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B2

Xhosa — Upper Intermediate Vocabulary

987 words

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# Word Type IPA Definition
1 -alathisa Noun
2 -bonisisa Noun
3 -buhlungu Noun
4 -dibanisa Noun
5 -gqithisa Noun
6 -kruneka Noun
7 -lethisa Noun
8 -ncedisa Noun
9 -sebenzisa Noun
10 -shukumisa Noun
11 abantwana Noun
12 abelungu Noun White people collectively.
13 ahlukanisa Verb to segregate.
14 alathisa Verb to show the way.
15 amafutha Noun /[ámáfûːtʰa]/
16 amahlathi Noun
17 amakhasi Noun
18 amalanga Noun
19 amaphiko Noun
20 amaqanda Noun
21 amarhewu Noun /[ámáxéːwu]/ maize drink.
22 amathambo Noun
23 amaXhosa Noun /amaˈkǁʰoːsa/ Equivalent to 'Xhosa': A member of a Bantu people from South Africa, most of whom live in the Eastern Cape.
24 amazimba Noun /[ámáz̥i̤ːᵐb̥a̤]/ kaffir corn.
25 amazinyo Noun
26 aneliseka Verb to be pleased.
27 baluleka Verb to be important.
28 bandezela Verb to squeeze.
29 bebulula Verb to peel off.
30 bengezela Verb to sparkle.
31 bethelela Verb to hammer.
32 bhabhazela Verb
33 bhanxeka Verb to be mad.
34 bhatalisa Verb to charge.
35 bhengeza Verb advertise.
36 bhentsisa Verb to present.
37 bhexesha Verb to facilitate.
38 bhuqabhuqa Verb to wallow.
39 bonakala Verb to appear.
40 bonisisa Verb to show clearly.
41 bukekela Verb to be loveable.
42 buyekeza Verb to affirm.
43 cambalala Verb to lie on the stomach.
44 cengceleza Verb to recite.
45 chaphazela Verb to affect.
46 chukumisa Verb
47 chwechwela Verb to sneak up on.
48 chwetheza Verb
49 cinezela Verb to oppress.
50 cothisisa Verb to speak slowly.
51 cukuceza Verb to insult.
52 cwangcisa Noun, Verb
53 dandaphisa Verb to discourage.
54 danduluka Verb to speak loudly.
55 dangalisa Verb to weaken.
56 dibanisa Verb
57 dilishana Verb to deal with something.
58 dlwengula Verb
59 ekuqaleni Noun locative singular of ukuqala.
60 emilanjeni Noun locative plural of umlambo.
61 emlanjeni Noun locative singular of umlambo.
62 enzakala Verb to be hurt.
63 enzakalisa Verb
64 fezekisa Verb be perfect.
65 fowunela Verb phone, call on the phone.
66 fudumala Verb to become warm.
67 fudumeza Verb to heat up.
68 fumbatha Verb to make a fist.
69 futshane Adjective
70 gabadela Verb to go to excess.
71 gcakamela Verb
72 gcwalisa Verb to fill out.
73 gibisela Verb to hurl at, to throw.
74 gigitheka Verb to cackle.
75 gqabhuka Verb
76 gqibezela Verb to complete.
77 gqithisa Verb to pass on, to excel, to surpass.
78 gqobhoka Verb /[ɡ̊ǃo̤b̥o̤ːka]/ to covert.
79 gqobhoza Verb to pierce.
80 gragrama Verb
81 gubungela Verb to shroud.
82 guqulela Verb to translate into, to change to.
83 gwencela Verb to sentence, to judge.
84 hamba kahle Interjection goodbye (literally, "go well").
85 hambelana Verb to go with.
86 hlahlamba Verb to shout excitedly.
87 hlambulula Noun, Verb
88 hlangana Verb
89 hlangula Verb to rescue.
90 hlaziyeka Verb
91 hlikihla Verb
92 hlohloza Noun, Verb
93 hlonipha Verb /[ɬoniːpʰa]/ to respect.
94 hlukuhla Verb
95 hlungisa Verb to hurt someone's feelings.
96 hlupheka Verb to worry, to struggle hard.
97 hlwabisa Verb to decorate.
98 hlwayela Verb to sow seed.
99 hlwempuza Verb to make poor, to impoverish.
100 i-Afrika Noun /i.a.fri.ka/ Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans).
101 i-awunsi Noun
102 i-ertyisi Noun
103 i-orenji Noun /[íʔóreːⁿd̥ʒi̤]/
104 ibhafrum Noun
105 ibhaloni Noun
106 ibhanana Noun
107 ibhekile Noun /[íb̥ě̤kîːle]/ Equivalent to 'billycan': A lightweight pot for cooking or boiling water, used in camping.
108 ibheriliya Noun beryllium.
109 ibheriyam Noun
110 ibhokhwe Noun /[íb̥ǒ̤ːkʰʷe]/ Equivalent to 'goat': Alternative letter-case form of GOAT (“greatest of all time”).
111 ibhokisi Noun /[íb̥ǒ̤kîːsi]/
112 ibhotile Noun /[íb̥ǒ̤tîːle]/
113 ibhotolo Noun /[íb̥ǒ̤tôːlo]/
114 ibhulukhwe Noun /[íb̥ṳlúːkʰʷe]/
115 ibhungane Noun
116 ibinzana Noun expression.
117 icandelo Noun
118 ichaphaza Noun
119 icilikishe Noun alligator.
120 idayimani Noun
121 idengwane Noun
122 idlabantu Noun
123 idolophana Noun
124 idolophu Noun /[íd̥ǒ̤lôːpʰu]/ Equivalent to 'city': A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on t…
125 idyokhwe Noun /[íɟ̥ǒ̤ːkʰʷe]/
126 ifestile Noun /[íféstiːle]/ Equivalent to 'window': An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from out…
127 iflorini Noun
128 ifolokhwe Noun /[ífólóːkʰʷe]/
129 ifotsholo Noun
130 igaliyoni Noun
131 igaxothi Noun driver ant.
132 igciwane Noun germ, bacterium, microbe.
