English Explanatory Dictionary

indaba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.
  2. Any conference, discussion, or meeting.
  3. Chiefly in one's own or someone's indaba: a concern, matter, or problem.
  4. An international conference of Scout leaders.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈdɑːbə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-indaba.wav /ɪnˈdɑbə/

Word forms

indaba indabas

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu índaba (“affair, issue, matter; piece of news; story”), from ín- (class 9 noun prefix) + -daɓa (stem meaning ‘affair, matter’).

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