Abelungun.

Brit.

/abəˈlʊnɡuː/, U.S.

/ˌæbəˈlʊnɡu/, South African English

/ʌbəˈlʊnɡʊ/

Forms: 1800s Abalongo, 1800s Abalongu, 1800s Abaloongu, 1800s Abalungu, 1800s Abehlungu, 1800s– Abelungu, 1900s– abeLungu, 1900s– abelungu.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Xhosa. Partly a borrowing from Zulu. Etymons: Xhosa abelungu; Zulu abelungu.

Etymology: < Xhosa abelungu and its cognate Zulu abelungu, plural of umlungu umlungu n. < abe- , plural prefix + -lungu (see mlungu n. and adj.).In form abeLungu after the practice of capitalizing the stem in several Nguni languages.

South African (now frequently derogatory or ironic, esp. as used by black writers).

With singular or plural agreement. White people collectively. Cf. mlungu n., umlungu n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun]

white mana1398

Christian1622

European1666

white-face1684

long knife1784

buckra1794

sahib1796

white-skin1803

whitey1811

Pakeha1817

papalagi1817

paleface1823

whitefellow1826

Abelungu1836

haole1843

gringo1849

lightiea1855

umlungu1859

mzungu1860

heaven-burster1861

ladino1877

mooniasc1880

Conchy Joe1888

béké1889

ofay1899

ridge runner1904

Ngati Pakeha1905

kelch1912

pink1913

leucoderm1924

fay1927

Mr Charlie1928

pinkie1935

devil1938

wonk1938

oaf1941

grey1943

paddy1945

Caucasoid1956

Jumble1957

Caucasian1958

white boy1958

pinko-grey1964

honky1967

toubab1976

palagi1977

1836 A. F. Gardiner Narr. Journey Zoolu Country 349 How oft on Abaloongu's race were threats and bitter curses heaped.

1856 R. J. Mullins Diary 22 Oct. in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) at Mlungu I said his people would then eat aloe leaves. He said ‘They will not, they will steal and then there will be war, but he would go to the Abalongu.’

1899 A. Werner Captain of Locusts 193 I bade him begone; and he began to utter evil words of the abelungu.

1919 Illustr. London News 17 Oct. 5 We must..avoid waiting for the Abelungu to do everything for us: we must help ourselves and he will think the better of us.

1961 D. Bee Children of Yesterday 284 Who knows how these doctors of the Abelungu keep blood in bottles for so long that they can take it from one man this month and put it in another man the next month?

1980 M. Matshoba in M. Mutloatse Forced Landing 115 We live like hogs... The pets of abeLungu live better than we.

2001 Weekly Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 16 Mar. Nowadays, the sight of abelungu (whites) sauntering down the streets of Manenberg in Cape Town..is hardly unusual.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abelungu
释义	Abelungun. Brit. /abəˈlʊnɡuː/, U.S. /ˌæbəˈlʊnɡu/, South African English /ʌbəˈlʊnɡʊ/ Forms: 1800s Abalongo, 1800s Abalongu, 1800s Abaloongu, 1800s Abalungu, 1800s Abehlungu, 1800s– Abelungu, 1900s– abeLungu, 1900s– abelungu. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Xhosa. Partly a borrowing from Zulu. Etymons: Xhosa abelungu; Zulu abelungu. Etymology: < Xhosa abelungu and its cognate Zulu abelungu, plural of umlungu umlungu n. < abe- , plural prefix + -lungu (see mlungu n. and adj.).In form abeLungu after the practice of capitalizing the stem in several Nguni languages. South African (now frequently derogatory or ironic, esp. as used by black writers). With singular or plural agreement. White people collectively. Cf. mlungu n., umlungu n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] white mana1398 Christian1622 European1666 white-face1684 long knife1784 buckra1794 sahib1796 white-skin1803 whitey1811 Pakeha1817 papalagi1817 paleface1823 whitefellow1826 Abelungu1836 haole1843 gringo1849 lightiea1855 umlungu1859 mzungu1860 heaven-burster1861 ladino1877 mooniasc1880 Conchy Joe1888 béké1889 ofay1899 ridge runner1904 Ngati Pakeha1905 kelch1912 pink1913 leucoderm1924 fay1927 Mr Charlie1928 pinkie1935 devil1938 wonk1938 oaf1941 grey1943 paddy1945 Caucasoid1956 Jumble1957 Caucasian1958 white boy1958 pinko-grey1964 honky1967 toubab1976 palagi1977 1836 A. F. Gardiner Narr. Journey Zoolu Country 349 How oft on Abaloongu's race were threats and bitter curses heaped. 1856 R. J. Mullins Diary 22 Oct. in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) at Mlungu I said his people would then eat aloe leaves. He said ‘They will not, they will steal and then there will be war, but he would go to the Abalongu.’ 1899 A. Werner Captain of Locusts 193 I bade him begone; and he began to utter evil words of the abelungu. 1919 Illustr. London News 17 Oct. 5 We must..avoid waiting for the Abelungu to do everything for us: we must help ourselves and he will think the better of us. 1961 D. Bee Children of Yesterday 284 Who knows how these doctors of the Abelungu keep blood in bottles for so long that they can take it from one man this month and put it in another man the next month? 1980 M. Matshoba in M. Mutloatse Forced Landing 115 We live like hogs... The pets of abeLungu live better than we. 2001 Weekly Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 16 Mar. Nowadays, the sight of abelungu (whites) sauntering down the streets of Manenberg in Cape Town..is hardly unusual. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1836
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