"kaba" meaning in Lingala

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Verb

IPA: /ka˩.ba˩/ Forms: -kaba [canonical], kokaba [infinitive]
Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Bantu *gàb (“to divide, distribute, present as gift”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ln|bnt-pro|*gàb||to divide, distribute, present as gift}} Proto-Bantu *gàb (“to divide, distribute, present as gift”) Head templates: {{ln-verb}} -kaba (infinitive kokaba)
  1. to give Synonyms: pésa, pɛ́sɛ, píya
    Sense id: en-kaba-ln-verb-jKZk8JaJ
  2. divide, separate
    Sense id: en-kaba-ln-verb-gevGo2kG Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lingala entries with incorrect language header: 14 55 32
  3. distribute
    Sense id: en-kaba-ln-verb-wu9QYNpb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kabela, kabelana, kabola, kabolela, kabwana, likabo, mokabi, mokaboli, nkabo
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          "word": "pɛ́sɛ"
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          "word": "pésa"
        },
        {
          "word": "pɛ́sɛ"
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          "word": "píya"
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