"khumsha" meaning in Xhosa

See khumsha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -khúmsha [canonical]
Etymology: From a Khoe language. Related to Zulu -humusha (“to translate”). Compare Khoekhoe khom (“to say”). The suffix -sha is frequently applied to loaned verbs. Etymology templates: {{der|xh|khi-kho}} Khoe, {{cog|zu|humusha|-humusha|t=to translate}} Zulu -humusha (“to translate”), {{cog|naq|khom|t=to say}} Khoekhoe khom (“to say”) Head templates: {{xh-verb|khúmsha}} -khúmsha
  1. to speak English or Afrikaans
    Sense id: en-khumsha-xh-verb-UkxMk4rr Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Xhosa entries with incorrect language header
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