"alusa" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Xhosa]

Forms: -alusa [canonical]
Etymology: Causative form of -aluka. From Proto-Bantu *-gàdʊkia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gàdʊka (“to turn, go back, come back”), intransitive separative form of Proto-Bantu *-gàda (“to turn, come back, go back, alter”). Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-gàdʊkia}} Proto-Bantu *-gàdʊkia, {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-gàdʊka|t=to turn, go back, come back}} Proto-Bantu *-gàdʊka (“to turn, go back, come back”), {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-gàda|t=to turn, come back, go back, alter}} Proto-Bantu *-gàda (“to turn, come back, go back, alter”) Head templates: {{xh-verb|alusa}} -alusa
  1. (transitive) to circumcise Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-alusa-xh-verb-sWilL22N Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Xhosa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with incorrect language header: 75 25
  2. to herd sheep
    Sense id: en-alusa-xh-verb-RdzQ0JR-
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        "to circumcise"
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        "(transitive) to circumcise"
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "(transitive) to circumcise"
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