botsa

Sotho

Etymology

From Common Bantu *-bʊ́ʊdia.

Verb

botsa

to ask

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 無食／无食 (bô-chia̍h, “did not eat”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: bot‧sa

IPA^(key): /ˈbot͡ʃaʔ/, [ˈbo.t͡ʃɐʔ]

Adjective

botsà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ)

(colloquial) double-dead meat
Synonym: dobol ded

Further reading

“botsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

Tswana

Etymology

From Common Bantu *-bʊ́ʊdia.

Verb

botsa

to ask

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