"kgotla" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kgotlas [plural], dikgotla [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tswana kgotla (“trival assembly”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|tn|kgotla|t=trival assembly}} Borrowed from Tswana kgotla (“trival assembly”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|dikgotla}} kgotla (plural kgotlas or dikgotla)
  1. Any of several types of public meeting in a Botswana village, especially one involving a gathering of tribal elders.
    Sense id: en-kgotla-en-noun-uNcsaZOY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. The place where such a meeting is held.
    Sense id: en-kgotla-en-noun-dHerUyLy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lekgotla, makgotla

Inflected forms

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