"bu" meaning in Akan

See bu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mmu [negative]
Head templates: {{head|ak|verb|negative|mmu}} bu (negative mmu), {{tlb|ak|Twi}} (Twi)
  1. to break Tags: Twi
    Sense id: en-bu-ak-verb-uvkE5ojw
  2. to swindle, defraud Tags: Twi Synonyms: bu kwasea, daadaa, to bradɛ
    Sense id: en-bu-ak-verb-G2h6fcZO
  3. to respect Tags: Twi Synonyms: de buo ma
    Sense id: en-bu-ak-verb-k7oncdzE
  4. to outwit Tags: Twi
    Sense id: en-bu-ak-verb-NMNk2~vB Categories (other): Akan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Akan entries with incorrect language header: 9 14 9 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bu ano, bu kwasea, bu mu, bu nkotodwe, obuo
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bu ano"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bu kwasea"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bu mu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bu nkotodwe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "obuo"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mmu",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "negative",
        "4": "mmu"
      },
      "expansion": "bu (negative mmu)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "Twi"
      },
      "expansion": "(Twi)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akan",
  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to break"
      ],
      "id": "en-bu-ak-verb-uvkE5ojw",
      "links": [
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to swindle, defraud"
      ],
      "id": "en-bu-ak-verb-G2h6fcZO",
      "links": [
        [
          "swindle",
          "swindle"
        ],
        [
          "defraud",
          "defraud"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bu kwasea"
        },
        {
          "word": "daadaa"
        },
        {
          "word": "to bradɛ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to respect"
      ],
      "id": "en-bu-ak-verb-k7oncdzE",
      "links": [
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "de buo ma"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 14 9 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to outwit"
      ],
      "id": "en-bu-ak-verb-NMNk2~vB",
      "links": [
        [
          "outwit",
          "outwit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Akan lemmas",
    "Akan verbs",
    "Pages with 70 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for pronunciation in Akan entries",
    "ak:Inherent complement verbs",
    "zom:Foods"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bu ano"
    },
    {
      "word": "bu kwasea"
    },
    {
      "word": "bu mu"
    },
    {
      "word": "bu nkotodwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "obuo"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mmu",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "negative",
        "4": "mmu"
      },
      "expansion": "bu (negative mmu)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "Twi"
      },
      "expansion": "(Twi)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akan",
  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to break"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to swindle, defraud"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swindle",
          "swindle"
        ],
        [
          "defraud",
          "defraud"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bu kwasea"
        },
        {
          "word": "daadaa"
        },
        {
          "word": "to bradɛ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to respect"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "de buo ma"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to outwit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "outwit",
          "outwit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bu"
}

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