aluka
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Xhosa[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *-gàdʊka (“to turn, go back, come back”), intransitive separative form of Proto-Bantu *-gàda (“to turn, come back, go back, alter”). Compare with Zulu -eluka. The sense of being circumcised likely comes from the fact that initiates are taken out to the bush and then are returned after the ritual.
Verb[edit]
-aluka
- (intransitive) to be circumcised
Inflection[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀ka (“to plait”).
Verb[edit]
-aluka
- to weave
Inflection[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.