Sesotho dictionary

rabbit - mmutla (s.3)
race (n.) - mojaho (s.3) mejaho (pl.4)
race (n.) (people) - setjhaba (s.7) ditjhaba (pl.8)
race (v.) - beisa
radio (<Eng) - radio (s.9) diradio (pl.10)
rain (it will ...) - ho tla na
rain (n.) - pula (s.9) dipula (pl.10)
rain (v.) - na
rain a little (v.) - fafatsa
rainbow - mookodi
raindrops - marothodi a pula
rained (it has ...) - ho nele
raise (v.) - phahamisa
raise (v.) - qahamisa
rake (n.) (<Afr: hark) - haraka (s.9) diharaka (pl.10)
rake (v.) (<Afr: hark) - haraka
raked (v.) - harakile
rally (n.) - pitso (s.9) dipitso (pl.10)
ram - pheleu (s.9) dipheleu (pl.10)
rape (n.) - peto
rape (v.) - beta
rash - lekgopo
rat - roto (s.9)
rave - phofa
ray - lehlasedi (s.5) mahlasedi (pl.6)
razor blade - lehare
read (be ... for) (v.) - ballwa
read (be ...) (v.) - balwa
read (cause to ...) (v.) - badisa
read (teach to ...) (v.) - badisa
read (v.) - bala
read for (v.) - balla
read together with (v.) - balella
reading lesson - padiso (s.9) dipadiso (pl.10)
real - sebele
realise - elellwa
reality - nnete
reality - sebele
reality (in ...) - ka sebele
really - ka nnete
really - ruri
reason - lebaka (s.5) mabaka (pl.6)
reassure (v.) - kgothatsa
rebel - moferekanyi (s.1) baferekanyi (pl.2)
receive (v.) - amohela
receive (v.) - fumana
received (has been ...) (v.) - amohetswe
received (v.) - amohetse
received (v.) - fumane
reception - kamohelo (s.9) dikamohelo (pl.10)
reciprocal verb - leetsani (s.5) maetsani (pl.6)
recognise (v.) - elellwa
recognise (v.) - lemoha
recover (from an illness) (v.) - fola
recover (from an illness) (v.) - hlaphohelwa
recovered (v.) - fodile
recovered (v.) - hlaphohetswe
rectum - mokoteng
rectum (vulgar) - mohlamu
red (01) (adj.) - e mofubedu
red (02) (adj.) - ba bafudebu
red (03) (adj.) - o mofubedu
red (04) (adj.) - e mefubedu
red (05) (adj.) - le lefubedu
red (06) (adj.) - a mafubedu
red (07) (adj.) - se sefubedu
red (08) (adj.) - tse kgubedu
red (09) (adj.) - e kgubedu
red (10) (adj.) - tse kgubedu
red (14) (adj.) - bo bofubedu
red (become ...) - fuba
red duiker - phuthi e kgubedu
red grass - seboku
red hartebeest - kgama
red hartebeest - lethodile
red hartebeest - tlohela
red warm (be ...) (v.) - hlena
redemption - thuso (s.9) dithuso (pl.10)
reduce - fokotsa
reed - lehlaka (s.5) mahlaka (pl.6)
reedbuck - motlapasi
reference - patlisiso
reference - tsebiso
refresh (v.) - kgatholla
refresh oneself (v.) - ikgatholla
refuse (n.) - letlakala (s.5) matlakala (pl.6)
refuse (v.) - hana
refuse heap - qubu ya dithwele
regarding - ha e le
regiment - lebotho (s.5) mabotho (pl.6)
region - lebatowa (s.5) mabatowa
region - naha (s.9) dinaha (pl.10)
region (<Afr: streek) - setereke (s.7) ditereke (pl.8)
region (in the ...) - seterekeng
regular - ka molao
regularly - ka mehla
regulate - laola
reign (v.) - busa
reign (v.) - rena
reigned (v.) - butsitse
reigned (v.) - renne
rejoice (v.) - thaba
relate (story) (v.) - phetela
related (be ...) (v.) - amana
relationship - kamano (s.9) dikamano (pl.10)
relative - leamanyi (s.5) maamanyi (pl.6)
relax (v.) - hlephisa
reliable - tshepahala
remain (v.) - sala
remained (v.) - setse
remember (v.) - hopola
remember one another - hopolana
remembered (v.) - hopotse
remembered (was ...) (v.) - hopotswe
remove (v.) - tlosa
remove from fire (v.) - tshola
