"bhokisi" meaning in Shona

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Noun

Forms: bhókisi [canonical, class-5], mabhókisi [class-6, plural]
Etymology: From English box, probably via a Nguni language (compare Zulu ibhokisi (“box, coffin”)). Etymology templates: {{der|sn|en|box}} English box, {{der|sn|bnt-ngu}} Nguni, {{cog|zu|ibhokisi||box, coffin}} Zulu ibhokisi (“box, coffin”) Head templates: {{sn-noun|bhókisi|5}} bhókisi class 5 (plural mabhókisi class 6)
  1. box
    Sense id: en-bhokisi-sn-noun-JvhWfyVp
  2. coffin Categories (topical): Containers, Death
    Sense id: en-bhokisi-sn-noun-4iZlytaB Disambiguation of Containers: 4 96 Disambiguation of Death: 0 100 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Shona entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Shona entries with incorrect language header: 7 93
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sn",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "box"
      },
      "expansion": "English box",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sn",
        "2": "bnt-ngu"
      },
      "expansion": "Nguni",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "ibhokisi",
        "3": "",
        "4": "box, coffin"
      },
      "expansion": "Zulu ibhokisi (“box, coffin”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English box, probably via a Nguni language (compare Zulu ibhokisi (“box, coffin”)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bhókisi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabhókisi",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bhókisi",
        "2": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "bhókisi class 5 (plural mabhókisi class 6)",
      "name": "sn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Shona",
  "lang_code": "sn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "box"
      ],
      "id": "en-bhokisi-sn-noun-JvhWfyVp",
      "links": [
        [
          "box",
          "box"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Shona entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sn",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "sn:Containers",
          "parents": [
            "Tools",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sn",
          "name": "Death",
          "orig": "sn:Death",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Life",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coffin"
      ],
      "id": "en-bhokisi-sn-noun-4iZlytaB",
      "links": [
        [
          "coffin",
          "coffin"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bhokisi"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Shona class 5 nouns",
    "Shona entries with incorrect language header",
    "Shona lemmas",
    "Shona nouns",
    "Shona terms derived from English",
    "Shona terms derived from Nguni languages",
    "sn:Containers",
    "sn:Death"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sn",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "box"
      },
      "expansion": "English box",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sn",
        "2": "bnt-ngu"
      },
      "expansion": "Nguni",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "ibhokisi",
        "3": "",
        "4": "box, coffin"
      },
      "expansion": "Zulu ibhokisi (“box, coffin”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English box, probably via a Nguni language (compare Zulu ibhokisi (“box, coffin”)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bhókisi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabhókisi",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bhókisi",
        "2": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "bhókisi class 5 (plural mabhókisi class 6)",
      "name": "sn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Shona",
  "lang_code": "sn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "box"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "box",
          "box"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "coffin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "coffin",
          "coffin"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bhokisi"
}

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