uMasingana

Zulu

Etymology

From u- (class 1a) +‎ ma- +‎ -singa (“search for”) +‎ -ana. May refer to looking around for ripening crops or growing pumpkins.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umasínɡaːna/

Noun

uMasíngana class 1a (plural oMasingana class 2a)

1. January
2. the sixth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in December

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kuMasingana)

	singular		plural
full form	uMasingana		oMasingana
simple form	Masingana		boMasingana
locative	kuMasingana		koMasingana
copulative	nguMasingana		ngoMasingana
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	kaMasingana	okaMasingana	woMasingana	owoMasingana
class 2	bakaMasingana	abakaMasingana	boMasingana	aboMasingana
class 3	kaMasingana	okaMasingana	woMasingana	owoMasingana
class 4	kaMasingana	ekaMasingana	yoMasingana	eyoMasingana
class 5	likaMasingana	elikaMasingana	loMasingana	eloMasingana
class 6	kaMasingana	akaMasingana	oMasingana	awoMasingana
class 7	sikaMasingana	esikaMasingana	soMasingana	esoMasingana
class 8	zikaMasingana	ezikaMasingana	zoMasingana	ezoMasingana
class 9	kaMasingana	ekaMasingana	yoMasingana	eyoMasingana
class 10	zikaMasingana	ezikaMasingana	zoMasingana	ezoMasingana
class 11	lukaMasingana	olukaMasingana	loMasingana	oloMasingana
class 14	bukaMasingana	obukaMasingana	boMasingana	oboMasingana
class 15	kukaMasingana	okukaMasingana	koMasingana	okoMasingana
class 17	kukaMasingana	okukaMasingana	koMasingana	okoMasingana

Synonyms

• uJanuwari
• uNgcela

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-masingana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-masingana (6.6.3.9.9)”
• Koopman, Adrian (2002), Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press