Sesotho dictionary

laboratory - laboratori (s.9) dilaboratori (pl.10)
lady - mofumahadi (s.1) mafumahadi (pl.6)
Ladybrand - Manyatseng
lake - letsha (s.5) matsha (pl.6)
lamp - lebone (s.5) mabone (pl.6)
land - lefatshe (s.5) mafatshe (pl.6)
land - naha (s.9) dinaha (pl.10)
language - leleme (s.5) maleme (pl.6)
language - puo (s.9) dipuo (pl.10)
last year - ngwahola
late (be ...) (v.) - dieha
later on - ha morao
later on - kgabareng
latex glove - hanekausu ya raba
latex glove - tlelafo ya raba
laugh (v.) - keketeha
laugh (v.) - tsheha
law - molao (s.3) melao (pl.4)
lawlessness - botsotsi
lawn - mohlwa
lawnmower - motjini o kutang mohlwa
lawyer - ramolao (s.1)
lay (v.) - beha
lay a table (v.) - teka
lay a table for (v.) - tekela
lay down to (v.) - beha fatshe
lay-by - beheletsa
laziness - botswa
lazy - botswa
lazy person - motha ya botswa (s.1) batho ba botswa (pl.2)
lazy person - sekgoba (s.7) dikgoba (pl.8)
lead - eta pele
leader - moetapele (s.1) baetapele (pl.2)
leadership - boetapele
leaf - lehlaku (s.5) mahlaku (pl.6)
leaf of grass - lehlokwana (s.5) mahlokwana (pl.6)
lean (be ...) (v.) - otile
lean (become ...) (v.) - ota
learn (v.) - ithuta
learn by heart (v.) - ithuta ka pelo
leave (take ... of) (v.) - kgaohana
leave (v.) - tlohela
leave behind (v.) - siya
leave oneself (v.) - itlohela
leave oneself to (v.) - itlohella
lechwe waterbuck - kgama ya metsi e sootho
ledge - mothati (s.3) methati (pl.4)
leg - leoto (s.5) maoto (pl.6)
leg (below knee) - moomo (s.3) meomo (pl.4)
legend - tshomo (s.9) ditshomo (pl.10)
lend (v.) - adima
lender - moadimi (s.1) baadimi (pl.2)
length - bolelele
lent (has been ...) (v.) - adimilwe
leopard - nkwe (s.9) dinkwe (pl.10)
lesbian - mosadi ya ratanang le basadi
lesson - thuto (s.9) dithuto (pl.10)
let - a
let - ha
let us - ere
letter - lengolo (s.5) mangolo (pl.6)
lettuce - letise (s.5) matise (pl.6)
level the ground (v.) - ala mobu
librarian - radibuka (s.1)
library - laeborari (s.9) dilaeborari (pl.10)
lid - sekwahelo (s.7) dikwahelo (pl.8)
lie (n.) - leshano (s.5) mashano (pl.6)
life - bophelo
life (in the ... of) - bophelong ba
lift (v.) - phahamisa
light (n.) - lebone (s.5) mabone (pl.6)
light (n.) - lesedi (s.6) masedi (pl.6)
light (v.) - bonesa
light skinned girl - tshehlana (s.9) ditshehlana (pl.10)
lightning - lehadima
like - jwale ka
like - kang
like (adore) (v.) - rata
liken - tshwantsha
liking - thato (s.9) dithato (pl.10)
limp (v.) - hlotsa
lion - tau (s.9) ditau (pl.10)
lion (old ...) - taumoholo (s.9) botaumoholo (pl.14)
lip - molomo (s.3) melomo (pl.4)
lip - pounama (s.9) dipounama (pl.10)
list - lenane (s.5) manane (pl.5)
listen (v.) - mamela
listen all of you (v.) - mamelang
listened (v.) - mametse
little (01) (adj.) - e monyane
little (02) (adj.) - ba banyane
little (03) (adj.) - o monyane
little (04) (adj.) - e menyane
little (05) (adj.) - le lenyane
little (06) (adj.) - a manyane
little (07) (adj.) - se senyane
little (08) (adj.) - tse nyane
little (09) (adj.) - e nyane
little (10) (adj.) - tse nyane
little (14) (adj.) - bo bonyane
little village - motsana (s.3) metsana (pl.4)
live (cause to ...) (v.) - phedisa
live (v.) - phela
live in (v.) - aha
liver - sebete (s.7) dibete (pl.8)
load (n.) - morwalo (s.3) merwalo (pl.4)
load (v.) - laisa
locality - sebaka (s.7) dibaka (pl.8)
location - bodulo (s.14) madulo (pl.6)
locust - tsie (s.9) ditsie (pl.10)
loneliness - bodutu
long (01) (adj.) - e molelele
long (02) (adj.) - ba balelele
long (03) (adj.) - o molelele
long (04) (adj.) - e melelele
long (05) (adj.) - le lelelele
long (06) (adj.) - a malelele 1
long (07) (adj.) - se selelele
long (08) (adj.) - tse telele
long (09) (adj.) - e telele
long (10) (adj.) - tse telele
long (14) (adj.) - bo bolelele
long ago - boholoholo
long ago - kgale
look (v.) - sheba
look after (v.) - hlokomela
look as though - bonahala eka
look at (v.) - sheba
look at (v.) - tadima
look at each other (v.) - shebana
look at each other (v.) - tadimana
look for (v.) - batla
look for food (v.) - sela
look from above (v.) - nyarela
look good (v.) - tadimeha
look towards (v.) - leba
looked for (v.) - batlile
looks (n.) - seemo (s.7)
loose - hlephile
loose (become ...) (v.) - hlepha
loose (become ...) (v.) - lokoloha
loosen - hlephisa
loosen - lokolla
loosen soil - phophotha
lorry - lori (s.9) dilori (p.10)
lose weight (v.) - ota
lose weight (v.) - theoha mmeleng
loss of appetite - ho se lakatse dijo
lounge - kamore ya ho phomola
lovable - rateha
love (n.) - lerato (s.5) marato (pl.6)
love (v.) - rata
love oneself (v.) - ithata
lubricant - setlolo
luck - lehlohonolo (s.5) mahlohonolo (pl.6)
luckily - ka lehlohonolo
luggage - phahlo (s.9) diphahlo (pl.10)
lump - seketele (s.7) diketele (pl.8)
lump - tshwelesa
lung - letshwafo (s.5) matshwafo (pl.6)

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