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单词 mopedi
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Mopedin.

Brit. /məˈpeɪdi/, /məˈpɛdi/, U.S. /məˈpɛdi/, /məˈpeɪdi/, South African English /məˈpeɪdi/, /mɒˈpeɪdi/
Forms: 1900s– Mopedi, 1900s– Mopeli. See also Bapedi n. and adj., Pedi n. and adj.
Origin: A borrowing from Sepedi. Etymon: Sepedi moPêdi.
Etymology: < Sepedi moPêdi member of the Pedi people < mo- , singular class prefix + Pêdi Pedi n. Compare Southern Sotho Mōpeli , Setswana Mopedi . Compare earlier Bapedi n. and adj.Variation between the forms Mopedi and Mopeli corresponds formally to the differing modern orthographies used in South Africa and Lesotho respectively (compare etymological note s.v. Molimo n.1).
A member of the Pedi people; = Pedi n. 2.
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1928 Bull. School Oriental Stud. 4 899 Mr. G. P. Lestrade, after going through Endemann's Wörterbuch with a native Mopeli, came to the conclusion that many of the tones were wrongly marked.
1959 E. Mphahlele Down Second Avenue v. 34 My grandmother was head of a large family. She was a Mopedi, whose father had also been a Mphahlele, but no blood relation of my father's.
1965 P. Baragwanath Brave Remain 25 Every Mopedi among the spectators who had or could acquire a whistle, joined whatever group he fancied.
1977 Drum (Johannesburg) Oct. 45 ‘They say my husband does not qualify to live in these areas because he is a Mopedi,’ she explained.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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