"pitsa" meaning in Sotho

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Noun

Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], dipitsa [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀dìá, which is an agent nominalization of the causative of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da (“to boil”). Etymology templates: {{inh|st|bnt-pro|*mbɪ̀dìá}} Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀dìá, {{inh|st|bnt-pro|*-bɪ̀da}} Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da, {{inh|st|bnt-pro|*-bɪ́da||to boil}} Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da (“to boil”) Head templates: {{head|st|noun|plural|dipitsa|f1request=|g=c9|g2=c10|head=|sort=}} pitsa class 9/10 (plural dipitsa), {{st-noun|9|10|dipitsa}} pitsa class 9/10 (plural dipitsa)
  1. cooking pot Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-pitsa-st-noun-MmkFlhSh Categories (other): Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Sotho entries with incorrect language header
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