Mosothon.adj.

Brit.

/məˈsuːtuː/, U.S.

/məˈsoʊdoʊ/,

/məˈsoʊθoʊ/, South African English

/məˈsuːtʊ/,

/mɒˈsuːtʊ/

Forms: 1800s Masutu, 1800s Moshootoo, 1800s– Mosuto, 1900s– Mosotho, 1900s– Msutu. See also Basotho n. and adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Southern Sotho. Etymon: Southern Sotho Mosotho.

Etymology: < Southern Sotho Mosotho < mo- , personal class prefix + Sotho Sotho n. Compare earlier Basotho n. and adj. See also Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Historical Princ. (1996), s.v.

A. n.

A member of the Southern Sotho people of southern Africa; an inhabitant of Lesotho (formerly Basutoland). Cf. Basotho n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples > person

Kaffir1588

Zulu1824

Mantatee1833

Basotho1835

Mosothoa1838

knobnose1839

Manganja1859

a1838 A. Smith Jrnl. Exped. S. Afr. (1975) ii. 55/2 The half-starved Moshootoo was all anxiety for a feast.

1891 J. Widdicombe Fourteen Years in Basutoland i. 12 No wonder the Mosuto loves his country.

1937 B. H. Dicke Bush Speaks 329 The trader had taken the owner of the kraal for a Mosuto because he wore..the male attire of the Basuto.

1948 A. Paton Cry, Beloved Country (1949) 28 She is a Msutu, but she speaks Zulu well.

1953 ‘P. Lanham’ & A. S. Mopeli-Paulus Blanket Boy's Moon 13 Monare the Mosotho walked along the street briskly, humming to himself a song of the Basotho people.

1976 D. P. Ambrose Guide Lesotho (ed. 2) 18 A citizen of Lesotho is a Mosotho.

2005 K. B. Showers Imperial Gullies i. 38 In 1902/03 the minimum wage that would attract a Mosotho was £2 10s. per month,with food.

B. adj.

Of or belonging to the Southern Sotho people; native to Lesotho. Cf. Basotho adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > Bantu peoples

Xhosa1812

Morolong1822

amaXhosa1824

Zulu1824

Sotho1827

amaZulu1828

Amapondo1830

African1832

Matabele1835

knob-nosed1838

Manganja1859

Pondo1872

Bapedi1878

Ovambo1897

Tsonga1907

Venda1913

Pedi1922

Nguni1929

Lobedu1937

Mosotho1955

1955 W. Illsley Wagon on Fire 21 A Mosuto youth, swathed in a vivid red blanket.

1973 Drum (Johannesburg) 22 May 31 I am a Mosotho girl aged 20, and would like to correspond with male or female penpals.

1982 L. N. Mzamane in Staffrider 5 ii. 27 Oh you Mosotho girl, You black shadow by the riverside.

2009 M. T. Ntimo-Makara Living with Divorce v. 88 A 65 year old retired Mosotho catholic male civil servant.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mosotho
释义	Mosothon.adj. Brit. /məˈsuːtuː/, U.S. /məˈsoʊdoʊ/, /məˈsoʊθoʊ/, South African English /məˈsuːtʊ/, /mɒˈsuːtʊ/ Forms: 1800s Masutu, 1800s Moshootoo, 1800s– Mosuto, 1900s– Mosotho, 1900s– Msutu. See also Basotho n. and adj. Origin: A borrowing from Southern Sotho. Etymon: Southern Sotho Mosotho. Etymology: < Southern Sotho Mosotho < mo- , personal class prefix + Sotho Sotho n. Compare earlier Basotho n. and adj. See also Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Historical Princ. (1996), s.v. A. n. A member of the Southern Sotho people of southern Africa; an inhabitant of Lesotho (formerly Basutoland). Cf. Basotho n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples > person Kaffir1588 Zulu1824 Mantatee1833 Basotho1835 Mosothoa1838 knobnose1839 Manganja1859 a1838 A. Smith Jrnl. Exped. S. Afr. (1975) ii. 55/2 The half-starved Moshootoo was all anxiety for a feast. 1891 J. Widdicombe Fourteen Years in Basutoland i. 12 No wonder the Mosuto loves his country. 1937 B. H. Dicke Bush Speaks 329 The trader had taken the owner of the kraal for a Mosuto because he wore..the male attire of the Basuto. 1948 A. Paton Cry, Beloved Country (1949) 28 She is a Msutu, but she speaks Zulu well. 1953 ‘P. Lanham’ & A. S. Mopeli-Paulus Blanket Boy's Moon 13 Monare the Mosotho walked along the street briskly, humming to himself a song of the Basotho people. 1976 D. P. Ambrose Guide Lesotho (ed. 2) 18 A citizen of Lesotho is a Mosotho. 2005 K. B. Showers Imperial Gullies i. 38 In 1902/03 the minimum wage that would attract a Mosotho was £2 10s. per month,with food. B. adj. Of or belonging to the Southern Sotho people; native to Lesotho. Cf. Basotho adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > Bantu peoples Xhosa1812 Morolong1822 amaXhosa1824 Zulu1824 Sotho1827 amaZulu1828 Amapondo1830 African1832 Matabele1835 knob-nosed1838 Manganja1859 Pondo1872 Bapedi1878 Ovambo1897 Tsonga1907 Venda1913 Pedi1922 Nguni1929 Lobedu1937 Mosotho1955 1955 W. Illsley Wagon on Fire 21 A Mosuto youth, swathed in a vivid red blanket. 1973 Drum (Johannesburg) 22 May 31 I am a Mosotho girl aged 20, and would like to correspond with male or female penpals. 1982 L. N. Mzamane in Staffrider 5 ii. 27 Oh you Mosotho girl, You black shadow by the riverside. 2009 M. T. Ntimo-Makara Living with Divorce v. 88 A 65 year old retired Mosotho catholic male civil servant. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1838
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