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umkhwetha

umkhwetha noun: among the Xhosa, a young male undergoing a group circumcision rite to mark the arrival of adulthood.

Noun

umkhwetha (plural abakwetha or abakhwetha)

  1. Among the Xhosa, a young male undergoing a group circumcision rite to mark the arrival of adulthood.

Forms of umkhwetha

pluralabakwetha
pluralabakhwetha

Origin of umkhwetha

Xhosa

Questions about umkhwetha

What does umkhwetha mean?
Umkhwetha means among the Xhosa, a young male undergoing a group circumcision rite to mark the arrival of adulthood.
What part of speech is umkhwetha?
Umkhwetha is a noun.
What is the plural of umkhwetha?
The plural of umkhwetha is abakwetha.

Words near umkhwetha in the dictionary

  1. umiri
  2. Umiri balsam
  3. umirolimus
  4. UMIST
  5. UMKC
  6. umkhwetha
  7. umklapp
  8. Umklapp scattering
  9. Umklapp scatterings
  10. UML
  11. Umland

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