133 igqugula Noun
134 igqwetha Noun /[íɡ̊ǃʷe̤ːtʰá]/
135 igqwirha Noun /[íɡ̊ǃʷǐ̤ːxa]/ Equivalent to 'Warlock': A male magic-user; a male witch; a wizard.
136 igxalaba Noun /[íɡ̊ǁa̤láːɓa]/
137 ihenyukazi Noun prostitute.
138 ihidrojeni Noun
139 ihilihili Noun rover, roving person.
140 ihlengesi Noun
141 ihlwempu Noun /[íɬʷeːᵐpú]/
142 ikantini Noun
143 ikarukwini Noun
144 ikhabhathi Noun /[íkʰáb̥a̤ːtʰi]/
145 ikhabhoni Noun
146 ikhadbodi Noun cardboard.
147 ikhalsiyam Noun
148 ikhankatha Noun man supervising abakhwetha.
149 ikhapetshu Noun
150 ikhayithi Noun
151 ikhemesti Noun
152 ikhitshi Noun /[íkʰiːtʃʰi]/
153 ikhiwane Noun
154 ikhonkco Noun
155 ikhuthala Noun hard worker.
156 ikhwapha Noun /[íkʰʷaːpʰá]/
157 ikirikitsi Noun
158 ikomityi Noun /[íkomíːci]/
159 ikomkhulu Noun capital city.
160 ikratshi Noun
161 ilandelayo Noun following.
162 ilantshi Noun
163 ilayisensi Noun
164 ilithium Noun
165 ilokishi Noun Equivalent to 'Township': An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
166 ilulwane Noun /[ílúlʷaːne]/ bat (animal).
167 ilungelo Noun /[ílúᵑɡ̊e̤ːló]/ right, privilege.
168 iluphala Noun old person.
169 imbabala Noun /[íᵐb̥a̤ɓâːlá]/
170 imbaleki Noun
171 imbalela Noun
172 imbalisi Noun historian.
173 imbambano Noun
174 imbeleko Noun baby carrier.
175 imbongolo Noun /[íᵐb̥ǒ̤ᵑɡ̊o̤ːlo]/ Equivalent to 'donkey': A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
176 imbovane Noun /[íᵐb̥ǒ̤v̥aːné]/
177 imfundiso Noun
178 imifinya Noun nasal mucus.
179 imihlaba Noun
180 imilambo Noun
181 iminqatha Noun
182 imitshato Noun
183 impambano Noun
184 impangele Noun Equivalent to 'guinea fowl': Any of several African birds of the family Numididae (6 species) resembling partridges.
185 impangelo Noun part-time job.
186 impazamo Noun /[íᵐpáz̥a̤ːmo]/ error, mistake.
187 impelaveki Noun /[íᵐpéláv̥ě̤ːki]/
188 impendulo Noun /[íᵐpéⁿd̥ṳːlo]/
189 impukane Noun /[íᵐpúkaːné]/
190 impumelelo Noun /[íᵐpúméleːlo]/
191 impungulu Noun lightning bird.
192 impungutye Noun /[íᵐpúᵑɡ̊ṳ᷈ːce]/
193 impuphuma Noun
194 imvelaphi Noun
195 inciniba Noun
196 incukuthu Noun
197 incutshe Noun specialist.
198 indlalifa Noun
199 indlwana Noun
200 indulana Noun
201 indumiso Noun
202 ingcaciso Noun /[íŋǀǎ̤kǀîːso]/ clarification.
203 ingcamango Noun
204 ingcambu Noun /[íŋǀa̤᷈ːᵐb̥ṳ]/
205 ingcebiso Noun /[íŋǀe̤ɓíːso]/ counseling.
206 ingcinga Noun
207 ingcingo Noun /[íŋǀi̤ːᵑɡ̊o̤]/
208 ingcombolo Noun information.
209 ingcongolo Noun /[íŋǀo̤ᵑɡ̊ǒ̤ːlo]/
210 ingculaza Noun
211 ingcungcu Noun hummingbird.
212 ingcungela Noun
213 ingcwaba Noun /[íŋǀʷa̤ːɓa]/
214 ingelosi Noun
215 ingeniso Noun
216 ingingqi Noun
217 ingobozi Noun /[íᵑɡ̊ǒ̤ɓôːz̥i̤]/
218 ingolwane Noun chicken louse.
219 ingonyama Noun /[íᵑɡ̊ǒ̤ɲâːma]/
220 ingqakaqha Noun chicken pox.
221 ingqatha Noun
222 ingqeqesho Noun /[íŋǃě̤kǃéːʃo]/ discipline.
223 ingqesho Noun /[íŋǃě̤ːʃo]/
224 ingqiniba Noun Equivalent to 'elbow': The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
225 ingqolowa Noun /[íŋǃo̤lóːwa]/
226 ingqondo Noun /[íŋǃo̤ːⁿd̥o̤]/
227 ingqongqo Noun dry oxhide.
228 ingqosha Noun
229 ingqukuva Noun /[íŋǃṳkúːv̥a̤]/
230 ingqumba Noun /[íŋǃṳ᷈ːᵐb̥a̤]/
231 ingqumbo Noun /[íŋǃṳːᵐb̥o̤]/
232 ingqushu Noun /[íŋǃṳːʃú]/ well trodden place.
233 ingulube Noun
234 ingungane Noun /[íᵑɡṳ̌ᵑɡǎ̤ːne]/
235 inguqulelo Noun reform, reformation.
236 inguqulo Noun translation.
237 ingwenkala Noun
238 ingwenya Noun /[íᵑɡ̊ʷe̤ːɲa]/ Equivalent to 'Crocodile': Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian…
239 ingxabano Noun /[íŋǁa̤ɓáːno]/ quarrel, dispute.
240 ingxabela Noun /[íŋǃǎ̤ɓêːla]/
241 ingxothi Noun /[íŋǁo̤᷈ːtʰi]/ expert in driving away.
242 injengele Noun
243 injineli Noun
244 inkamela Noun
245 inkanyamba Noun
246 inkathalo Noun
247 inkathazo Noun /[íᵑkátʰáːz̥o̤]/
248 inkcazelo Noun /[íŋǀˀáz̥e̤ːlo]/ information.
