"pima" meaning in Lingala

See pima in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -pima [canonical], kopima [infinitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili pima. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ln|sw|pima}} Borrowed from Swahili pima Head templates: {{ln-verb}} -pima (infinitive kopima)
  1. to measure
    Sense id: en-pima-ln-verb-3azuFF3K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: -pima [canonical], kopima [infinitive]
Head templates: {{ln-verb}} -pima (infinitive kopima)
  1. to refuse
    Sense id: en-pima-ln-verb-R9KotZIr Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lingala entries with incorrect language header: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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