"kwessie" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkvɛ.si/ Forms: kwessies [plural], kwessietjie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch kwestie, from Middle Dutch questie, from Latin quaestiō or perhaps via Old French question (also from Latin). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|kwestie}} Dutch kwestie, {{inh|af|dum|questie}} Middle Dutch questie, {{der|af|la|quaestiō}} Latin quaestiō, {{der|af|fro|question}} Old French question Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|kwessies|||||diminutive|kwessietjie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} kwessie (plural kwessies, diminutive kwessietjie), {{af-noun|s|kwessietjie}} kwessie (plural kwessies, diminutive kwessietjie)
  1. question, matter, issue
    Sense id: en-kwessie-af-noun-Docszg9X Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "dum",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch questie",
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    }
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        "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Old French",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation"
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