uMbaso

== Zulu == === Alternative forms === uMbasa === Etymology === From um- (class 3) +‎ -basa (“kindle a fire”) +‎ -o (nominalizer). May refer to the first fires being lit for winter. However, this time of year is still very hot in KwaZulu-Natal. Another theory is that it refers to the time of year when fires are lit to roast maize. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uḿ̩.ɓaːso/ === Noun === uḾbaso class 1a (plural oMbaso class 2a) April Synonym: u-Ephreli the ninth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon around the end of February or the beginning of March ==== Inflection ==== === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ɓaso”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓaso (2.2.9.9)” Koopman, Adrian (2002), Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press