Gauteng

English

Etymology

From Sotho iGauteng (“place of gold”), from gauda or gauta (“gold”, from Afrikaans goud, cognate with English gold) +‎ teng (“here, there; inside”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (General South African) IPA(key): /xaʊˈteŋ/, enPR: ᴋʜou-tĕng'
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋ
  • Hyphenation: Gou‧teng

Proper noun

Gauteng

  1. A province of South Africa. Capital: Johannesburg.
  2. (South Africa) A colloquial name for the city of Johannesburg.
    Synonyms: Golden City, eGoli

Translations

References

  1. ^ “Gauteng, n.”, in Dictionary of South African English, Makhanda, Eastern Cape: Dictionary Unit for South African English, 1996–2025.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Sotho iGauteng (“place of gold”), from gauda or gauta (“gold”, in turn from Afrikaans goud) +‎ teng (“here, there; inside”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gauteng

  1. Gauteng (a province of South Africa)
  2. A colloquial name for the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng.
    Synonym: (uncommon) eGoli
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