uThixo
[útʰíːkǁó]
uThixo is the Xhosa word for God.
uThixo is the standard term used to refer to the monotheistic God within Xhosa-speaking Christian contexts.
Meaning: deity (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun uThixo includes the prefix u-, which is the typical marker for singular nouns in the class 1 category.
Did you know?
- In traditional Xhosa beliefs, the concept of a high god is often expressed through uQamata, a creator figure who is more distant than the accessible uThixo.
- The word uThixo is not originally from the Bantu languages of the Xhosa people, but was borrowed from Khoe-speaking neighbors.
- In Xhosa culture, the divine is often reached through izinyanya, or ancestors, who act as intermediaries between humans and uThixo.
Examples in context
- Abafazi abangcwele bonke babemthembile uThixo.All the holy women trusted in God.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use uThixo in a sentence.Tatoeba #9241874 by Monde, translation #9241875 by Monde
- uThixo unamandla kakhulu.God is very powerful.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry uThixo, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries uThixo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