249 inkcitho Noun /[íŋǀˀiːtʰo]/
250 inkcubeko Noun
251 inkcukacha Noun information.
252 inkedama Noun /[íᵑkéd̥a̤᷈ːma]/
253 inkokeli Noun /[íᵑkókéːli]/
254 inkonyane Noun
255 inkosana Noun /[íᵑkósâːna]/
256 inkosazana Noun /[íᵑkósáz̥a̤ːna]/ unmarried woman.
257 inkosikazi Noun /[íᵑkósíkaːz̥i̤]/ lady, madam, married woman.
258 inkowane Noun Equivalent to 'Fungus': Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no…
259 inkqantosi Noun /[íŋǃˀáⁿtóːsi]/ wasteland.
260 inkqubela Noun /[íŋǃˀuɓéːla]/
261 inkqwala Noun /[íŋǃˀʷaːlá]/ person with affected mannerisms.
262 inkululeko Noun /[íᵑkúlúleːko]/ Equivalent to 'freedom': A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California.
263 inkundla Noun /[íᵑkûːⁿd̥ɮa̤]/
264 inkunkuma Noun /[íᵑkúᵑkuːma]/ trash, garbage.
265 inkuthalo Noun diligence.
266 inkwakhwa Noun mole snake.
267 inkwenkwe Noun /[íᵑkʷeːᵑkʷé]/
268 inkxwaleko Noun /[íŋǁˀʷáleːko]/
269 inqanawa Noun /[íŋǃánáːwa]/
270 inqenerha Noun lazy person.
271 inqugwala Noun
272 inqununu Noun principal.
273 intakumba Noun /[íⁿtákuːᵐb̥ǎ̤]/
274 intambane Noun
275 intatheli Noun
276 intenetya Noun
277 intengiso Noun
278 intlabathi Noun /[íⁿtɬaɓâːtʰí]/
279 intlango Noun /[íⁿtɬaːᵑɡ̊o̤]/ desert (barren area).
280 intlantla Noun
281 intlanzi Noun /[íⁿtɬaːⁿd̥zi̤]/
282 intlawulo Noun
283 intlekele Noun /[íⁿtɬékeːle]/
284 intlekisa Noun laughing stock.
285 intliziyo Noun /[íⁿtɬízǐ̤ːjo]/ Equivalent to 'heart': A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emoti…
286 intlonipho Noun
287 intlontlo Noun
288 intlutha Noun
289 intlwathi Noun
290 intolongo Noun
291 intsalela Noun /[íⁿtsáleːla]/
292 intsanga Noun dagga, marijuana.
293 intshaba Noun
294 intshebe Noun
295 intshili Noun /[íᶮtʃiːli]/ expert dancer.
296 intsholo Noun /[íᶮtʃoːló]/
297 intshukumo Noun /[íᶮtʃúkuːmo]/
298 intshulube Noun
299 intsikizi Noun /[íⁿtsíkíːz̥i̤]/
300 intsimbi Noun /[íⁿtsîːᵐb̥i̤]/
301 intsizwa Noun
302 intsokolo Noun
303 intsumpa Noun /[íⁿtsúːᵐpa]/
304 intywenka Noun
305 inxalenye Noun time period.
306 inxantathu Noun
307 inxanxadi Noun /[íŋǁáŋǁáːd̥i̤]/ Equivalent to 'butcherbird': Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea.
308 inxaxheba Noun opportunity.
309 inyamakazi Noun /[íɲámákaːz̥i̤]/
310 inyameko Noun /[íɲáméːko]/ diligence.
311 inyaniso Noun /[íɲániːso]/
312 inyathelo Noun
313 inyembezi Noun /[íɲéᵐb̥e̤ːz̥i̤]/
314 inyholoba Noun /[íɲǒ̤lóːɓa]/ neck joint.
315 inyhweba Noun /[íɲʷě̤ːɓa]/ good fortune.
316 inyibiba Noun
317 inzwakazi Noun
318 ipalamente Noun /[ípalaméːⁿd̥e̤]/ parliament.
319 ipelepele Noun
320 ipensile Noun
321 ipetroli Noun /[ípétroːli]/
322 ipeyinti Noun
323 ipholishi Noun /[ípʰóliːʃi]/
324 ipleyiti Noun /[ípléjíːti]/
325 ipotaziyam Noun potassium.
326 iqakamba Noun
327 iqashiso Noun
328 iqhakuva Noun
329 iqhekeza Noun small piece.
330 iqobokhe Noun
331 iqwarhashe Noun Equivalent to 'Zebra': Any of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: Equus grevyi, Equus quagga, or Equus zebra, all wit…
332 iresiphi Noun
333 irhamenti Noun Equivalent to 'tobacco': Two rivers in Michigan, United States.
334 irhameti Noun Equivalent to 'tobacco': Two rivers in Michigan, United States.
335 irhamncwa Noun
336 irhanuga Noun /[íxánuːɡ̊ǎ̤]/
337 irharnate Noun pomegranate.
338 irokethi Noun
339 isabokwe Noun
340 isabonkolo Noun damselfly.
341 isadlunge Noun
342 isagweba Noun
343 isagwityi Noun
344 isahluko Noun
345 isahombe Noun yellow backed finch.
346 isakhiwo Noun
347 isakwatsha Noun partridge.
348 isalathiso Noun directory.
349 isalfari Noun
350 isandlalo Noun
351 isazinge Noun
352 isazinzulu Noun Equivalent to 'scientist': One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the meas…
353 isenzeko Noun
354 ishishini Noun /[íʃiʃiːní]/
355 isibabalo Noun
356 isibhanxa Noun
357 isibindi Noun /[ísíɓíːⁿd̥i̤]/ Equivalent to 'liver': A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bil…
358 isibonda Noun
359 isibongo Noun class name.
360 isiboniso Noun
361 isichotho Noun /[ísíkǀʰoːtʰo]/ hailstorm.
362 isichumisi Noun fertilizer.
