Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indlamu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ind-la-mu
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Zulu dance from South Africa in which the dancer lifts one foot over the head and brings it down hard, landing squarely on the downbeat.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But there was sophistication and beauty in the way that traditional African dance motifs, like the fierce, stamping Zulu indlamu sequences, were woven together with more sinuous abstract movements."

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu indlamu.

Word Breakdown

Root: indlamu

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does indlamu mean?: A traditional Zulu dance from South Africa in which the dancer lifts one foot over the head and brings it down hard, landing squarely on the downbeat.
Where does indlamu come from?: Borrowed from Zulu indlamu.

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