini
Singular Plural
Full form umrawu imirawu
Simple form mrawu mirawu
Locative emrawini emirawini
Copulative ngumrawu yimirawu
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womrawu owomrawu wemirawu owemirawu
Class 2 bomrawu abomrawu bemirawu abemirawu
Class 3 womrawu owomrawu wemirawu owemirawu
Class 4 yomrawu eyomrawu yemirawu eyemirawu
Class 5 lomrawu elomrawu lemirawu elemirawu
Class 6 omrawu awomrawu emirawu awemirawu
Class 7 somrawu esomrawu semirawu esemirawu
Class 8 zomrawu ezomrawu zemirawu ezemirawu
Class 9 yomrawu eyomrawu yemirawu eyemirawu
Class 10 zomrawu ezomrawu zemirawu ezemirawu
Class 11 lomrawu olomrawu lwemirawu olwemirawu
Class 14 bomrawu obomrawu bemirawu obemirawu
Class 15 komrawu okomrawu kwemirawu okwemirawu
Class 17 komrawu okomrawu kwemirawu okwemirawu
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