363 isidanga Noun
364 isidenge Noun
365 isidingo Noun need, necessity.
366 isidlele Noun
367 isidlwengu Noun
368 isidudla Noun mealie-meal pap.
369 isidumbu Noun Equivalent to 'corpse': A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.
370 isidunguli Noun mud dauber.
371 isifinyezo Noun
372 isifundo Noun /[ísífúːⁿd̥o̤]/
373 isiganeko Noun
374 isigcawu Noun /[ísíɡ̊ǀa̤ːwu]/
375 isigebenga Noun /[ísíɡ̊e̤ɓéːᵑɡ̊a̤]/
376 isigidimi Noun /[ísíɡ̊i̤d̥i̤ːmí]/ messenger.
377 isiginkci Noun
378 isigqibo Noun
379 isigubhu Noun /[ísíɡ̊ṳ̌ːb̥ṳ]/
380 isigulana Noun
381 isigxina Noun permanent.
382 isihange Noun
383 isihelegu Noun
384 isihlahla Noun Equivalent to 'wrist': The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to th…
385 isihlalo Noun
386 isihlangu Noun /[ísíɬaːᵑɡṳ̌]/
387 isihloko Noun /[ísíɬôːko]/
388 isihlomelo Noun
389 isihlunu Noun
390 isihlwele Noun
391 isikhaliso Noun instrument.
392 isikhephe Noun /[ísíkʰéːpʰe]/ ship, boat (water craft).
393 isikhewu Noun /[ísíkʰeːwú]/
394 isikhokelo Noun
395 isikhova Noun
396 isikhululo Noun
397 isikhumba Noun /[ísíkʰuːᵐb̥a̤]/ skin, hide (of a human or animal).
398 isikhwebu Noun
399 isikrweqe Noun
400 isikwere Noun Equivalent to 'square': A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectang…
401 isileyiti Noun /[ísíléjíːti]/
402 isilivere Noun
403 isilonda Noun /[ísíloːⁿd̥a̤]/
404 isilumko Noun wise person; sage.
405 isilungiso Noun amendment.
406 isilwane Noun
407 isimamva Noun last letter.
408 isimango Noun long-haired monkey.
409 isincoko Noun
410 isingeniso Noun introduction.
411 isiNgesi Noun /[ísíᵑɡ̊e̤᷈ːsi]/ Equivalent to 'English': The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth…
412 isingqala Noun /[ísíŋǃa̤᷈ːla]/ sorrow, sigh.
413 isingqusho Noun
414 isingxobo Noun container.
415 isinhanha Noun /[ísína̤ːna̤]/
416 isinkozo Noun
417 isinyithi Noun Equivalent to 'steel': An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figurat…
418 isipeliti Noun safety pin.
419 isiphako Noun
420 isiphango Noun /[ísípʰaːᵑɡ̊o̤]/ heavy rain.
421 isiphelo Noun /[ísípʰêːlo]/
422 isiphini Noun /[ísípʰîːni]/
423 isiphosiso Noun /[ísípʰósiːso]/ error, mistake.
424 isiphumo Noun
425 isipolisa Noun
426 isiporho Noun
427 isiqendu Noun
428 isiqhamo Noun /[ísíkǃʰaːmo]/
429 isiqhelo Noun /[ísíkǃʰeːlo]/
430 isiqholo Noun
431 isiqhumiso Noun
432 isiqhwala Noun /[ísíkǃʰʷaːlá]/ person with a limp.
433 isiqithi Noun
434 isiqosho Noun /[ísíkǃôːʃo]/ thick piece of wood.
435 isiquluba Noun Equivalent to 'Calf': A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
436 isiqwane Noun /[ísíkǃʷaːne]/
437 isirhofu Noun /[ísíxóːfu]/
438 isiSuthu Noun /[ísísûːtʰu]/ Sotho language.
439 isitalato Noun /[ísítáláːto]/
440 isitampu Noun /[ísítáːᵐpu]/
441 isithembu Noun
442 isithende Noun
443 isithethe Noun
444 isithili Noun
445 isithiyelo Noun
446 isithombe Noun /[ísítʰóːᵐb̥e̤]/
447 isithsaba Noun /[ísítsʰaːɓa]/
448 isithuba Noun
449 isithuko Noun
450 isithulu Noun deaf person.
451 isithunywa Noun /[ísítʰúːɲʷa]/ messenger.
452 isithunzi Noun Equivalent to 'shadow': A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade o…
453 isithuthi Noun
454 isitishi Noun
455 isitrato Noun
456 isitshixo Noun /[ísítʃîːkǁo]/
457 isityalo Noun /[ísícáːlo]/ Equivalent to 'plant': An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis.
458 isivatho Noun /[ísív̥a̤ːtʰo]/ fancy clothing.
459 isivingco Noun
460 isixhobo Noun
461 isiXhosa Noun /ísíˈkǁʰoːsa/ Equivalent to 'Xhosa': A member of a Bantu people from South Africa, most of whom live in the Eastern Cape.
462 isiyobisi Noun
463 isizathu Noun
464 isizwana Noun
465 isoldathi Noun /[ísold̥ǎ̤ːtʰi]/
466 isongololo Noun /[ísóᵑɡ̊o̤lôːló]/ millipede.
467 isopholo Noun /[ísópʰoːlo]/
468 iswekile Noun /[ísʷékiːle]/ Equivalent to 'sugar': Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten…
469 iteknoloji Noun technology.
470 itempile Noun
471 ithambeko Noun
472 ithamsanqa Noun
473 ithandazwe Noun /[ítʰáⁿd̥ǎ̤ːz̥ʷe̤]/
474 ithintitha Noun stuttering person.
475 ithokazi Noun
476 ititshala Noun /[ítítʃʰaːla]/
477 itolofiya Noun prickly pear.
478 itshintshi Noun
479 ityathanga Noun
480 ivenkile Noun
481 ixhalanga Noun
482 ixhegokazi Noun /[íkǁʰéɡ̊ǒ̤kâːz̥i̤]/ old woman.
483 iyelenqe Noun conspiracy.
