English Explanatory Dictionary

mafufunyana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Zulu and Xhosa culture, a mental disorder in which the sufferer is believed to have been possessed by evil spirits, causing hysteria.
  2. The evil spirit who causes such a disorder.

Pronunciation

/ˌmafʊfʊˈnjɑːnə/ /ˌmafufuˈnjana/ /ˌmafʊfʊˈnjɑːne/

Word forms

mafufunyana amafufunyana

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu amafufunyane, amafufunyana.

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