"kɛ" meaning in Bambara

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|bm|verb}} kɛ
  1. (Transitive) to do
    Sense id: en-kɛ-bm-verb-IXZV9I3e
  2. to put
    Sense id: en-kɛ-bm-verb-nB~WvfYE
  3. (Intransitive) to happen
    Sense id: en-kɛ-bm-verb-5u2vbnWW
  4. to spend (time)
    Sense id: en-kɛ-bm-verb-4093WM7t Categories (other): Bambara entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Bambara entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 18 28 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 11 11 15 11 5 6 5 11 11 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 11 15 11 5 6 5 11 11 2
  5. to become
    Sense id: en-kɛ-bm-verb-rV000xq8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kɛcogo, kɛta
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kɛcogo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kɛta"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "kɛ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bambara",
  "lang_code": "bm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What are you doing?",
          "text": "I bɛ mùn kɛ?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to do"
      ],
      "id": "en-kɛ-bm-verb-IXZV9I3e",
      "links": [
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Transitive) to do"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I put the water into the jar",
          "text": "N bɛ ji kɛ fiɲɛn na",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to put"
      ],
      "id": "en-kɛ-bm-verb-nB~WvfYE",
      "links": [
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What happened?",
          "text": "Mun kɛra?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to happen"
      ],
      "id": "en-kɛ-bm-verb-5u2vbnWW",
      "links": [
        [
          "happen",
          "happen"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Intransitive) to happen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 18 28 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bambara entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 11 11 15 11 5 6 5 11 11 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 11 11 15 11 5 6 5 11 11 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to spend (time)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kɛ-bm-verb-4093WM7t",
      "links": [
        [
          "spend",
          "spend"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is studying to become a teacher",
          "text": "A bɛ kalan ka kɛ karamɔgɔ ye",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to become"
      ],
      "id": "en-kɛ-bm-verb-rV000xq8",
      "links": [
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kɛ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Bambara entries with incorrect language header",
    "Bambara lemmas",
    "Bambara verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kɛcogo"
    },
    {
      "word": "kɛta"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "kɛ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bambara",
  "lang_code": "bm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Bambara terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What are you doing?",
          "text": "I bɛ mùn kɛ?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to do"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Transitive) to do"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Bambara terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I put the water into the jar",
          "text": "N bɛ ji kɛ fiɲɛn na",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to put"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Bambara terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What happened?",
          "text": "Mun kɛra?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to happen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "happen",
          "happen"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Intransitive) to happen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to spend (time)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spend",
          "spend"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Bambara terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is studying to become a teacher",
          "text": "A bɛ kalan ka kɛ karamɔgɔ ye",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to become"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kɛ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for kɛ meaning in Bambara (1.3kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Transitive",
  "path": [
    "kɛ"
  ],
  "section": "Bambara",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "kɛ",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Transitive",
  "path": [
    "kɛ"
  ],
  "section": "Bambara",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "kɛ",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Intransitive",
  "path": [
    "kɛ"
  ],
  "section": "Bambara",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "kɛ",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Intransitive",
  "path": [
    "kɛ"
  ],
  "section": "Bambara",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "kɛ",
  "trace": ""
}

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