"cwaka" meaning in Xhosa

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Noun

IPA: [kǀʷaːka]
  1. Signifies silence.
    Sense id: en-cwaka-xh-noun-jOslKUj7 Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header, Xhosa ideophones

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          "name": "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        "Signifies silence."
      ],
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        "ideophone"
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    }
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[kǀʷaːka]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cwaka"
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Xhosa ideophones",
        "Xhosa lemmas",
        "Xhosa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Xhosa terms with redundant head parameter"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Signifies silence."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ideophone"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kǀʷaːka]"
    }
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}

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