"thetha" meaning in Xhosa

See thetha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [tʰêːtʰa] Forms: -thêtha [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-téta. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-téta}} Proto-Bantu *-téta Head templates: {{xh-verb|thêtha}} -thêtha
  1. to speak
    Sense id: en-thetha-xh-verb-TKdixBly Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for thetha meaning in Xhosa (0.7kB)

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      },
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    }
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    }
  ],
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}
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      "ipa": "[tʰêːtʰa]"
    }
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