"chama" meaning in Xhosa

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Verb

Forms: -chama [canonical]
Etymology: From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe ǀkham (“urinate”). Etymology templates: {{der|xh|khi-kho}} Khoe, {{cog|naq|ǀkham|t=urinate}} Khoekhoe ǀkham (“urinate”) Head templates: {{xh-verb|chama}} -chama
  1. (intransitive) to urinate Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-chama-xh-verb-D7zi5vzl Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Xhosa entries with incorrect language header
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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      ],
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        "to urinate"
      ],
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        "(intransitive) to urinate"
      ],
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      ]
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        "Xhosa verbs"
      ],
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        "to urinate"
      ],
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          "urinate",
          "urinate"
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        "(intransitive) to urinate"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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