484 izabokwe Noun
485 izabonkolo Noun
486 izagweba Noun
487 izagwityi Noun
488 izahluko Noun
489 izahombe Noun
490 izakhiwo Noun
491 izakwatsha Noun
492 izalathiso Noun
493 izandlalo Noun
494 izazinge Noun
495 izazinzulu Noun
496 izenzeko Noun
497 izibabalo Noun
498 izibhanxa Noun
499 izibindi Noun
500 izibonda Noun
501 izibongo Noun A form of Zulu praise poetry that extols somebody's fame.
502 iziboniso Noun
503 izichotho Noun
504 izichumisi Noun
505 izidanga Noun
506 izidenge Noun
507 izidingo Noun
508 izidlele Noun
509 izidlwengu Noun
510 izidudla Noun
511 izidumbu Noun
512 izidunguli Noun
513 izifinyezo Noun
514 izifundo Noun
515 iziganeko Noun
516 izigcawu Noun
517 izigebenga Noun
518 izigidimi Noun
519 iziginkci Noun
520 izigqibo Noun
521 izigubhu Noun
522 izigulana Noun
523 izigxina Noun
524 izihange Noun
525 izihelegu Noun
526 izihlahla Noun
527 izihlalo Noun
528 izihlangu Noun
529 izihloko Noun
530 izihlomelo Noun
531 izihlunu Noun
532 izihlwele Noun
533 izikhaliso Noun
534 izikhephe Noun
535 izikhewu Noun
536 izikhokelo Noun
537 izikhova Noun
538 izikhululo Noun
539 izikhumba Noun
540 izikhwebu Noun
541 izikrweqe Noun
542 izikwere Noun
543 izileyiti Noun
544 izilonda Noun
545 izilumko Noun
546 izilungiso Noun
547 izilwane Noun
548 izimamva Noun
549 izimango Noun
550 izincoko Noun
551 izingeniso Noun
552 izingqala Noun
553 izingqusho Noun
554 izingxobo Noun
555 izinhanha Noun
556 izinkozo Noun
557 izinyithi Noun
558 izipeliti Noun
559 iziphako Noun
560 iziphango Noun
561 iziphelo Noun
562 iziphini Noun
563 iziphumo Noun
564 izipolisa Noun
565 iziporho Noun
566 iziqendu Noun
567 iziqhamo Noun
568 iziqhelo Noun
569 iziqholo Noun
570 jikeleza Verb
571 kamnandi Adverb /[kam̩náːⁿd̥i̤]/ sweetly, pleasantly.
572 kamsinyane Adverb /[kam̩síɲáːne]/ soon, quickly.
573 kancinci Adverb /[kaŋǀíːŋǀí]/ a bit, a little.
574 khahlela Verb to salute.
575 khalipha Verb to be active.
576 khangela Verb to inspect.
577 khangeleka Verb
578 khankanya Verb
579 khanyela Verb
580 khathala Verb
581 khathalela Verb to take care of.
582 khathaza Verb to trouble.
583 khathazeka Verb to be hurt.
584 khawulela Verb
585 khawuleza Verb to make haste.
586 khazimla Verb
587 khenkcisa Verb to freeze.
588 khenketha Verb
589 khithika Verb
590 khohlakala Verb to be cruel.
591 khohlela Verb
592 khohlisa Verb
593 kholiseka Verb to be satisfied.
594 khonkotha Verb
595 khululeka Verb
596 khumbula Verb to remember.
597 khumbuza Verb to remember.
598 khuphela Verb to download.
599 khuphisana Noun, Verb to complete.
600 khuthala Verb to be diligent.
601 khuthaza Verb to encourage.
602 khwezela Verb to start a file.
603 khwitsha Verb to drizzle.
604 krikriza Verb to chirp (of a cricket).
605 lafulafu Noun
606 linganisa Verb imitate, mimic.
607 londoloza Verb
608 luthuzula Noun
609 magqagqa Noun
610 malwangu Noun
611 mangalisa Verb to be heartwarming.
612 maqhonga Noun
613 matanisa Verb to match up.
614 mfumanga Noun
615 mfuxumfuxu Noun
616 mhemheka Verb to carry on the back.
617 mhlawumbi Adverb /[m̩ɬáwúːᵐb̥ǐ̤]/ possibly, perhaps.
618 mpakumpaku Noun
619 mpompoza Verb to gush out.
620 mthuzula Noun
621 nakekela Verb
622 nambitha Verb
623 namhlanje Adverb /[náḿ̩ɬáːᶮd̥ʒě̤]/ Equivalent to 'today': The present day, time, or age: "Today's shocks are tomorrow's conventions" (Carolyn Heilbrun).
624 ncamathela Verb to adhere, to stick to.
625 ncancisa Verb to breastfeed.
626 nciphisa Verb to reduce.
627 ndwendwela Verb
628 ngakumbi Adverb /[ᵑɡ̊a̤kúːᵐb̥i̤]/ especially.
629 ngamendu Adverb /[ᵑɡ̊a̤mêːⁿd̥ṳ̌]/
630 ngaphandle Adverb /[ᵑɡ̊a̤pʰáːⁿd̥ɮe̤]/ outside, without, except.
631 ngaphaya Adverb /[ᵑɡ̊a̤᷈ːpʰajáː]/ beyond, the other side.
632 ngcileza Verb
633 ngelishwa Adverb /[ᵑɡ̊ě̤líːʃʷa]/ unfortunately.
634 ngexesha Adverb /[ᵑɡ̊ě̤kǁéːʃa]/
635 ngqamana Verb to be in line.
636 ngqamanisa Verb to line up.
637 ngqengqa Verb /[ŋǃe̤ːŋǃa̤]/ to recline.
638 ngqingqwa Noun
639 ngumlambo Noun copulative singular of umlambo.
640 nikezela Verb to present.
641 nityilika Verb to defrost.
642 nkcunkca Verb /[ŋǀˀuːŋǀˀa]/
643 nkongolo Noun
644 nkqonkqoza Verb Equivalent to 'knock': An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
645 nkwenkwe Noun simple singular of ínkwenkwé.
