"poekoe" meaning in Afrikaans

See poekoe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpu.ku/ Forms: poekoes [plural]
Etymology: From Zulu mpuku. Etymology templates: {{der|af|zu|mpuku}} Zulu mpuku Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|poekoes|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} poekoe (plural poekoes), {{af-noun|s}} poekoe (plural poekoes)
  1. puku
    Sense id: en-poekoe-af-noun-xNKWJvkn Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Antelopes

Inflected forms

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