"ci" meaning in Bambara

See ci in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cí [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|bm|noun|head=cí}} cí
  1. thatch, especially of the species Diheteropogon grandiflorus
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-noun-esV14iEp Categories (other): Building materials, Roofing, Bambara entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Bambara entries with incorrect language header: 21 4 4 13 7 1 3 13 3 3 3 3 3 8 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: cí [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|bm|noun|head=cí}} cí
  1. commission, errand
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-noun-sY9LXvLV
  2. message, order
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-noun-yrCbubUE
  3. mission, task, assignment
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-noun-DCy0I9of
  4. work, labor (especially agricultural)
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-noun-1oesJmSo Categories (other): Work Disambiguation of Work: 20 0 1 1 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5. usefulness, utility
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-noun-dkqwzZyB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: cì [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|bm|noun|head=cì}} cì
  1. line, stroke
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-noun-J1MGKCQ2
  2. tattoo
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-noun-pMcdBDvH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Forms: cí [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|bm|verb|head=cí}} cí
  1. to send, charge with a mission
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-verb-piQ3PDrk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: cì [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|bm|verb|head=cì}} cì
  1. to hit
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-verb-U~AyJc4J
  2. to break
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-verb-uvkE5ojw
  3. to destroy
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-verb-z~oZCw4l
  4. to split, divide, cut
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-verb-8RrdXVhs
  5. to burst, explode with a loud noise
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-verb-Kyzxyovp
  6. to trace, tattoo
    Sense id: en-ci-bm-verb-a~JdVE9Z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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          "english": "to plot an area of a field to be hoed",
          "text": "bála cì",
          "translation": "to plot an area of a field to be hoed",
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        {
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          "english": "to vaccinate in the arm",
          "text": "tùgu cì",
          "translation": "to vaccinate in the arm",
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        "to break"
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "to plot an area of a field to be hoed",
          "text": "bála cì",
          "translation": "to plot an area of a field to be hoed",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to vaccinate in the arm",
          "text": "tùgu cì",
          "translation": "to vaccinate in the arm",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to trace, tattoo"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trace",
          "trace"
        ],
        [
          "tattoo",
          "tattoo"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ci"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Bambara entries with incorrect language header",
    "Bambara lemmas",
    "Bambara nouns",
    "Bambara verbs",
    "Pages with 36 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "bm:Work"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cì",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bm",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "cì"
      },
      "expansion": "cì",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bambara",
  "lang_code": "bm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "line, stroke"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
        [
          "stroke",
          "stroke"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tattoo"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tattoo",
          "tattoo"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ci"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Bambara dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-01-19 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (d1270d2 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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