"ubusuku" meaning in Xhosa

See ubusuku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [úɓúsûːku] Forms: úbúsûku [canonical, class-14]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*bʊ̀cúkʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*bʊ̀tíkʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀ Head templates: {{xh-noun|úbúsûku|14}} úbúsûku class 14
  1. night Categories (topical): Time

Download JSON data for ubusuku meaning in Xhosa (1.2kB)

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