"isikere" meaning in Xhosa

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Noun

IPA: [ísíkéːre] Forms: ísíkére [canonical, class-7], ízíkére [class-8, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans skêr, from Dutch schaar. Etymology templates: {{bor|xh|af|skêr}} Afrikaans skêr, {{der|xh|nl|schaar}} Dutch schaar Head templates: {{xh-noun|ísíkére|7|8|ízíkére}} ísíkére class 7 (plural ízíkére class 8)
  1. scissors Categories (topical): Tools

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "skêr"
      },
      "expansion": "Afrikaans skêr",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "schaar"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch schaar",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Afrikaans skêr, from Dutch schaar.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ísíkére",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ízíkére",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ísíkére",
        "2": "7",
        "3": "8",
        "4": "ízíkére"
      },
      "expansion": "ísíkére class 7 (plural ízíkére class 8)",
      "name": "xh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Xhosa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "xh",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "xh:Tools",
          "parents": [
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scissors"
      ],
      "id": "en-isikere-xh-noun-SToV572o",
      "links": [
        [
          "scissors",
          "scissors"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ísíkéːre]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isikere"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "skêr"
      },
      "expansion": "Afrikaans skêr",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "schaar"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch schaar",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Afrikaans skêr, from Dutch schaar.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ísíkére",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ízíkére",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ísíkére",
        "2": "7",
        "3": "8",
        "4": "ízíkére"
      },
      "expansion": "ísíkére class 7 (plural ízíkére class 8)",
      "name": "xh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Xhosa class 7 nouns",
        "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Xhosa lemmas",
        "Xhosa nouns",
        "Xhosa terms borrowed from Afrikaans",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Afrikaans",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Dutch",
        "Xhosa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Xhosa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "xh:Tools"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scissors"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scissors",
          "scissors"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ísíkéːre]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isikere"
}

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