aluka

== Xhosa == === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== -aluka (intransitive) to be circumcised ===== Inflection ===== This verb needs an inflection-table template. === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀ka (“to plait”). ==== Verb ==== -aluka to weave ===== Inflection ===== This verb needs an inflection-table template.