"chunuba" meaning in Xhosa

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Verb

IPA: [kǀʰúnúːɓa] Forms: -chúnúba [canonical]
Etymology: Cognate with Khoekhoe ǂhuni (“threaten with finger”). Etymology templates: {{cognate|naq|ǂhuni|4=threaten with finger}} Khoekhoe ǂhuni (“threaten with finger”) Head templates: {{xh-verb|chúnúba}} -chúnúba
  1. (transitive) to annoy, to provoke Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-chunuba-xh-verb--zPzHPwt Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Xhosa entries with incorrect language header
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "to annoy, to provoke"
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to annoy, to provoke"
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "[kǀʰúnúːɓa]"
    }
  ],
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        "Xhosa verbs"
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      ],
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        "(transitive) to annoy, to provoke"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[kǀʰúnúːɓa]"
    }
  ],
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}

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