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kwedini

UK/kwiːˈdɪni/

kwedini noun: a young boy, especially a Xhosa.

Noun

kwedini (plural kwedinis)

  1. (South Africa) A young boy, especially a Xhosa.
    • A year later Jonathan – or Sipho, which Gordon said was his ‘real’ name – was back, no longer a kwedini but a man.1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 38

Forms of kwedini

pluralkwedinis

Origin of kwedini

From Xhosa kwedini, contracted form of nkwenkwendini, vocative form of nkwenkwe (“boy”).

Questions about kwedini

What does kwedini mean?
Kwedini means a young boy, especially a Xhosa.
What part of speech is kwedini?
Kwedini is a noun.
How do you pronounce kwedini?
Kwedini is pronounced /kwiːˈdɪni/ (UK).
What is the plural of kwedini?
The plural of kwedini is kwedinis.

Words near kwedini in the dictionary

  1. KwaZulu
  2. KwaZulu-Natal
  3. kwd
  4. kwds
  5. Kwe
  6. kwedini
  7. kwedinis
  8. kwee
  9. kween
  10. kweens
  11. kweenz

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