"nuka" meaning in Xhosa

See nuka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -nuka [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-nùnka. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-nùnka}} Proto-Bantu *-nùnka Head templates: {{xh-verb|nuka}} -nuka
  1. to smell, to stink Synonyms: joja
    Sense id: en-nuka-xh-verb-t5OWP5SO Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Xhosa entries with incorrect language header
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        [
          "smell",
          "smell"
        ],
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          "stink",
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        }
      ]
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  ],
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      ],
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      ],
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "joja"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nuka"
}

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