"botsa" meaning in Sotho

See botsa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Common Bantu *-bʊ́ʊdia. Etymology templates: {{inh|st|bnt-cmn|*-bʊ́ʊdia}} Common Bantu *-bʊ́ʊdia Head templates: {{head|st|verb}} botsa
  1. to ask
    Sense id: en-botsa-st-verb-SeJNAP0V Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Sotho entries with incorrect language header
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "st",
        "2": "bnt-cmn",
        "3": "*-bʊ́ʊdia"
      },
      "expansion": "Common Bantu *-bʊ́ʊdia",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Common Bantu *-bʊ́ʊdia.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "st",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "botsa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sotho",
  "lang_code": "st",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sotho entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ask"
      ],
      "id": "en-botsa-st-verb-SeJNAP0V",
      "links": [
        [
          "ask",
          "ask"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "botsa"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "st",
        "2": "bnt-cmn",
        "3": "*-bʊ́ʊdia"
      },
      "expansion": "Common Bantu *-bʊ́ʊdia",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Common Bantu *-bʊ́ʊdia.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "st",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "botsa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sotho",
  "lang_code": "st",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sotho entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sotho lemmas",
        "Sotho terms derived from Common Bantu",
        "Sotho terms inherited from Common Bantu",
        "Sotho verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ask"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ask",
          "ask"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "botsa"
}

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