ablution oor Xhosa

ablution

/əˈbluː.ʃn̩/ naamwoord

(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance. [from 15th c.]

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

ukuhlamba

ukuhlanjwa

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The Balfours, who often observed this, relate that as the rhino would slowly sink into the mud, “a sigh would then be heard, and the satisfied animal would lie on one side for a few minutes . . . before continuing its ablutions, often rolling right over on to its back, feet kicking skywards.”
AbakwaBalfour, abebesoloko bekuqwalasele oku, bathi njengoko umkhombe usiya uzika kancinane eludakeni, “kudla ngokuvakala umfutho, kwaye esi silwanyana sanelisekileyo siya kuthi dudlu ngecala elinye imizuzu embalwa . . . ngaphambi kokuba siqhubeke nokuzihlamba kwaso, ngokufuthi siziqengqa silale ngomqolo, iinyawo zijonge phezulu.”

Both the Essenes and the Pharisees practiced frequent ablutions.
AmaEssene nabaFarisi babesoloko bezihlambulula.

Spaces in ship set apart for messrooms, sleeping places, ablutions and recreation.
Izithuba enqanaweni zahluliwe kwizindlu zokutyela, iindawo zokutyela, iindawo zokulala, indawo zokuhlambela kunye neendawo zokuzonwabisa