English
abakwetha
Abakwetha comes from Xhosa kwetha ‘initiate’.
- Xhosamodernkwetha‘initiate’
- Xhosa, derivedmodernabakwetha
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Xhosamodernkwetha‘initiate’
- Xhosa, derivedmodernabakwetha
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Xhosa kwetha
Today it means
noun A young Xhosa man undergoing the ritual initiation into manhood.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Xhosa kwetha / abakwetha