"isiporho" meaning in Xhosa

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Noun

Forms: iziporho [class-8, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans spook, from Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spoke, spooc, from spoke, spoocke, spoicke (“wizardry, witchcraft”), from Proto-Germanic *spōk. Etymology templates: {{bor|xh|af|spook}} Afrikaans spook, {{der|xh|nl|spook}} Dutch spook, {{der|xh|dum|spoke}} Middle Dutch spoke, {{der|xh|gem-pro|*spōk}} Proto-Germanic *spōk Head templates: {{xh-noun||7|8|iziporho}} isiporho class 7 (plural iziporho class 8)
  1. ghost Tags: class-7 Categories (topical): Ghosts

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for isiporho meaning in Xhosa (1.9kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "spook"
      },
      "expansion": "Afrikaans spook",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "spook"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch spook",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "spoke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch spoke",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spōk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spōk",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Afrikaans spook, from Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spoke, spooc, from spoke, spoocke, spoicke (“wizardry, witchcraft”), from Proto-Germanic *spōk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iziporho",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "7",
        "3": "8",
        "4": "iziporho"
      },
      "expansion": "isiporho class 7 (plural iziporho 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": "Ghosts",
          "orig": "xh:Ghosts",
          "parents": [
            "Afterlife",
            "Characters from folklore",
            "Death",
            "Fantasy",
            "Horror",
            "Mythological creatures",
            "Occult",
            "Mythology",
            "Philosophy",
            "Religion",
            "Fictional characters",
            "Folklore",
            "Body",
            "Life",
            "Fiction",
            "Speculative fiction",
            "Literature",
            "Forteana",
            "Culture",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Nature",
            "Artistic works",
            "Genres",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
            "Pseudoscience",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental",
            "Art",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Sciences",
            "Communication"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "ghost"
      ],
      "id": "en-isiporho-xh-noun-6tbvA9Ye",
      "links": [
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "isiporho"
}
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "af",
        "3": "spook"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "spook"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch spook",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "spoke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch spoke",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spōk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spōk",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Afrikaans spook, from Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spoke, spooc, from spoke, spoocke, spoicke (“wizardry, witchcraft”), from Proto-Germanic *spōk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iziporho",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "7",
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        "4": "iziporho"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Requests for tone in Xhosa noun entries",
        "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 derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Xhosa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "xh:Ghosts"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ]
      ],
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        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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