makoti, noun
/maˈkɔːti/
- Forms:
- Also makothi, and with initial capital.
- Plurals:
- makotis, occasionally omakoti/ˌɔmaˈkɔːti/.
- Origin:
- IsiZuluShow more IsiZulu umakoti (plural omakoti).
1. A bride; a newly-wed woman.
1949 L. Hunter Afr. Dawn 187Although she missed her husband, she was never lonely..and there was no lack of friends to call on the makoti — the newly married woman.
1989 J. Khumalo in Pace Mar. 19‘Durban people have always welcomed me with love,’ says Brenda, ‘and I’m thrilled to bits to be their “Makoti” (bride).’
2. A daughter-in-law; a term used by the family of a woman’s husband to refer to her.
1963 B. Modisane Blame Me on Hist. (1986) 45When a relative died in Alexandra Township Princess accompanied her to the tebello, working in the catering; she was the ideal makothi, the African daughter-in-law.
1988 J. Khumalo in Pace Nov. 83Old Ngcobo, Bheki’s father, would be horrified if his makoti sought permission to take time off from her society-decreed household chores to go and prance around the country’s stages in the company of men other than her husband.
A bride; a newly-wed woman.
A daughter-in-law; a term used by the family of a woman’s husband to refer to her.
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