"iqaqa" meaning in Xhosa

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Noun

IPA: [íkǃáːkǃá] Forms: íqáqá [canonical, class-5], ámaqáqá [class-6, plural]
Etymology: From Seroa ǃkxʼaǃkxʼa (“weasel”). Etymology templates: {{bor|xh|kqu|ǃkxʼaǃkxʼa||weasel}} Seroa ǃkxʼaǃkxʼa (“weasel”) Head templates: {{xh-noun|íqáqá|5|6|ámaqáqá}} íqáqá class 5 (plural ámaqáqá class 6)
  1. skunk, polecat Categories (lifeform): Mammals

Download JSON data for iqaqa meaning in Xhosa (1.5kB)

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        "4": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Seroa ǃkxʼaǃkxʼa (“weasel”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Seroa ǃkxʼaǃkxʼa (“weasel”).",
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      "name": "xh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Seroa terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [
            "Terms in nonstandard scripts",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "xh",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "xh:Mammals",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "skunk, polecat"
      ],
      "id": "en-iqaqa-xh-noun-fM860xzn",
      "links": [
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          "skunk",
          "skunk"
        ],
        [
          "polecat",
          "polecat"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "[íkǃáːkǃá]"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "expansion": "Seroa ǃkxʼaǃkxʼa (“weasel”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
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        "Xhosa class 5 nouns",
        "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Xhosa lemmas",
        "Xhosa nouns",
        "Xhosa terms borrowed from Seroa",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Seroa",
        "Xhosa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Xhosa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "xh:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "skunk, polecat"
      ],
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        [
          "skunk",
          "skunk"
        ],
        [
          "polecat",
          "polecat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[íkǃáːkǃá]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iqaqa"
}

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