renounce (v.) - tela
repeat (v.) - pheta
repetition - phetapheto
report (n.) - peho
report (n.) - tlaleho
report (v.) - beha
report to (v.) - behela
reprimand (v.) - kgalemela
reprimand (v.) - laya
reprimand oneself (v.) - itaya
reproach (v.) - nyatsa
Republic of South Africa - Rephabliki ya Afrika Borwa
require (v.) - batla
resemble (v.) - tshwana
residence - bodulo (s.14) madulo (pl.6)
residence - lehae
resound (cause to ...) (v.) - dumisa
resound (v.) - duma
respect (v.) - hlompha
respected (be ...) (v.) - hlompjhwa
respond (v.) - araba
responsibility - boikarabelo
responsible (be ...) (v.) - ikarabela
rest (n.) - phomolo
rest (v.) - phomola
rest (v.) - phomola
rest camp - kampo (s.9) dikampo (pl.10)
return (v.) - kgutla
return by oneself (v.) - ipoela
return home (v.) - oroha
return to (v.) - kgutlela
reveal (v.) - senola
reveal (v.) - upolla
revelation - tshenolo (s.9) ditshenolo (pl.10)
revolver (<Eng) - rabolloro (s.9) dirabolloro (pl.10)
reward (n.) - moputso (s.3) meputso (pl.4)
reward (v.) - putsa
rhinoceros - tshukudu (s.9) ditshukudu (pl.10)
rib - kgopo (s.9) dikgopo (pl.10)
rice (<Afr: rys) - reisi (s.9) direisi (pl.10)
rice (<Eng) - raese (s.9) diraese (pl.10)
rich person - morui (s.1) barui (pl.2)
riches - leruo (s.5) maruo (pl.6)
richness - borui
riddle - selotho (s.7) dilotho (pl.8)
ride (v.) - kalla
ride (v.) - palama
ride a car (v.) - kalama
ridge - leralla (s.5) maralla (pl.6)
rifle - sethunya (s.7) dithunya (pl.8)
right (be ...) (v.) - nepa
right (be put ...) (v.) - lokiswa
right (become ...) (v.) - loka
right (is ...) (v.) - lokile
right (n.) - tokelo (s.9) ditokelo (pl.10)
right (put ...) (v.) - lokisa
right now - hona jwale
rightly - hantle
ring - reng (s.9) direng (pl.10)
ring (for finger or ear) - lesale (s.5) masale (pl.6)
ring of grass - kgare (s.9) dikgare (pl.10)
rinse (v.) - tsokotsa
riot - morusu (s.3) merusu (pl.4)
rise (cause to ...) (v.) - tsosa
rise (sun) (v.) - tjhaba
rise (v.) - phahama
rise out of bed (v.) - tsoha
river - noka (s.9) dinoka (pl.10)
road - mmila (s.3) mebila (s.4)
road - tsela (s.9) ditsela (pl.10)
road accident - kotsi tsa mmila
roam (v.) - lelera
roam (v.) - papaela
roan antelope - kgama (s.9) dikgama (pl.10)
roan antelope - letsa (s.9) diletsa (pl.10)
roan antelope - tshephe (s.9) ditshephe (pl.10)
rock - lefika (s.5) mafika (pl.6)
rock dassie - pela (s.9) dipela (pl.10)
rondavel (<Afr) - rontabole (s.9) dirontabole (pl.10)
roof (n.) - maballo
roof (n.) - marulelo (6)
roof (v.) - rulela
roofed (be ...) - rulelwa
room - kamore (s.9) dikamore (pl.10)
room - phaposi (s.9) diphaposi (pl.10)
rope - mohala (s.3) mehala (pl.4)
rope - thapo (s.9) dithapo (pl.10)
round (01) - e motjhitja
round (02) - ba batjhitja
round (03) - o motjhitja
round (04) - e metjhitja
round (05) - le letjhitja
round (06) - a matjhitja
round (07) - se setjhitja
round (08) - tse tjhitja
round (09) - e tjhitja
round (10) - tse tjhitja
round (14) - bo botjhitja
rubbish bin - moqomo wa matlakala
rule - molao (s.3) melao (pl.4)
run (v.) - matha
run (v.) - titima
run (v.) - tsirii
run swiftly - matha ka lebelo
run swiftly - tjhatjhametsa
rush (v.) - kgoroha
rush (v.) - phalla
rush to (v.) - phallela
rush towards (v.) - kgorohela
Rustenburg - Tlhabane

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