Tegwini, noun

/teˈɡwiːn(i)/
Forms:
Also Tegwen, Tegwin.
Origin:
IsiZuluShow more Adaptation of isiZulu eThekwini in, to, or from Durban, literally ‘at the bay’ (locative form of itheku enclosed bay, harbour).
colloquial
The city of Durban; see also quotation 1978.
1898 B. Mitford Induna’s Wife 154‘I have a mind to send to the white people at Tegwini,’ said the King. ‘They are my friends, but not this new race. It may be that they will aid me to get rid of these Amabuna.’ [Source Note: Durban. Lit.: ‘The Bay.’]
1928 N. Devitt Blue Lizard 171They reached the town (which he had heard certain Zulus..call ‘Tegwin’).
1968 K. McMagh Dinner of Herbs 101So I drink...tell him many stories. He not been to Tegwen (Durban)...never see the sea...the big ships and the horses that the white men like to make run races.
1978 L. Barnes in The 1820 Vol.51 No.12, 19Many Zulu words have crept into South African Indian English...Tegwini, the Zulu name for Durban, is used in the general sense of ‘town’, I’m going to Tegwini means I’m going to town or the central part of Durban, although it can sometimes mean the Market area.
1992 R. Mesthrie Lexicon of S. Afr. Indian Eng. 119Tegwin,..Durban. Also S[outh] A[frican] E[nglish] slang.
The city of Durban;
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