adj
Meaning 1
In or pertaining to the Sesotho language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Sesotho
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/səˈsutu/
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/səˈsoʊtoʊ/
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/sɛ̀.sʉ́.thʉ̀/ native pronunciation
adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to the Basotho people or culture, or language.
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name
Meaning 3
A Bantu language spoken mainly in Lesotho and in the Free State and Gauteng provinces of South Africa.
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noun
Meaning 4
A member of an African ethnic group who speak the Sesotho language.
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Synonyms: Mosotho
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noun
Meaning 5
the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; an official language of Lesotho
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Basuto
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Broader terms: Sotho
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Sotho Sesotho.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: Suid-Sotho — pertaining to the Basotho
- Irish: Basútach — pertaining to the Basotho
- Afrikaans: Suid-Sotho — Bantu language
- Afrikaans: Sesotho — Bantu language
- Chinese Mandarin: 塞索托語 /塞索托语 (Sàisuǒtuōyǔ) — Bantu language
- Chinese Mandarin: 塞蘇陀語 /塞苏陀语 (Sàisūtuóyǔ) — Bantu language
- Russian: сесо́то (sesóto) — Bantu language
- Sotho: Sesotho — Bantu language