"iswekile" meaning in Xhosa

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Noun

IPA: [ísʷékiːle] Forms: íswékile [canonical, class-9], íiswékile [class-10, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans suiker, from Dutch suiker, from Middle Dutch suicker, suker, a borrowing from Old French çucre (circa 13th cent), from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Classical Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”). Etymology templates: {{bor|xh|af|suiker}} Afrikaans suiker, {{der|xh|nl|suiker}} Dutch suiker, {{der|xh|dum|suicker}} Middle Dutch suicker, {{m|dum|suker}} suker, {{der|xh|fro|çucre}} Old French çucre, {{der|xh|roa-oit|zucchero}} Old Italian zucchero, {{der|xh|ar|سُكَّر}} Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), {{der|xh|fa-cls|شکر|tr=šakar}} Classical Persian شکر (šakar), {{der|xh|sa|शर्करा||ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel|tr=śárkarā}} Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”), {{der|xh|ine-pro|*ḱorkeh₂||gravel, boulder}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”) Head templates: {{xh-noun|íswékile|9|10|íiswékile}} íswékile class 9 (plural íiswékile class 10)
  1. sugar

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "suiker"
      },
      "expansion": "Afrikaans suiker",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "suiker"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch suiker",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "suicker"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch suicker",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "suker"
      },
      "expansion": "suker",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "çucre"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French çucre",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "roa-oit",
        "3": "zucchero"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Italian zucchero",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "سُكَّر"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "شکر",
        "tr": "šakar"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Persian شکر (šakar)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "शर्करा",
        "4": "",
        "5": "ground or candied sugar\", originally \"grit, gravel",
        "tr": "śárkarā"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar\", originally \"grit, gravel”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱorkeh₂",
        "4": "",
        "5": "gravel, boulder"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Afrikaans suiker, from Dutch suiker, from Middle Dutch suicker, suker, a borrowing from Old French çucre (circa 13th cent), from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Classical Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar\", originally \"grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "íswékile",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "íiswékile",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "íswékile",
        "2": "9",
        "3": "10",
        "4": "íiswékile"
      },
      "expansion": "íswékile class 9 (plural íiswékile class 10)",
      "name": "xh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "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 redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sugar"
      ],
      "id": "en-iswekile-xh-noun-zHZ~scbv",
      "links": [
        [
          "sugar",
          "sugar"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ísʷékiːle]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iswekile"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "suiker"
      },
      "expansion": "Afrikaans suiker",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "suiker"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch suiker",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "suicker"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch suicker",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "suker"
      },
      "expansion": "suker",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "çucre"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French çucre",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "roa-oit",
        "3": "zucchero"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Italian zucchero",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "سُكَّر"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "شکر",
        "tr": "šakar"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Persian شکر (šakar)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "शर्करा",
        "4": "",
        "5": "ground or candied sugar\", originally \"grit, gravel",
        "tr": "śárkarā"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar\", originally \"grit, gravel”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱorkeh₂",
        "4": "",
        "5": "gravel, boulder"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Afrikaans suiker, from Dutch suiker, from Middle Dutch suicker, suker, a borrowing from Old French çucre (circa 13th cent), from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Classical Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar\", originally \"grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "íswékile",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "íiswékile",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "íswékile",
        "2": "9",
        "3": "10",
        "4": "íiswékile"
      },
      "expansion": "íswékile class 9 (plural íiswékile class 10)",
      "name": "xh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Xhosa class 9 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 Arabic",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Classical Persian",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Dutch",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Old French",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Old Italian",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Xhosa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Xhosa terms with redundant sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sugar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sugar",
          "sugar"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ísʷékiːle]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iswekile"
}

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