"boks" meaning in Afrikaans

See boks in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-boks.wav Forms: bokse [plural], boksie [diminutive]
Etymology: Borrowed from English box. Etymology templates: {{bor|af|en|box}} English box Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|bokse|||||diminutive|boksie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} boks (plural bokse, diminutive boksie), {{af-noun|bokse|boksie}} boks (plural bokse, diminutive boksie)
  1. box
    Sense id: en-boks-af-noun-JvhWfyVp
  2. (uncountable, sports) boxing Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-boks-af-noun-EUBJv4VY Categories (other): Sports, Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Boxing Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 3 79 10 8 Disambiguation of Boxing: 12 76 10 2 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-boks.wav Forms: boks [present], boksende [participle, present], geboks [participle, past]
Etymology: Borrowed from English box. Etymology templates: {{bor|af|en|box}} English box Head templates: {{af-verb}} boks (present boks, present participle boksende, past participle geboks)
  1. to box; to fight with the fists, usually with protective gloves
    Sense id: en-boks-af-verb-2FILtl6E
  2. (colloquial) to strike; to punish; to hurt Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-boks-af-verb-wkqrcmGm

Inflected forms

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    },
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          ],
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        "(colloquial) to strike; to punish; to hurt"
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