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Where does the word "kudu" come from? It comes from Xhosa iqhude, and was adopted directly into English (1777).
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Where does the word "kudu" come from? It comes from Xhosa iqhude, and was adopted directly into English (1777).
Kudu’s story begins in Xhosa: iqhude meant “the kudu antelope.” The name for the large spiral-horned antelope of southern Africa. It reached English by 1777 as kudu. Its spiral horns are used as a traditional horn in South Africa. Today, kudu means a large African antelope with long spiral horns.
- Stage 1 · Xhosa · 1700s iqhude "the kudu antelope", the name for the large spiral-horned antelope of southern Africa.
- Stage 2 · English · 1777 kudu "a large African antelope with spiral horns", its spiral horns are used as a traditional horn in South Africa.