amadoda

/ amaˈdəʊda /

plural noun

1. grown men

Word History and Origins

Origin of amadoda¹

from Nguni ama, a plural prefix + doda men

Example Sentences

We even get to read some: "Umahlom'ehlathini onjengohlanya,/Uhlanya olusemehlwen' amadoda" – "He who armed in the forest, who is like a madman,/The madman who is in full view of the men," an example, we learn, of Parallelism – a technique that exists in poetry from the Kalevala to the Ugarit poets of ancient Syria to … well, whenever.

From The Guardian

No people have I, nor horses, amadoda.

From Project Gutenberg

For the rest, amadoda, the house is very near and contains that which is good to eat and drink.

From Project Gutenberg

“Don’t kill them, amadoda,” said Edala, as assegais were detached, and held with suggestive readiness.

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“You all know me, amadoda,” went on Septimus Matterson.

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