Amabhunun.

Brit.

/ˌaməˈbuːnuː/, U.S.

/ˌæməˈbunu/, South African English

/ˌʌməˈbʊnʊ/

Forms: 1800s Amabuna, 1800s– Amaboona, 1900s– AmaBhunu, 1900s– Amabhunu, 1900s– Amabunu. Also with lower case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Zulu. Etymon: Zulu amaBhunu.

Etymology: < Zulu amaBhunu Afrikaners collectively < ama- , plural class prefix denoting people + -bhunu relating to Afrikaners and their culture and language ( < South African Dutch boer Boer n.). Compare the similarly-formed Xhosa amaBhulu (recorded in an English context in 1852).The singular form in Zulu is iBhunu.

South African slang (derogatory).

With plural agreement. Among speakers of the Nguni languages: Afrikaners collectively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > Afrikaner > collectively

the Dutch1731

Boerdom1858

South African Dutch1877

volk1880

Amabhunu1883

Afrikanerdom1900

1883 B. Mitford Through Zulu Country 314 One chief told me he would like nothing better than to be allowed to lead an impi [army] against the Amabuna (Boers).

1949 O. Walker Proud Zulu (1951) 80 The Amabunu seek our land, and our labour. The umfundisi—missionaries, they tell us about love.

2009 I. Sabatini Boy Next Door (2010) i. iii. 13 That old man should be back home, but what is he doing? Look at him—boy this, boy that—with their broken Mukhiwa Ndebele. Bastards, amabhunu.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amabhunu
释义	Amabhunun. Brit. /ˌaməˈbuːnuː/, U.S. /ˌæməˈbunu/, South African English /ˌʌməˈbʊnʊ/ Forms: 1800s Amabuna, 1800s– Amaboona, 1900s– AmaBhunu, 1900s– Amabhunu, 1900s– Amabunu. Also with lower case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Zulu. Etymon: Zulu amaBhunu. Etymology: < Zulu amaBhunu Afrikaners collectively < ama- , plural class prefix denoting people + -bhunu relating to Afrikaners and their culture and language ( < South African Dutch boer Boer n.). Compare the similarly-formed Xhosa amaBhulu (recorded in an English context in 1852).The singular form in Zulu is iBhunu. South African slang (derogatory). With plural agreement. Among speakers of the Nguni languages: Afrikaners collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > Afrikaner > collectively the Dutch1731 Boerdom1858 South African Dutch1877 volk1880 Amabhunu1883 Afrikanerdom1900 1883 B. Mitford Through Zulu Country 314 One chief told me he would like nothing better than to be allowed to lead an impi [army] against the Amabuna (Boers). 1949 O. Walker Proud Zulu (1951) 80 The Amabunu seek our land, and our labour. The umfundisi—missionaries, they tell us about love. 2009 I. Sabatini Boy Next Door (2010) i. iii. 13 That old man should be back home, but what is he doing? Look at him—boy this, boy that—with their broken Mukhiwa Ndebele. Bastards, amabhunu. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1883
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