"tswekere" meaning in Sotho

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Noun

Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ditswekere [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans suiker, from Dutch suiker, from Middle Dutch suicker, suker, a borrowing from Old French çucre (circa 13th cent), from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”). Etymology templates: {{bor|st|af|suiker}} Afrikaans suiker, {{der|st|nl|suiker}} Dutch suiker, {{der|st|dum|suicker}} Middle Dutch suicker, {{m|dum|suker}} suker, {{der|st|fro|çucre}} Old French çucre, {{der|st|roa-oit|zucchero}} Old Italian zucchero, {{der|st|ar|سُكَّر}} Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), {{der|st|fa|شکر|tr=šakar}} Persian شکر (šakar), {{der|st|sa|शर्करा||ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel|tr=śárkarā}} Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”), {{der|st|ine-pro|*ḱorkeh₂||gravel, boulder}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”) Head templates: {{head|st|noun|plural|ditswekere|f1request=|g=c9|g2=c10|head=|sort=tswekere}} tswekere class 9/10 (plural ditswekere), {{st-noun|9|10|ditswekere}} tswekere class 9/10 (plural ditswekere)
  1. sugar Tags: class-10, class-9

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