646 nobelungu Noun
647 nqanqaza Verb to tinkle.
648 nqwenela Verb to wish for.
649 ntshontsha Verb
650 ntsonkotha Verb to speak vaguely.
651 ntswempu Noun Equivalent to 'naked': naakte بصورةٍ عاريَه неподправено nuamente naze nackt nøgent γυμνά al descubierto alasti آشکارا a…
652 ntyiloza Verb to celebrate with music.
653 nwabulula Verb to stretch something elastic.
654 nyamezela Verb to bare patiently.
655 nyanzela Verb
656 nyanzelisa Verb to insist.
657 nyathela Verb
658 nyathelisa Verb to step on.
659 nyibilika Verb
660 nyobulula Verb to loosen.
661 obuzalwane Adjective brotherly, fraternal, Next of kin.
662 onakalisa Verb
663 ongamela Verb to rule over.
664 onwabela Verb to have fun.
665 othukulula Verb to set free.
666 penapena Verb to writhe in pain.
667 phakamisa Verb to raise, to lift.
668 phakathi Adverb /[pʰákaːtʰí]/
669 phambana Verb to be mad.
670 phambuka Verb to go off a road.
671 phangela Verb to work part time.
672 phazamisa Verb to disturb.
673 phefumla Verb to breathe.
674 phekezela Verb
675 phendula Verb to answer.
676 phesheya Adverb /[pʰéʃéːjá]/
677 phuhlisa Verb to develop.
678 phumelela Noun, Verb
679 phuncula Verb to slip out of grasp.
680 phuphuma Verb to overflow.
681 phuthuma Verb
682 qabaqabaza Verb to rain lightly.
683 qalekisa Verb
684 qaqawula Verb to be glorious.
685 qengqeleka Verb to roll around.
686 qhabalaka Verb to elaborate.
687 qhobosha Verb to fasten.
688 qhothoza Verb to be obtainable.
689 qhwalela Verb
690 qhwanyaza Verb
691 qikelela Verb to consider.
692 qiniseka Verb to be sure.
693 qinisekisa Verb to ensure.
694 qinisela Verb to certify.
695 qokelela Verb to collect.
696 qukumbela Verb to complete.
697 ququzela Verb to bustle about.
698 qwalasela Verb to focus on.
699 rhaqalala Noun
700 rharhaza Verb
701 rhawuzela Verb
702 rhintyela Verb
703 rhubuluza Verb
704 sebenzisa Verb to use, to utilise.
705 shenxisa Verb
706 shicilela Verb to stamp, to print.
707 shishina Verb to do business.
708 shukumisa Verb to shake, to stir.
709 shumayela Verb to preach.
710 shwabana Verb to shrink.
711 sikelela Verb /si.kɛ.lɛ.la/
712 singatha Verb to sit on someone's lap.
713 sombulula Verb
714 thabatha Verb to deduct.
715 thakatha Verb to bewitch.
716 thambisa Verb
717 thandabuza Verb to hesitate.
718 thandathu Adjective
719 thandaza Verb
720 thandeka Verb to be pleasant.
721 thelekisa Verb to compare.
722 thembisa Verb to promise.
723 thengisa Verb
724 thingaza Verb
725 thintela Verb to prevent.
726 thuntubala Verb to become blunt.
727 thuthuza Verb to calm someone.
728 thuthuzela Verb to comfort.
729 tolofiya Noun simple singular of itolofiya.
730 tshabalala Verb to be annihilated.
731 tshayela Verb /[tʃajeːla]/
732 tshintsha Verb to change.
733 tshiseka Verb to be impatient.
734 tshutshisa Verb to persecute.
735 tsibatsiba Verb
736 tswitswiza Verb to squeak (of a mouse).
737 twabulula Verb to spread out.
738 tyeshela Verb to forsake.
739 tyhafisa Verb to weaken.
740 tyhiliza Verb
741 tyhoboza Verb to barge through.
742 tyhutyha Verb to penetrate.
743 tyibilika Verb
744 ubhadakazi Noun
745 ubhejane Noun /[úb̥ě̤d̥ʒa̤ːne]/ black rhinoceros.
746 ubhomoyi Noun king cricket.
747 ubhontsi Noun
748 ubhubhane Noun
749 ububomvu Noun
750 ubuchopho Noun /[úɓúkǀʰoːpʰo]/
751 ubuchule Noun
752 ubucwecwe Noun /[úɓúkǀʷeːkǀʷé]/
753 ubudenge Noun foolishness.
754 ubugcisa Noun
755 ubugorha Noun /[úɓúɡ̊ǒ̤ːxa]/
756 ubugqwetha Noun /[úɓúɡ̊ǃʷe̤ːtʰá]/
757 ubugqwirha Noun /[úɓúɡ̊ǃʷǐ̤ːxa]/ witchcraft.
758 ubuhlanga Noun ethnicity.
759 ubuhlanti Noun /[úɓúɬáːⁿti]/
760 ubuhlobo Noun friendship.
761 ubuhlungu Noun /[úɓúɬûːᵑɡṳ]/
762 ubuhlwempu Noun /[úɓúɬʷeːᵐpú]/
763 ubukhwele Noun
764 ubukumkani Noun
765 ubulambo Noun
766 ubulongwe Noun
767 ubulumko Noun /[úɓúlúḿ̩ːko]/
768 ubulungisa Noun
769 ubumnandi Noun
770 ubuncinane Noun
771 ubungcwele Noun /[úɓúŋǀʷe̤᷈ːle]/
772 ubungozi Noun
773 ubungqina Noun /[úɓúŋǃi̤ːna]/
774 ubunkokeli Noun leadership.
775 ubunkqayi Noun
776 ubuntwana Noun /[úɓúⁿtʷaːna]/ childhood.
777 ubunxele Noun left-handedness.
778 ubunzima Noun
779 ubunzulu Noun
780 ubushushu Noun /[úɓúʃuːʃú]/
781 ubuthongo Noun /[úɓútʰoːᵑɡo̤]/
782 uchochoyi Noun /[úkǀʰokǀʰóːji]/ crown (of head).
