Zuludom, n.

zuludom
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# Zuludomnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun Zuludom mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zuludom. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the noun Zuludom pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzuːluːdəm/
ZOO-loo-duhm

#### U.S. English

/ˈzuludəm/
ZOO-loo-duhm

### Where does the noun Zuludom come from?

Earliest known use

1860s

The earliest known use of the noun Zuludom is in the 1860s.

OED's earliest evidence for Zuludom is from 1867, in Transactions Ethnol. Society of London.

Zuludom is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: Zulu n., ‑dom suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. zuche, n. 1358–1676
2. Zuckerkandl, n. 1910–
3. zufolo, n. 1724–
4. zug, n. 1899–
5. zugtrompete, n. 1978–
6. Zugunruhe, n. 1950–
7. Zugzwang, n. 1904–
8. zule | zulis, n. 1780–
9. Zulu, n. & adj. 1824–
10. Zulu, v. 1882–
11. Zuludom, n.1867–
12. Zulu hat, n. 1879–
13. Zuluize, v. 1852–
14. Zulu time, n. 1959–
15. zumbador, n. 1758–64
16. zumbi, n. 1704–
17. zumboorukchee, n. 1840–
18. Zuñi, n. 1834–
19. zunyite, n. 1885–
20. zuppa, n. 1961–
21. Zurich, n. 1870–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: Zulu n., ‑dom suffix.
< Zulu n. + ‑dom suffix.

Compare Zulu uZulu the Zulu nation collectively (< the name of uZulu: see Zulu n.), amaZulu (plural) Zulu people (see amaZulu n.), kwaZulu Zulu territory.

## Meaning & use

1. 1867–
   The Zulu people, or their lands or culture; the Zulu nation.
   1. 1867

      > The brother of Dingaan, Umpanda,..still sits as king in the high place in Zuludom.

      Transactions Ethnol. Society of London vol. 5 292
   2. 1876

      > Into the heart of savage Zuludom.

      Journal of Society of Arts 28 January 166/2
   3. 2021

      > That just shows how much he's internalized European ‘tropes’ about Zuludom!

      @St1Station 6 October in twitter.com (accessed 10 Aug. 2022)
   1. Zuludom 1867–
      The Zulu people, or their lands or culture; the Zulu nation.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzuːluːdəm/
ZOO-loo-duhm

### U.S. English

/ˈzuludəm/
ZOO-loo-duhm

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

Originally published as part of the entry for Zulu, n. & adj.

Zuludom, n. was revised in March 2023.

Zuludom, n. was last modified in July 2023.