"nkcenkceshela" meaning in Xhosa

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Verb

Forms: -nkcénkcéshela [canonical]
Etymology: From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe ǀâǀâs (“irrigation”). Etymology templates: {{der|xh|khi-kho}} Khoe, {{cognate|naq|ǀâǀâs|4=irrigation}} Khoekhoe ǀâǀâs (“irrigation”) Head templates: {{xh-verb|nkcénkcéshela}} -nkcénkcéshela
  1. (transitive) to water, to irrigate Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-nkcenkceshela-xh-verb--6kwDcni Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for nkcenkceshela meaning in Xhosa (1.0kB)

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