Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kwazulu

/kwɑːˈzuːluː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: kwazu-lu
IPA: /kwɑːˈzuːluː/

23

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government to be a homeland for the Zulu people.

Etymology

Etymology tree Zulu kwa- Proto-Bantu *ʊ́- Zulu ú- Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀ Zulu ī́zulu Zulu úZulu Zulu KwaZulubor. English KwaZulu Borrowed from Zulu KwaZulu.

Phrases

KwaZulu-Natal

Frequently Paired Words

KwaZulu-Natal

Rhymes With

honolulu

Questions

How do you pronounce kwazulu?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwɑːˈzuːluː/.
What does kwazulu mean?: A former bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government to be a homeland for the Zulu people.
Where does kwazulu come from?: Etymology tree Zulu kwa- Proto-Bantu *ʊ́- Zulu ú- Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀ Zulu ī́zulu Zulu úZulu Zulu KwaZulubor. English KwaZulu Borrowed from Zulu KwaZulu.

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