mafufunyanan.

Brit.

/ˌmafᵿfᵿnˈjɑːnə/,

/ˌmafᵿfᵿnˈjanə/, U.S.

/ˌmæfəfənˈjɑnə/,

/ˌmæfəfənˈjænə/, South African English

/ˌmʌfʊfʊˈnjɑːnə/,

/ˌmʌfʊfʊˈnjʌnə/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: 1900s– mafofonyane, 1900s– mafufunyana, 1900s– mafufunyane, 1900s– mafunyana.

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

Etymology: < Zulu amafufunyane, amafufunyana (singular ufufunyane, ufufunyana).The forms amafufunyana and (with removal of the Zulu prefix) fufunyana also occur (rarely) in English.

South African.

a. An emotional disorder, characterized by hysteria and hallucinations and often believed to be caused by witchcraft.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > possession

possession1601

fanaticism1708

demonomania1800

demonopathy1846

theolepsy1886

mafufunyana1952

1952 B. Davidson Rep. S. Afr. 123 Mafufunyana is widely feared and results often in death, being an especially powerful form of self-hypnosis induced by an acute sense of guilt.

1968 Post (Durban) 4 Feb. 16 Masemola told him Charles was suffering from mafufunyane (lunacy).

1970 M. Dikobe Marabi Dance 12 I am going to send her Mafufunyane—the madness that causes one to see chimpanzees.

1978 Daily Dispatch (East London, S. Afr.) 26 July 18 [She] told the court she was being treated for ‘mafufunyana’ (hallucinations) and that evil spirits drove her to do things against her will.

1988 M. Ramphele & E. Boonzaier in E. Boonzaier & J. Sharp S. Afr. Keywords 162 She had developed mafufunyane (a temporary mental illness said to be brought about by evil forces).

b. In plural. The evil spirits which are believed to possess a person suffering from this disorder.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun]

evil angel, spiritc950

ghosteOE

uncleanOE

demonOE

devilOE

devilshineOE

groa1225

debleriea1325

devilnessa1400

devilryc1400

sprat?a1475

nicker1481

fiend of hell1509

imp1526

virtue1584

elf1587

succubus1601

blue devilc1616

black man1656

woolsaw1757

buggane1775

bhut1785

demonic1785

pishachi1807

devil-devil1831

skookum1838

taipo1848

lightning bird1870

demonry1883

pisaca1885

mafufunyanas1963

mare1981

1963 A. M. Louw 20 Days 131 He said: ‘It is the igqira—the diviner. There are mafufunyana—evil spirits—in this house!’

1978 Daily Dispatch (East London, S. Afr.) 25 Apr. 19 A herbalist..said the guardian ‘amakhosi’ spirits had used Mr Nkohla T—, of Mdantsane, as an agent to assault the evil ‘mafufunyane’ spirits which had possessed Miss Kondokondo M—. Mr Woko said the gathering of mystics..called on the amakhosi to drive out the mafufunyane.

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

单词	mafufunyana
释义	mafufunyanan. Brit. /ˌmafᵿfᵿnˈjɑːnə/, /ˌmafᵿfᵿnˈjanə/, U.S. /ˌmæfəfənˈjɑnə/, /ˌmæfəfənˈjænə/, South African English /ˌmʌfʊfʊˈnjɑːnə/, /ˌmʌfʊfʊˈnjʌnə/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: 1900s– mafofonyane, 1900s– mafufunyana, 1900s– mafufunyane, 1900s– mafunyana. Origin: A borrowing from Zulu. Etymon: Zulu amafufunyane. Etymology: < Zulu amafufunyane, amafufunyana (singular ufufunyane, ufufunyana).The forms amafufunyana and (with removal of the Zulu prefix) fufunyana also occur (rarely) in English. South African. a. An emotional disorder, characterized by hysteria and hallucinations and often believed to be caused by witchcraft. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > possession possession1601 fanaticism1708 demonomania1800 demonopathy1846 theolepsy1886 mafufunyana1952 1952 B. Davidson Rep. S. Afr. 123 Mafufunyana is widely feared and results often in death, being an especially powerful form of self-hypnosis induced by an acute sense of guilt. 1968 Post (Durban) 4 Feb. 16 Masemola told him Charles was suffering from mafufunyane (lunacy). 1970 M. Dikobe Marabi Dance 12 I am going to send her Mafufunyane—the madness that causes one to see chimpanzees. 1978 Daily Dispatch (East London, S. Afr.) 26 July 18 [She] told the court she was being treated for ‘mafufunyana’ (hallucinations) and that evil spirits drove her to do things against her will. 1988 M. Ramphele & E. Boonzaier in E. Boonzaier & J. Sharp S. Afr. Keywords 162 She had developed mafufunyane (a temporary mental illness said to be brought about by evil forces). b. In plural. The evil spirits which are believed to possess a person suffering from this disorder. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] evil angel, spiritc950 ghosteOE uncleanOE demonOE devilOE devilshineOE groa1225 debleriea1325 devilnessa1400 devilryc1400 sprat?a1475 nicker1481 fiend of hell1509 imp1526 virtue1584 elf1587 succubus1601 blue devilc1616 black man1656 woolsaw1757 buggane1775 bhut1785 demonic1785 pishachi1807 devil-devil1831 skookum1838 taipo1848 lightning bird1870 demonry1883 pisaca1885 mafufunyanas1963 mare1981 1963 A. M. Louw 20 Days 131 He said: ‘It is the igqira—the diviner. There are mafufunyana—evil spirits—in this house!’ 1978 Daily Dispatch (East London, S. Afr.) 25 Apr. 19 A herbalist..said the guardian ‘amakhosi’ spirits had used Mr Nkohla T—, of Mdantsane, as an agent to assault the evil ‘mafufunyane’ spirits which had possessed Miss Kondokondo M—. Mr Woko said the gathering of mystics..called on the amakhosi to drive out the mafufunyane. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1952
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