"Sesotho" meaning in English

See Sesotho in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /səˈsutu/, /səˈsoʊtoʊ/, /sɛ̀.sʉ́.tʰʉ̀/ (note: native pronunciation)
Etymology: From Sotho Sesotho. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|st|Sesotho}} Sotho Sesotho Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} Sesotho
  1. In or pertaining to the Sesotho language. Synonyms: Sesoto, Sesuto, Sesutho Related terms: Basotho, Lesotho, Mosotho, Sotho, Sesotho Web (english: Resource on the language Sesotho)
    Sense id: en-Sesotho-en-adj-9uSgzvVr
  2. Pertaining to the Basotho people or culture, or language. Translations (pertaining to the Basotho): Suid-Sotho (Afrikaans), Basútach (Irish)
    Sense id: en-Sesotho-en-adj-gxRdCcVz Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the Basotho': 0 100

Proper name

IPA: /səˈsutu/, /səˈsoʊtoʊ/, /sɛ̀.sʉ́.tʰʉ̀/ (note: native pronunciation)
Etymology: From Sotho Sesotho. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|st|Sesotho}} Sotho Sesotho Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sesotho
  1. A Bantu language spoken mainly in Lesotho and in the Free State and Gauteng provinces of South Africa. Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Sotho, Southern Sesotho, Southern Sotho Hypernyms: Bantu, Sotho Derived forms: Northern Sesotho, Southern Sesotho Translations (Bantu language): Suid-Sotho (Afrikaans), Sesotho (Afrikaans), 塞苏陀语 (Chinese Mandarin), сесо́то (sesóto) [masculine] (Russian), Sesotho (Sotho)
    Sense id: en-Sesotho-en-name-QJ90h9tj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sotho translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 11 51 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 6 64 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 3 66 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 3 68 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 17 6 65 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 17 5 65 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 5 73 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 7 67 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Sotho translations: 18 7 69 6

Noun

IPA: /səˈsutu/, /səˈsoʊtoʊ/, /sɛ̀.sʉ́.tʰʉ̀/ (note: native pronunciation) Forms: Sesotho [plural]
Etymology: From Sotho Sesotho. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|st|Sesotho}} Sotho Sesotho Head templates: {{en-noun|Sesotho}} Sesotho (plural Sesotho)
  1. A member of an African ethnic group who speak the Sesotho language. Synonyms: Mosotho
    Sense id: en-Sesotho-en-noun-MX~4Rkz5

Alternative forms

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