"aba" meaning in Xhosa

See aba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: [âːɓa] Forms: âba [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|xh|pronoun|cat2=demonstrative pronouns|head=âba}} âba
  1. these; class 2 proximal demonstrative.
    Sense id: en-aba-xh-pron-G-ftTvmb Categories (other): Xhosa demonstrative pronouns, Xhosa pronouns Disambiguation of Xhosa demonstrative pronouns: 93 0 7 Disambiguation of Xhosa pronouns: 100 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: -aba [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-gàba. Etymology templates: {{etymon|xh|:inh|bnt-pro:*-gàba}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Xhosa", "term" : "aba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "xh" }" data-lang="xh" data-title="aba">, {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-gàba}} Proto-Bantu *-gàba Head templates: {{xh-verb|aba}} -aba
  1. (transitive) to share Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-aba-xh-verb-~hO9nSgs
  2. (transitive) to distribute Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-aba-xh-verb-jJvQ5DfV Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with incorrect language header: 23 26 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Xhosa entries with etymon Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with etymon: 0 0
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      ],
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      ]
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      ],
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        ]
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        "(transitive) to distribute"
      ],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Xhosa pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "these; class 2 proximal demonstrative."
      ],
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        [
          "these",
          "these"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[âːɓa]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aba"
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    "Xhosa lemmas",
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    "Xhosa verbs"
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "-aba",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Xhosa transitive verbs"
      ],
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        "to share"
      ],
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          "share"
        ]
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        "(transitive) to share"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to distribute"
      ],
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        [
          "distribute",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to distribute"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[âːɓa]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aba"
}

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