Sesotho dictionary

aardwolf - thikgwi
abandon (v.) - lahla
abode - bodulo (s.14) madulo (pl.6)
abolish (v.) - fedisa
abortion - ho ntsha mpa
above - hodimo
abroad - mose
absolute pronoun - leemediqho (s.5) maemediqho (pl.6)
abundance - nala
abuse (n.) - tshebediso e fosahetseng
accelarate - phakisa
accept - amohela
accident - kotsi (s.9) dikotsi (pl.10)
acclimatise - tlwaetsa
accomplish - phetha
accuse (v.) - qosa
accustomed (be…) - tlwaetsa
accustomed (become...) - tlwaela
accustomed (make…) - tlwaetsa
acquaint - tlwaetsa
action - ketso (s.9) diketso (pl.10)
actor - sebapadi (s.7)
actually - hantlentle
add (v.) - eketsa
addict - lekgoba (s.5) makgoba (pl.6)
addiction - bokgoba
address (n.) - aterese (s.9) diaterese (pl.10)
adjective - lekgethi (s.5) makgethi (pl.6)
admire (v.) - boha
adolescent (female) - morwetsana
adolescent (male) - mohlankana
adore (v.) - boha
adorn (v.) - kgabisa
advantage - molemo (s.3) melemo (pl.4)
advise (v.) - eletsa
aeroplane - sefofane (s.7) difofane (pl.8)
affairs not discussed at the proper time - seuta
afraid (become…) - tshaba
Africa - Afrika
African wild cat - qwabi
African wild cat - setsetse
Afrikaans culture - Seafrekanse
Afrikaans culture (<Afr: Boer) - Seburu
Afrikaans language - Seafrekanse
Afrikaans language (<Afr: Boer) - Seburu
after - hoba
afternoon - motshehare (s.3)
again - hape
aged person - leqheku (s.5) maqheku (pl.6)
agent - agente (s.9) diagente (pl.10)
agree - dumela
agreement - kutlwano
agriculture - bolemi
aids - lefu la AIDS
aids - phamokate
aim (n.) - sepheo (s.7) dipheo (pl.8)
air - moya (s.3) meya (pl.4)
airplane - sefofane (s.7) difofane (pl.8)
alcohol - tahi (s.9)
alcoholic drink - seno se tahang (s.9) dino tse tahang (pl.10)
all (01) (quantitative pronoun) - wohle
all (02) (quantitative pronoun) - bohle
all (03) (quantitative pronoun) - wohle
all (04) (quantitative pronoun) - yohle
all (05) (quantitative pronoun) - lohle
all (06) (quantitative pronoun) - ohle
all (07) (quantitative pronoun) - sohle
all (08) (quantitative pronoun) - tsohle
all (09) (quantitative pronoun) - yohle
all (10) (quantitative pronoun) - tsohle
all (14) (quantitative pronoun) - bohle
all (15) (quantitative pronoun) - hohle
alliance - selekane (s.7) dilekane (pl.8)
allocate (v.) - aba
allow (v.) - dumella
alone (01) (adj.) - o mong
alone (02) (adj.) - ba bang
alone (03) (adj.) - o mong
alone (04) (adj.) - e meng
alone (05) (adj.) - le leng
alone (06) (adj.) - a mang
alone (07) (adj.) - se seng
alone (08) (adj.) - di ding
alone (09) (adj.) - e nngwe
alone (10) (adj.) - di ding
alone (14) (adj.) - bo bong
alone (15) (adj.) - ho hong
already - se
although - leha
ambassador - moambasadara (s.1)
amen - amen
America - Amerika
amputate - poma
amuse - thabisa
analyse - manolla
analysis - manollo
ancestors - badimo
ancient times - boholoholo
ancient tribes - ditjhaba tsa kgale
and (between sentences) - mme
and (between words) - le
anger - bohale
angry (be…) - halefile
angry (become…) - halefa
angry with oneself - ikgalafetse
animal - phoofolo (s.9) diphoofolo (pl.10)
animal (non-carnivorous) - nyamatsane (s.9) dinyamatsane (p.10)
ankle - leqaqailana
announce - tsebisa
announcer - sebohodi (s.7) dibohodi (s.8)
anoint - tlotsa
answer (n.) - karabo (s.9) dikarabo (pl.10)
answer (v.) - araba
ant - lerwana (s.5)
antibiotic - antibayotiki
antibiotic - twantshamahloko
antibody - masole a mmele
antibody - selwantshamahloko
antigen - kokwanahloko
antigen - sera sa mmele
antiviral drug - sethethefatsi se lwantshang dikokwanahloko
anus - mohlamu
anxiety - ngongoreho
anybody - mang kapa mang
apartment - folete (s.9) difolete (pl.10)
ape - kgabo (s.9)
appear (v.) - bonahala
appear (v.) - hlaha
appear to (v.) - hlahela
appearance - tjhadimeho
apple - apole (s.9) diapole (pl.10)
appreciate - ananela
approach - atamela
approve (v.) - dumella
apricot - apolekose (s.9) diapolekose (pl.10)
April - Mmesa
argue (v.) - lwana
argue (v.) - nganga
arm - letsoho (s.5) matsoho (pl.6)
armpit - lehafi (s.5) mahafi (pl.6)
arrest (v.) - tshwara
arrive - fihla
arrived (has …) - fihlile
artery - mothapo wa madi (s.3) methapo ya madi (pl.4)
artificial insemination - kemariso ya maiketsetso
as - jwale ka
as big as - kaa ka
as big as - kaalo
as big as - kana-kana
as big as (01) (adj.) - e mokana ka
as big as (02) (adj.) - ba bakana ka
as big as (03) (adj.) - o mokana ka
as big as (04) (adj.) - e mekana ka
as big as (05) (adj.) - le lekana ka
as big as (06) (adj.) - a makana ka
as big as (07) (adj.) - se sekana ka
as big as (08) (adj.) - tse kana ka
as big as (09) (adj.) - e kana ka
as big as (10) (adj.) - tse kana ka
as big as (14) (adj.) - bo bokana ka
as big as (15) (adj.) - ho hokana ka
as much as - kaa ka
as much as - kaalo
as much as - kana-kana
ascend - nyoloha
ash - molora (s.3) melora (pl.4)
ash heap - thotobolo (s.9) dithotobolo (pl.10)
aside - thoko
ask (v.) - botsa
ask for (v.) - kopa
asked (be…) (v.) - botswa
askew - ka lekeke
assault (v.) - hlasela
assault (v.) - otla
assess (v.) - hlahloba
assist (v.) - thusa
assistance - thuso (s.9) dithuso (pl.10)
assistant - motlatsi (s.1) batlatsi (pl.2)
association - mokgatlo (s.3) mekgatlo (pl.4)
astonish - makatsa
at - ka
at home - hae
at night - bosiu
attach (v.) - hakella
attack (v.) - futuhela
attention - hloko
attention - mamelo
attractive - rateha
auctioneer - mofantisi (s.1) bafantisi (pl.2)
August - Phato
aunt (father's sister) - rakgadi (s.1a)
aunt (mother's older sister) - nkgono (s.1a) bonkgono (pl.2a)
aunt (mother's younger sister) - mmangwane (s.1a) bommangwane (pl.2a)
author - mongodi (s.1) bangodi (pl.2)
authority - borena
authority - matla
autumn - lehwetla
avenge (v.) - lefetsa
avert (v.) - phema
avoid (v.) - phema
avoid (v.) - qoba
awl - lehlabo
axe - selepe (s.7) dilepe (pl.8)

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