783 ucwangciso Noun planning, plan.
784 ucwangco Noun orderliness.
785 udibaniso Noun collection.
786 udondolo Noun walking stick.
787 uduladula Noun
788 udungulu Noun black hornet.
789 uhlaselo Noun
790 ukhenketho Noun
791 ukhetshe Noun
792 ukhozana Noun /[úkʰóz̥ǎ̤ːna]/
793 ukhuseleko Noun
794 ukubulala Noun /[úkúɓúláːla]/ infinitive of -bulala.
795 ukugqatsa Noun infinitive of -gqatsa.
796 ukuhendwa Noun temptation.
797 ukuhleka Noun /[úkúɬeːka]/ infinitive of -hleka.
798 ukukhetha Noun /[úkúkʰeːtʰa]/ infinitive of -khetha.
799 ukungcola Noun /[úkúŋǀo̤ːla]/ infinitive of -ngcola.
800 ukungunda Noun
801 ukuphela Noun /[úkúpʰêːla]/ infinitive of -phela.
802 ukuqeshwa Noun /[úkúkǃéːʃʷa]/ employment.
803 ukusulela Noun infinitive of -sulela.
804 ukusweleka Noun /[úkúsʷéleːka]/
805 ukuthetha Noun /[úkútʰêːtʰa]/ infinitive of -thetha.
806 ukuthula Noun infinitive of -thula.
807 ukwindla Noun /[úkʷiːⁿd̥ɮǎ̤]/ autumn, fall.
808 ulondolozo Noun conversation.
809 ulonwabo Noun /[úlónʷáːɓo]/ happiness.
810 uluphalo Noun
811 ulwakhiwo Noun structure.
812 ulwaluko Noun /[úlʷáluːko]/ circumcision.
813 ulwandle Noun /[úlʷâːⁿd̥ɮe̤]/ sea, ocean.
814 uLwesibini Noun /[úlʷésíɓiːní]/ Equivalent to 'Tuesday': The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in syste…
815 uLwesine Noun /[úlʷésíːne]/ Equivalent to 'Thursday': The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in syst…
816 umakhulu Noun /[úmákʰûːlu]/ Equivalent to 'grandmother': grandmother, female equivalent of abuelo.
817 umbabazo Noun hyperbole.
818 umbanjwa Noun /[úḿ̩ɓaːᶮd̥ʒʷa̤]/
819 umbhexeshi Noun registrar.
820 umbhinqo Noun /[úḿ̩b̥i̤᷈ːŋǃo]/
821 umbhiyozo Noun
822 umbhobho Noun /[úḿ̩b̥ǒ̤ːb̥o̤]/
823 umboniso Noun exhibition.
824 umbulali Noun /[úḿ̩ɓúláːli]/ killer, murderer.
825 umbuliso Noun
826 umchweli Noun carpenter.
827 umcinezeli Noun oppressor.
828 umcingwane Noun brown locust.
829 umdlavuza Noun
830 umdlobha Noun
831 umdumzeli Noun murmuring person.
832 umdyarho Noun /[úḿ̩ɟ̥a̤ːxo]/
833 umfanekiso Noun /[úḿ̩fánékiːso]/ image, picture.
834 umfundisi Noun /[úḿ̩fúⁿd̥i̤ːsi]/
835 umfuziselo Noun
836 umgalelo Noun
837 umgangatho Noun /[úḿ̩ɡ̊ǎ̤ᵑɡ̊a̤ːtʰo]/
838 uMgqibelo Noun /[úḿ̩ɡ̊ǃǐ̤ɓêːlo]/ Equivalent to 'Saturday': The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in sys…
839 umgxobhozo Noun /[úḿ̩ɡ̊ǁǒ̤b̥o̤ːz̥o̤]/ wetland, marsh.
840 umhlakulo Noun /[úḿ̩ɬákuːlo]/
841 umhlambi Noun
842 umhlangala Noun
843 umhlathi Noun /[úḿ̩ɬâːtʰi]/ Equivalent to 'Jaw': One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
844 umhlawuli Noun
845 umhlonyane Noun African wormwood.
846 umkhankaso Noun
847 umkhaphi Noun
848 umkhenkce Noun /[úḿ̩kʰêːŋǀˀe]/
849 umkhohleli Noun coughing person.
850 umkhombe Noun Equivalent to 'Rhinoceros': Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae…
851 umkhonto Noun /[úḿ̩kʰóːⁿto]/ spear, assegai.
852 umkhonzi Noun
853 umkhuhlane Noun
854 umkhuluwa Noun /[úḿ̩kʰulúːwa]/ elder brother.
855 umkhumbi Noun witness box.
856 umkhupha Noun /[úḿ̩kʰuːpʰa]/ steamed bread.
857 umkhwepha Noun white meat.
858 umkhwetha Noun
859 umlingane Noun
860 umlisela Noun young man.
861 umlungwana Noun
862 ummandla Noun
863 ummelwana Noun neighbour.
864 ummelwane Noun /[úḿ̩melʷâːne]/ neighbour.
865 ummiselo Noun ordinance.
866 umngcatshi Noun
867 umngcwabo Noun /[úḿ̩ŋǀʷa̤ːɓo]/
868 umngqusho Noun /[úḿ̩ŋǃṳ̌ːʃo]/
869 umngxuma Noun /[úḿ̩ŋǁṳːma]/
870 umninawa Noun /[úḿ̩nináːwa]/ younger brother.
871 umnqamlezo Noun /[úḿ̩ŋǃáḿ̩leːz̥o̤]/ cross (crucifix).
872 umnqatha Noun piece of meat.
873 umnqathe Noun /[úḿ̩ŋǃaːtʰé]/ Equivalent to 'Carrot': A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota…
874 umnqonqo Noun /[úḿ̩ŋǃoːŋǃo]/ Equivalent to 'spinal cord': A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervo…
875 umnqundu Noun
876 umnqwazi Noun /[úḿ̩ŋǃʷaːz̥i̤]/ Equivalent to 'hat': A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its to…
877 umnqweno Noun /[úḿ̩ŋǃʷeːno]/ wish, desire.
