"isoka" meaning in Zulu

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Noun

Etymology: From i- + -soka (“to circumcise”) + -a. Etymology templates: {{affix|zu|i-|soka|-a|alt2=-soka|t2=to circumcise}} i- + -soka (“to circumcise”) + -a Head templates: {{zu-noun|ī́soka|5|6|amásoka}} ī́soka class 5 (plural amásoka class 6) Inflection templates: {{zu-infl-noun|LL|5|6|amasoka}} Forms: ī́soka [canonical, class-5], amásoka [class-6, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], isoka [full-form, singular], amasoka [full-form, plural], lisoka [basic-form, singular], masoka [basic-form, plural], esokeni [locative, singular], emasokeni [locative, plural], yisoka [copulative, singular], ngamasoka [copulative, plural], wesoka [class-1, possessive, singular], owesoka [class-1, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], wamasoka [class-1, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], owamasoka [class-1, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], besoka [class-2, possessive, singular], abesoka [class-2, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], bamasoka [class-2, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], abamasoka [class-2, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], wesoka [class-3, possessive, singular], owesoka [class-3, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], wamasoka [class-3, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], owamasoka [class-3, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], yesoka [class-4, possessive, singular], eyesoka [class-4, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], yamasoka [class-4, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], eyamasoka [class-4, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], lesoka [class-5, possessive, singular], elesoka [class-5, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], lamasoka [class-5, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], elamasoka [class-5, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], esoka [class-6, possessive, singular], awesoka [class-6, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], amasoka [class-6, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], awamasoka [class-6, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], sesoka [class-7, possessive, singular], esesoka [class-7, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], samasoka [class-7, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], esamasoka [class-7, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], zesoka [class-8, possessive, singular], ezesoka [class-8, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], zamasoka [class-8, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], ezamasoka [class-8, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], yesoka [class-9, possessive, singular], eyesoka [class-9, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], yamasoka [class-9, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], eyamasoka [class-9, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], zesoka [class-10, possessive, singular], ezesoka [class-10, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], zamasoka [class-10, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], ezamasoka [class-10, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], lwesoka [class-11, possessive, singular], olwesoka [class-11, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], lwamasoka [class-11, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], olwamasoka [class-11, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], besoka [class-14, possessive, singular], obesoka [class-14, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], bamasoka [class-14, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], obamasoka [class-14, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], kwesoka [class-15, possessive, singular], okwesoka [class-15, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], kwamasoka [class-15, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], okwamasoka [class-15, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], kwesoka [class-17, possessive, singular], okwesoka [class-17, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], kwamasoka [class-17, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], okwamasoka [class-17, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive]
  1. boyfriend
    Sense id: en-isoka-zu-noun--jGrlHqQ
  2. (archaic) a young man who has passed through the circumcision ritual Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-isoka-zu-noun-jfsmot1d Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu nouns with tone LL, Zulu terms prefixed with i-, Zulu terms suffixed with -a, Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Zulu nouns with tone LL: 29 71 Disambiguation of Zulu terms prefixed with i-: 24 76 Disambiguation of Zulu terms suffixed with -a: 24 76 Disambiguation of Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 83

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "i-",
        "3": "soka",
        "4": "-a",
        "alt2": "-soka",
        "t2": "to circumcise"
      },
      "expansion": "i- + -soka (“to circumcise”) + -a",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From i- + -soka (“to circumcise”) + -a.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amásoka",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "zu-infl-noun",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "full-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "lisoka",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "basic-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masoka",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "basic-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esokeni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emasokeni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "yisoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "copulative",
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "abesoka",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "owesoka",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "eyamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
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        "possessive-substantive"
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      "form": "sesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "samasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
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      "form": "ezamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lwesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olwesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lwamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olwamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ī́soka",
        "2": "5",
        "3": "6",
        "4": "amásoka"
      },
      "expansion": "ī́soka class 5 (plural amásoka class 6)",
      "name": "zu-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "LL",
        "2": "5",
        "3": "6",
        "4": "amasoka"
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "boyfriend"
      ],
      "id": "en-isoka-zu-noun--jGrlHqQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "boyfriend",
          "boyfriend"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu nouns with tone LL",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu terms prefixed with i-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu terms suffixed with -a",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a young man who has passed through the circumcision ritual"
      ],
      "id": "en-isoka-zu-noun-jfsmot1d",
      "links": [
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "circumcision",
          "circumcision"
        ],
        [
          "ritual",
          "ritual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) a young man who has passed through the circumcision ritual"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/íːsoːɠa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isoka"
}

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    "Zulu class 5 nouns",
    "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Zulu lemmas",
    "Zulu nouns",
    "Zulu nouns with tone LL",
    "Zulu terms prefixed with i-",
    "Zulu terms suffixed with -a",
    "Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "i-",
        "3": "soka",
        "4": "-a",
        "alt2": "-soka",
        "t2": "to circumcise"
      },
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From i- + -soka (“to circumcise”) + -a.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "ī́soka",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-5"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "amásoka",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zu-infl-noun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "isoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "full-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "full-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lisoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "basic-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "basic-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esokeni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emasokeni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yisoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "samasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lwesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olwesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lwamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olwamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwesoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwamasoka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ī́soka",
        "2": "5",
        "3": "6",
        "4": "amásoka"
      },
      "expansion": "ī́soka class 5 (plural amásoka class 6)",
      "name": "zu-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "LL",
        "2": "5",
        "3": "6",
        "4": "amasoka"
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "boyfriend"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boyfriend",
          "boyfriend"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Zulu terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a young man who has passed through the circumcision ritual"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "circumcision",
          "circumcision"
        ],
        [
          "ritual",
          "ritual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) a young man who has passed through the circumcision ritual"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/íːsoːɠa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isoka"
}

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