muntun.

Brit.

/ˈmʊntuː/, U.S.

/ˈmuntu/, South African English

/ˈmʊntʊ/

Forms: 1900s– munthu, 1900s– muntu.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Zulu. Partly a borrowing from Xhosa. Etymons: Zulu umuntu; Xhosa umntu.

Etymology: < Zulu umuntu (plural abantu ) and its cognate Xhosa umntu (plural abantu ) human being, person. Compare Bantu adj. and n. Compare munt n.Compare the occasional use of umntu, umuntu in wider senses:1926 G. Callaway Fellowship of Veld iii. 25 To the Native the qualities which go to make up ubuntu, the qualities which make an umntu (person), are largely social.1937 E. G. Malherbe Educ. Adaptations in Changing Society xx. 500 Standard of development will be judged by the extent to which the Native has ceased to be an Umuntu and has become a European.

South African (derogatory and offensive).

A black African.

ΚΠ

1920 S. M. Molema Bantu Past & Present 305 The average ‘Muntu’ (pl. Bantu) cares little and knows less about politics.

1949 C. Bullock Rina 8 A coloured man of the skolly type swayed arm-in-arm with a native—a Black African, a Munthu.

1977 Drum (Johannesburg) Mar. 2 Always having our interest at heart, 20 years ago the mlungu decided that there must be a special type of education for the primitive muntu mind.

1989 E. Bregin Kayaboeties 13 It's a muntu song, man!..What did you have to go and write a song about a muntu for?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muntu
释义	muntun. Brit. /ˈmʊntuː/, U.S. /ˈmuntu/, South African English /ˈmʊntʊ/ Forms: 1900s– munthu, 1900s– muntu. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Zulu. Partly a borrowing from Xhosa. Etymons: Zulu umuntu; Xhosa umntu. Etymology: < Zulu umuntu (plural abantu ) and its cognate Xhosa umntu (plural abantu ) human being, person. Compare Bantu adj. and n. Compare munt n.Compare the occasional use of umntu, umuntu in wider senses:1926 G. Callaway Fellowship of Veld iii. 25 To the Native the qualities which go to make up ubuntu, the qualities which make an umntu (person), are largely social.1937 E. G. Malherbe Educ. Adaptations in Changing Society xx. 500 Standard of development will be judged by the extent to which the Native has ceased to be an Umuntu and has become a European. South African (derogatory and offensive). A black African. ΚΠ 1920 S. M. Molema Bantu Past & Present 305 The average ‘Muntu’ (pl. Bantu) cares little and knows less about politics. 1949 C. Bullock Rina 8 A coloured man of the skolly type swayed arm-in-arm with a native—a Black African, a Munthu. 1977 Drum (Johannesburg) Mar. 2 Always having our interest at heart, 20 years ago the mlungu decided that there must be a special type of education for the primitive muntu mind. 1989 E. Bregin Kayaboeties 13 It's a muntu song, man!..What did you have to go and write a song about a muntu for? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1920
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