"basabasa" meaning in Akan

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Adjective

Head templates: {{head|ak|adj}} basabasa, {{tlb|ak|Twi|Fante}} (Twi, Fante)
  1. reckless Tags: Fante, Twi
    Sense id: en-basabasa-ak-adj-18VjC33Z Categories (other): Fante Akan Disambiguation of Fante Akan: 25 14 12 27 23
  2. formless Tags: Fante, Twi
    Sense id: en-basabasa-ak-adj-0Le4ejkT Categories (other): Fante Akan Disambiguation of Fante Akan: 25 14 12 27 23
  3. shabby Tags: Fante, Twi Synonyms: tantan
    Sense id: en-basabasa-ak-adj-d-qKKz~u Categories (other): Fante Akan Disambiguation of Fante Akan: 25 14 12 27 23
  4. zigzag Tags: Fante, Twi
    Sense id: en-basabasa-ak-adj-xin5PkjT Categories (other): Akan entries with incorrect language header, Fante Akan, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Akan entries with incorrect language header: 14 7 6 40 32 Disambiguation of Fante Akan: 25 14 12 27 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 0 0 52 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 0 0 51 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: basabasayɔ, basabasayɔfoɔ

Noun

Head templates: {{head|ak|noun}} basabasa
  1. confusion, turmoil, commotion, disorder Tags: Fante, Twi
    Sense id: en-basabasa-ak-noun-i4mRqZws Categories (other): Fante Akan Disambiguation of Fante Akan: 25 14 12 27 23
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "basabasa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akan",
  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 14 12 27 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Fante Akan",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "confusion, turmoil, commotion, disorder"
      ],
      "id": "en-basabasa-ak-noun-i4mRqZws",
      "links": [
        [
          "confusion",
          "confusion"
        ],
        [
          "turmoil",
          "turmoil"
        ],
        [
          "commotion",
          "commotion"
        ],
        [
          "disorder",
          "disorder"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Fante",
        "Twi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "basabasa"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "basabasayɔ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "basabasayɔfoɔ"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "adj"
      },
      "expansion": "basabasa",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "Twi",
        "3": "Fante"
      },
      "expansion": "(Twi, Fante)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akan",
  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 14 12 27 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Fante Akan",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "reckless"
      ],
      "id": "en-basabasa-ak-adj-18VjC33Z",
      "links": [
        [
          "reckless",
          "reckless"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Fante",
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 14 12 27 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Fante Akan",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "formless"
      ],
      "id": "en-basabasa-ak-adj-0Le4ejkT",
      "links": [
        [
          "formless",
          "formless"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Fante",
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 14 12 27 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Fante Akan",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shabby"
      ],
      "id": "en-basabasa-ak-adj-d-qKKz~u",
      "links": [
        [
          "shabby",
          "shabby"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tantan"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Fante",
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 7 6 40 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 14 12 27 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Fante Akan",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 0 0 52 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 0 0 51 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "zigzag"
      ],
      "id": "en-basabasa-ak-adj-xin5PkjT",
      "links": [
        [
          "zigzag",
          "zigzag"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Fante",
        "Twi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "basabasa"
}
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    "Akan adjectives",
    "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Akan lemmas",
    "Akan nouns",
    "Fante Akan",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "basabasa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akan",
  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "confusion, turmoil, commotion, disorder"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "confusion",
          "confusion"
        ],
        [
          "turmoil",
          "turmoil"
        ],
        [
          "commotion",
          "commotion"
        ],
        [
          "disorder",
          "disorder"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Fante",
        "Twi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "basabasa"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Akan adjectives",
    "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Akan lemmas",
    "Akan nouns",
    "Fante Akan",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "basabasayɔ"
    },
    {
      "word": "basabasayɔfoɔ"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "adj"
      },
      "expansion": "basabasa",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "Twi",
        "3": "Fante"
      },
      "expansion": "(Twi, Fante)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akan",
  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "reckless"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reckless",
          "reckless"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Fante",
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "formless"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "formless",
          "formless"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Fante",
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shabby"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shabby",
          "shabby"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tantan"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Fante",
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "zigzag"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zigzag",
          "zigzag"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Fante",
        "Twi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "basabasa"
}

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