makuluadj.n.

Brit.

/məˈkuːluː/, U.S.

/məˈkulu/, South African English

/məˈkuːlʊ/,

/məˈkʊlʊ/

Forms: 1900s– makhuloo, 1900s– makhulu, 1900s– makulu.

Origin: A borrowing from Fanakalo. Etymon: Fanakalo makulu.

Etymology: < Fanakalo makulu big < Xhosa makhulu, Zulu makhulu they are big < ma-, prefix marking plural subjectival agreement + -khulu big.The compound makulu baas is probably after Fanakalo makulu bas, although the latter is not attested in Fanakalo dictionaries. Compare Afrikaans makoeloebaas (1967 in Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal).

South African colloquial.

A. adj.

Big, impressive; important, foremost.The word order in quot. 1899 perhaps imitates Bantu syntax.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective]

important1444

substantious1483

sore1530

relevantc1540

importing1579

of great (little, etc.) weight1581

grave1594

dear1598

consequentious1634

concerning1641

of concern1651

consequent1659

weighty1662

interesting1711

capital1724

consequential1728

magnitudinous1777

makulu1899

operative1955

1899 G. H. Russell Under Sjambok 195 You will give this letter to the Baas mukulu (manager).

1959 E. Mphahlele Down Second Ave 108 Why-for you maker so much makulu troble-troble.

1977 Argus (Cape Town) 13 Jan. 10 (advt.) Mr McCrae is a makulu manager, and he drives a makulu car.

1987 Weekly Mail (Johannesburg) 11 Sept. 21 September is makulu-boy, another way of saying he's a reliable worker.

B. n.

A grandmother; an old woman. Also used as a form of address.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandparent > [noun] > grandmother

eldmotherc1000

grandamc1225

good-dame1400

grandmother1424

beldamc1440

lucky1629

granny1659

grandmama1694

lucky minnie1755

grandma1772

grandmammy1789

gran1829

babushka1834

abuela1836

grandmom1860

grandmum1861

grammy1886

dadi1888

minnie1888

grams1893

bubbe1895

nana1899

gram1923

nanny1927

lola1934

abuelita1937

oma1948

nain1954

nan1955

makulu1980

omi1988

1978 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 4 Mar. 8 Passed away on 2nd March...Loving kulu of Richden and Denrich.]

1980 E. Joubert Poppie Nongena 244 I must cook for tatomkhulu and makhulu.

1981 Voice 8 July 5 Sindi..wondered why Makhulu should remember her in a time of need.

Compounds

makulu baas n. a male employer; a powerful official in an organization; (occasionally) any white male; ironic a title of or form of address to a government minister, esp. a head of state.

ΚΠ

1953 ‘P. Lanham’ & A. S. Mopeli-Paulus Blanket Boy's Moon 121 Libe..asked his Makulu Baas for a day's unpaid leave.

1978 Voice 25 Nov. 16 The ‘makhulubaas’ of Black soccer.

1982 Voice 21 Mar. 4 Makhulubaas Influx Throttle is virtually telling Cape Town's Black refugees..don't starve here, starve in the Sebes' and Matanzimas' paradises.

1987 Drum (Johannesburg) July 10 According to mlungu constitution the State President is the makhulu baas of all chiefs. He is the very Paramount Paramount Chief.

1991 O. Musi in Drum Dec. 18 The driver will..explain to her in terse terms the ‘makhulubaas’ wants his stove back unless she forks out the balance of R500.

makulu boss n. = makulu baas n.

ΚΠ

1991 P. Slabolepszy Bright Laaities 8 A French Dutchman who became Makulu Boss Prime Minister of South Africa.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	makulu
释义	makuluadj.n. Brit. /məˈkuːluː/, U.S. /məˈkulu/, South African English /məˈkuːlʊ/, /məˈkʊlʊ/ Forms: 1900s– makhuloo, 1900s– makhulu, 1900s– makulu. Origin: A borrowing from Fanakalo. Etymon: Fanakalo makulu. Etymology: < Fanakalo makulu big < Xhosa makhulu, Zulu makhulu they are big < ma-, prefix marking plural subjectival agreement + -khulu big.The compound makulu baas is probably after Fanakalo makulu bas, although the latter is not attested in Fanakalo dictionaries. Compare Afrikaans makoeloebaas (1967 in Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal). South African colloquial. A. adj. Big, impressive; important, foremost.The word order in quot. 1899 perhaps imitates Bantu syntax. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] important1444 substantious1483 sore1530 relevantc1540 importing1579 of great (little, etc.) weight1581 grave1594 dear1598 consequentious1634 concerning1641 of concern1651 consequent1659 weighty1662 interesting1711 capital1724 consequential1728 magnitudinous1777 makulu1899 operative1955 1899 G. H. Russell Under Sjambok 195 You will give this letter to the Baas mukulu (manager). 1959 E. Mphahlele Down Second Ave 108 Why-for you maker so much makulu troble-troble. 1977 Argus (Cape Town) 13 Jan. 10 (advt.) Mr McCrae is a makulu manager, and he drives a makulu car. 1987 Weekly Mail (Johannesburg) 11 Sept. 21 September is makulu-boy, another way of saying he's a reliable worker. B. n. A grandmother; an old woman. Also used as a form of address. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandparent > [noun] > grandmother eldmotherc1000 grandamc1225 good-dame1400 grandmother1424 beldamc1440 lucky1629 granny1659 grandmama1694 lucky minnie1755 grandma1772 grandmammy1789 gran1829 babushka1834 abuela1836 grandmom1860 grandmum1861 grammy1886 dadi1888 minnie1888 grams1893 bubbe1895 nana1899 gram1923 nanny1927 lola1934 abuelita1937 oma1948 nain1954 nan1955 makulu1980 omi1988 1978 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 4 Mar. 8 Passed away on 2nd March...Loving kulu of Richden and Denrich.] 1980 E. Joubert Poppie Nongena 244 I must cook for tatomkhulu and makhulu. 1981 Voice 8 July 5 Sindi..wondered why Makhulu should remember her in a time of need. Compounds makulu baas n. a male employer; a powerful official in an organization; (occasionally) any white male; ironic a title of or form of address to a government minister, esp. a head of state. ΚΠ 1953 ‘P. Lanham’ & A. S. Mopeli-Paulus Blanket Boy's Moon 121 Libe..asked his Makulu Baas for a day's unpaid leave. 1978 Voice 25 Nov. 16 The ‘makhulubaas’ of Black soccer. 1982 Voice 21 Mar. 4 Makhulubaas Influx Throttle is virtually telling Cape Town's Black refugees..don't starve here, starve in the Sebes' and Matanzimas' paradises. 1987 Drum (Johannesburg) July 10 According to mlungu constitution the State President is the makhulu baas of all chiefs. He is the very Paramount Paramount Chief. 1991 O. Musi in Drum Dec. 18 The driver will..explain to her in terse terms the ‘makhulubaas’ wants his stove back unless she forks out the balance of R500. makulu boss n. = makulu baas n. ΚΠ 1991 P. Slabolepszy Bright Laaities 8 A French Dutchman who became Makulu Boss Prime Minister of South Africa. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1899
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