"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): Sotho entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for botsa meaning in Sotho (0.6kB)

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