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) January the sixth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in December ==== Inflection ==== ==== 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