878 umntrwana Noun /[úḿ̩ːⁿtʳʷaːna]/ Mpondo form of umntwana.
879 umntwana Noun /[úḿ̩ⁿtʷaːna]/ Equivalent to 'child': Alternative letter-case form of child often used when referring to God (Jesus) or another importa…
880 umnumzana Noun gentleman.
881 umnyango Noun /[úḿ̩ɲaːᵑɡ̊o̤]/
882 umnyanya Noun
883 umnyhadala Noun /[úḿ̩ɲǎ̤d̥a̤ːlá]/
884 umnyonyovu Noun brand new thing.
885 umongameli Noun president.
886 umongikazi Noun /[úmóᵑɡ̊ǐ̤kâːz̥i̤]/
887 umphambili Noun
888 umphanda Noun /[úḿpʰaːⁿd̥a̤]/
889 umphandle Noun
890 umphathi Noun /[úḿ̩pʰáːtʰi]/
891 umphefumlo Noun /[úḿ̩pʰéfúm̩ːlo]/
892 umphezulu Noun
893 umphokoqo Noun cornbread balls.
894 umphunga Noun
895 umqambelo Noun
896 umqaqoba Noun thorny kraalwood.
897 umqathango Noun criterion.
898 umqeqeshi Noun /[úḿ̩kǃékǃéːʃi]/
899 umqeshwa Noun /[úḿ̩kǃéːʃʷa]/
900 umqhaphu Noun /[úḿ̩kǃʰaːpʰú]/ Equivalent to 'cotton': A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance arou…
901 umqhekezi Noun
902 umqokolo Noun black headed oriole.
903 umqolomba Noun
904 umqondiso Noun
905 umqwayitho Noun /[úḿ̩kǃʷájíːtʰo]/ dried fruit.
906 umqwayito Noun /[úḿ̩kǃʷájíːto]/ dried meat.
907 umrhanisi Noun
908 umsasazi Noun announcer.
909 umsebenzi Noun /[úḿ̩séɓéⁿd̥zi̤]/ worker, labourer.
910 umsesane Noun
911 umsundulu Noun earthworm.
912 umthambo Noun /[úḿ̩tʰáːᵐb̥o̤]/
913 umthandazo Noun /[úḿ̩tʰáⁿd̥a̤ːz̥o̤]/
914 umthathi Noun sneezewood.
915 umthengisi Noun salesperson.
916 umthetho Noun /[úḿ̩tʰêːtʰo]/
917 umthombo Noun /[úḿ̩tʰôːᵐb̥o̤]/
918 umthonyama Noun back of the kraal.
919 umthunzi Noun /[úḿ̩tʰûːⁿd̥zi̤]/
920 umthwalo Noun /[úḿ̩tʰʷáːlo]/ burden, load.
921 umthwane Noun pumpkin bean stew.
922 umtshakazi Noun
923 umtshala Noun
924 umtshana Noun nephew, niece.
925 umtshato Noun /[úḿ̩tʃʰaːto]/ Equivalent to 'marriage': A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religiou…
926 umtshayelo Noun broom (domestic utensil).
927 umtsheke Noun
928 umtyeleli Noun
929 umvundla Noun /[úḿ̩v̥ṳ᷈ːⁿd̥ɮa̤]/ hare, rabbit.
930 umxoxozi Noun /[úḿ̩kǁókǁóːz̥i̤]/ watermelon.
931 umyalelo Noun instruction.
932 umyalezo Noun
933 umzabalazo Noun liberation struggle.
934 umzalwane Noun
935 umzantsi Noun /[úḿ̩z̥ǎ̤ːⁿtsi]/
936 umzekeliso Noun
937 umzekelo Noun /[úḿ̩z̥ě̤kêːlo]/
938 umzingeli Noun /[úḿ̩z̥i̤ᵑɡ̊ě̤ːli]/
939 umzuzwana Noun
940 undileko Noun seriousness.
941 undwendwe Noun /[úⁿd̥ʷě̤ːⁿd̥ʷe̤]/
942 ungcwalazi Noun
943 ungonyama Noun king of beasts.
944 unobhala Noun secretary.
945 unodladla Noun
946 unogqaza Noun /[únóɡ̊ǃǎ̤ːz̥a̤]/ grass warbler.
947 unomatse Noun
948 unomyani Noun
949 unoncwadi Noun librarian.
950 unondlwane Noun
951 unondyebo Noun treasurer.
952 unongendi Noun
953 unonkala Noun /[únóᵑkâːla]/ Equivalent to 'crab': A unit for measuring the intensity of astrophysical X-ray sources, defined as the intensity of the…
954 unosilarha Noun
955 unqantloko Noun
956 uphendlo Noun
957 uphicotho Noun
958 uphuhliso Noun development.
959 uqhekezo Noun /[úkǃʰékeːz̥o̤]/
960 uqhoqhoqho Noun /[úkǃʰókǃʰoːkǃʰo]/
961 uqikelelo Noun
962 uqoqosho Noun
963 urhanisi Noun /[úxáníːsi]/
964 ushicilelo Noun publication.
965 usibonda Noun /[úsíɓoːⁿd̥a̤]/
966 usikrobana Noun
967 usindiso Noun salvation.
968 usodolophu Noun
969 uSomandla Noun the Almighty.
970 usomfazi Noun father-in-law.
971 usompempe Noun
972 usuleleko Noun infection.
973 utikoloshe Noun
974 uvavanyo Noun
975 uxanduva Noun responsibility.
976 uxinzelelo Noun
977 vuselela Verb
978 vuthulula Verb
979 xabiseka Verb to be valuable.
980 xelegwisa Verb to make dirty.
981 xhaphaza Verb
982 xhomekeka Verb to rely on.
983 xhumaxhuma Noun, Verb
984 xhwaleka Verb /[kǁʰʷaleːka]/ to suffer loss.
985 yimilambo Noun copulative plural of umlambo.
986 zabalaza Verb to struggle.
987 zekelela Verb to speak slowly.
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