"Thembu" meaning in English

See Thembu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Thembu [plural], Thembus [plural], Tembu [alternative], Thimbu [alternative]
Etymology: From Zulu umThembu (“a Thembu”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|zu|umThembu||a Thembu}} Zulu umThembu (“a Thembu”) Head templates: {{en-noun|Thembu|s}} Thembu (plural Thembu or Thembus)
  1. A member of a certain South African tribe that speak Xhosa and live in Thembuland. Wikipedia link: Thembu tribe

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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