bɛndɛ́lɛ in Lingala

Forms: bɛndɛ́lɛ [class-10, plural], babɛndɛ́lɛ [class-2, colloquial, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Likely from Swahili bendera, but possibly from Kongo bandela instead; in either case, ultimately from Portuguese bandeira. Etymology templates: {{bor|ln|sw|bendera}} Swahili bendera, {{bor|ln|kg|bandela}} Kongo bandela, {{der|ln|pt|bandeira}} Portuguese bandeira Head templates: {{ln-noun|9}} bɛndɛ́lɛ class 9 (plural bɛndɛ́lɛ class 10, colloquial plural babɛndɛ́lɛ class 2)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "bendera"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili bendera",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "kg",
        "3": "bandela"
      },
      "expansion": "Kongo bandela",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "bandeira"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese bandeira",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely from Swahili bendera, but possibly from Kongo bandela instead; in either case, ultimately from Portuguese bandeira.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bɛndɛ́lɛ",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babɛndɛ́lɛ",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "colloquial",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "bɛndɛ́lɛ class 9 (plural bɛndɛ́lɛ class 10, colloquial plural babɛndɛ́lɛ class 2)",
      "name": "ln-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "Lingala entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flag"
      ],
      "id": "en-bɛndɛ́lɛ-ln-noun-gH0PvK58",
      "links": [
        [
          "flag",
          "flag"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bɛndɛ́lɛ"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "bendera"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili bendera",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "kg",
        "3": "bandela"
      },
      "expansion": "Kongo bandela",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "bandeira"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese bandeira",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely from Swahili bendera, but possibly from Kongo bandela instead; in either case, ultimately from Portuguese bandeira.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bɛndɛ́lɛ",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babɛndɛ́lɛ",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "colloquial",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "bɛndɛ́lɛ class 9 (plural bɛndɛ́lɛ class 10, colloquial plural babɛndɛ́lɛ class 2)",
      "name": "ln-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Lingala entries with incorrect language header",
        "Lingala lemmas",
        "Lingala nouns",
        "Lingala terms borrowed from Kongo",
        "Lingala terms borrowed from Swahili",
        "Lingala terms derived from Kongo",
        "Lingala terms derived from Portuguese",
        "Lingala terms derived from Swahili",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flag"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "flag",
          "flag"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bɛndɛ́lɛ"
}

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"bɛndɛ́lɛ" meaning in Lingala

Noun