makgotlan.

Brit.

/maˈɡɒtlə/, U.S.

/mæˈɡɑtlə/, South African English /məˈxʊtɬə/,

/məˈxʊtlə/, /məˈɡɒtɬə/,

/məˈɡɒtlə/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, makgotlas.

Forms: 1900s– makgotla, 1900s– makhotla.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Southern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Northern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Tswana. Etymons: Southern Sotho makgotla, Northern Sotho makgotla, Tswana makgotla.

Etymology: < Southern Sotho makgotla and its cognates Northern Sotho makgotla and Tswana makgotla < ma- plural class prefix + -kgotla kgotla n. Compare earlier lekgotla n. and kgotla n.Although this word reflects plural forms in Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, and Tswana, it is sometimes used as a singular in English (and with a secondary plural in -s ). In the donor languages, the singular is formed with a different class prefix; compare e.g. Tswana lekgotla lekgotla n. The form makhotla reflects the preferred spelling of the Southern Sotho word in Lesotho.

In southern Africa (in Sotho and Tswana society).

1. A traditional court of law consisting of village members; (in later use) a people's court convened in a township; = lekgotla n. 2.

ΚΠ

1974 Sunday Express (Johannesburg) 30 June 20 The accused is not allowed a defence when he appears before the makgotla, a tribal bush court.

1989 Observer 19 Feb. 21/4 Unofficial courts, called Makhotla, are not uncommon in black townships, where the police and legal system are regarded with deep suspicion.

2002 Jrnl. Mod. Afr. Stud. 40 33 There were vigilante groups, street committees, the Makgotlas (a revival of customary courts with an ethnic base).

2. A group or gang of vigilantes, often composed of members of a people's court (see sense 1), which patrols a township to maintain law and order; a member of such a group or gang.

ΚΠ

1976 Guardian 6 Sept. 2/7 The Makgotla said they wanted to act independently, with full power to settle family disputes and deal with ‘disobedient children’.

1982 Reader (Johannesburg) Dec. 6 A makgotla beats a young man in Soweto.

1990 R. Malan My Traitor's Heart 65 Mrs Ramathlape claimed that the men behind the kidnapping were makgotla—members of a tribal vigilante movement that had recently been dispensing rough justice in the townships.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	makgotla
释义	makgotlan. Brit. /maˈɡɒtlə/, U.S. /mæˈɡɑtlə/, South African English /məˈxʊtɬə/, /məˈxʊtlə/, /məˈɡɒtɬə/, /məˈɡɒtlə/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, makgotlas. Forms: 1900s– makgotla, 1900s– makhotla. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Southern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Northern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Tswana. Etymons: Southern Sotho makgotla, Northern Sotho makgotla, Tswana makgotla. Etymology: < Southern Sotho makgotla and its cognates Northern Sotho makgotla and Tswana makgotla < ma- plural class prefix + -kgotla kgotla n. Compare earlier lekgotla n. and kgotla n.Although this word reflects plural forms in Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, and Tswana, it is sometimes used as a singular in English (and with a secondary plural in -s ). In the donor languages, the singular is formed with a different class prefix; compare e.g. Tswana lekgotla lekgotla n. The form makhotla reflects the preferred spelling of the Southern Sotho word in Lesotho. In southern Africa (in Sotho and Tswana society). 1. A traditional court of law consisting of village members; (in later use) a people's court convened in a township; = lekgotla n. 2. ΚΠ 1974 Sunday Express (Johannesburg) 30 June 20 The accused is not allowed a defence when he appears before the makgotla, a tribal bush court. 1989 Observer 19 Feb. 21/4 Unofficial courts, called Makhotla, are not uncommon in black townships, where the police and legal system are regarded with deep suspicion. 2002 Jrnl. Mod. Afr. Stud. 40 33 There were vigilante groups, street committees, the Makgotlas (a revival of customary courts with an ethnic base). 2. A group or gang of vigilantes, often composed of members of a people's court (see sense 1), which patrols a township to maintain law and order; a member of such a group or gang. ΚΠ 1976 Guardian 6 Sept. 2/7 The Makgotla said they wanted to act independently, with full power to settle family disputes and deal with ‘disobedient children’. 1982 Reader (Johannesburg) Dec. 6 A makgotla beats a young man in Soweto. 1990 R. Malan My Traitor's Heart 65 Mrs Ramathlape claimed that the men behind the kidnapping were makgotla—members of a tribal vigilante movement that had recently been dispensing rough justice in the townships. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1974
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