"uxam" meaning in Xhosa

See uxam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [úkǁâːm̩] Forms: úxâm [canonical, class-1a], óoxâm [class-2a, plural]
Etymology: From a Khoe language. Cognate with Zulu uxamu. Etymology templates: {{der|xh|khi-kho}} Khoe, {{cog|zu|uxamu}} Zulu uxamu Head templates: {{xh-noun|úxâm|1a|2a|óoxâm}} úxâm class 1a (plural óoxâm class 2a)
  1. iguana
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