indabaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Zulu índaba (“affair, issue, matter; piece of news; story”), from ín- (class 9 noun prefix) + -daɓa (stem meaning ‘affair, matter’).^[1][2]

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɑːbə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɑbə/
• ハイフネーション: in‧da‧ba

名詞

indaba (複数形 indabas)

1. (South Africa)
   1. A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.
   2. (by extension) Any conference, discussion, or meeting.
   3. Chiefly in one's own or someone's indaba: a concern, matter, or problem. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. (by extension, scouting) An international conference of Scout leaders.

参照

Further reading

• indaba on Wikipedia.
• “indaba”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “indaba, n.”, in Dictionary of South African English, Makhanda, Eastern Cape: Dictionary Unit for South African English, 1996–2023.
• “indaba”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

アナグラム

• Ibadan, badian