"aluka" meaning in Xhosa

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Verb

Forms: -aluka [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-gàdʊka (“to turn, go back, come back”), intransitive separative form of Proto-Bantu *-gàda (“to turn, come back, go back, alter”). Compare with Zulu -eluka. The sense of being circumcised likely comes from the fact that initiates are taken out to the bush and then are returned after the ritual. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-gàdʊka|t=to turn, go back, come back}} Proto-Bantu *-gàdʊka (“to turn, go back, come back”), {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-gàda|t=to turn, come back, go back, alter}} Proto-Bantu *-gàda (“to turn, come back, go back, alter”), {{cog|zu|eluka|-eluka}} Zulu -eluka Head templates: {{xh-verb|aluka}} -aluka
  1. (intransitive) to be circumcised Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-aluka-xh-verb-YEhCBiu0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: -aluka [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀ka (“to plait”). Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-dʊ̀ka|t=to plait}} Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀ka (“to plait”) Head templates: {{xh-verb|aluka}} -aluka
  1. to weave
    Sense id: en-aluka-xh-verb-JaKgizuj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Xhosa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with incorrect language header: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "expansion": "Zulu -eluka",
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