"yeka" meaning in Xhosa

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Verb

Forms: -yeka [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-dèka (“let, let go, cease, allow”). The expected reflex would be -leka. However, some Nguni dialects have /j/ as a regular reflex of *d, so this may be explained as a borrowing from another dialect. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-dèka|t=let, let go, cease, allow}} Proto-Bantu *-dèka (“let, let go, cease, allow”) Head templates: {{xh-verb|yeka}} -yeka
  1. to stop
    Sense id: en-yeka-xh-verb-4nsKr2ix Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header

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