"Botha" meaning in Afrikaans

See Botha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbuəta/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Botha.wav
Etymology: From German Low German Both. Etymology templates: {{bor|af|nds-de|Both}} German Low German Both Head templates: {{head|af|proper noun}} Botha
  1. a surname
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Botha"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "Both",
      "Both#Low_German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nds-de",
        "3": "Both"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German Both",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Low German Both.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Botha",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afrikaans surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname"
      ],
      "id": "en-Botha-af-name-v2O7m9sM",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuəta/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Botha.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a2/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-Botha.wav/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-Botha.wav.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Botha"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Botha"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "Both",
      "Both#Low_German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nds-de",
        "3": "Both"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German Both",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Low German Both.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Botha",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
        "Afrikaans lemmas",
        "Afrikaans proper nouns",
        "Afrikaans surnames",
        "Afrikaans terms borrowed from German Low German",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from German Low German",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuəta/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Botha.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a2/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-Botha.wav/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-Botha.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a2/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-Botha.wav/LL-Q14196_%28afr%29-Oesjaar-Botha.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Botha"
}

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