"bila" meaning in Xhosa

See bila in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -bila [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-bɪ́da}} Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da Head templates: {{xh-verb|bila}} -bila
  1. (intransitive) to boil Tags: intransitive Derived forms: -bilisa
    Sense id: en-bila-xh-verb-yG~NxbN7 Categories (other): Pages with 25 entries, Pages with entries, Xhosa entries with incorrect language header
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