"nqetha" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Xhosa]

IPA: [ŋǃeːtʰa] Forms: -nqetha [canonical]
Etymology: Cognate with Khoekhoe ǂnai (“cut even”). Etymology templates: {{cognate|naq|ǂnai|4=cut even}} Khoekhoe ǂnai (“cut even”) Head templates: {{xh-verb|nqetha}} -nqetha
  1. to pare, to cut away carefully
    Sense id: en-nqetha-xh-verb-M4~Ebgf3 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Xhosa entries with incorrect language header
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        "to pare, to cut away carefully"
      ],
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          "pare"
        ],
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          "cut"
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    }
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      ],
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          "pare",
          "pare"
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ŋǃeːtʰa]"
    }
  ],
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}

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