"be" meaning in Lingala

See be in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Borrowed from Bangi be. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ln|bni|be}} Borrowed from Bangi be Head templates: {{head|ln|adj}} be
  1. bad
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "bni",
        "3": "be"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Bangi be",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Bangi be.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "adj"
      },
      "expansion": "be",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lingala entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 61 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with language headings in the wrong order",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bad"
      ],
      "id": "en-be-ln-adj-LwXUtonS",
      "links": [
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "bni",
        "3": "be"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Bangi be",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Bangi be.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ln",
        "2": "adj"
      },
      "expansion": "be",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Lingala adjectives",
        "Lingala entries with incorrect language header",
        "Lingala lemmas",
        "Lingala terms borrowed from Bangi",
        "Lingala terms derived from Bangi",
        "Pages with 61 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with language headings in the wrong order"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bad"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
}

Download raw JSONL data for be meaning in Lingala (0.7kB)

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  ],
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  "subsection": "",
  "title": "be",
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}

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}

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