"ba" meaning in Makasar

See ba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ba/
Head templates: {{head|mak|interjection}} ba
  1. yes, certainly; indeed; well certainly (used to answer a negative question or one expressing doubt)
    Sense id: en-ba-mak-intj-~zzaAdny
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ba/ Forms: baya [definite]
Head templates: {{mak-noun}} ba (Lontara spelling ᨅ or 𑻤, definite baya)
  1. the fifth letter of the Makasar alphabet
    Sense id: en-ba-mak-noun-jMHdmlQk Categories (other): Makasar entries with incorrect language header, Makasar terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Makasar entries with incorrect language header: 6 47 6 41 Disambiguation of Makasar terms with redundant script codes: 75 11 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ba/ Forms: baya [definite]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic بَاء (bāʔ, “ba”). Etymology templates: {{bor|mak|ar|بَاء|t=ba}} Arabic بَاء (bāʔ, “ba”) Head templates: {{mak-noun}} ba (Lontara spelling ᨅ or 𑻤, definite baya)
  1. the second letter of the Arabic alphabet
    Sense id: en-ba-mak-noun-znnryLXw
  2. the sixth year of the eight-year cycle (windu) in the traditional Islamic calendar Derived forms (compounds): taung ba
    Sense id: en-ba-mak-noun-063yt8Sr Categories (other): Makasar entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Makasar entries with incorrect language header: 6 47 6 41 Disambiguation of 'compounds': 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "the fifth letter of the Makasar alphabet"
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ba/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ba"
}

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    [
      "بَاء",
      "باء#Arabic"
    ]
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      "name": "bor"
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic بَاء (bāʔ, “ba”).",
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ba/"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "pos": "intj",
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              35,
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          ],
          "english": "So you are the one who wants to buy that house? Yes certainly, I will do it.",
          "text": "Ikau bedeng lamballi anjo ballaka? Ba, inakkemi.",
          "translation": "So you are the one who wants to buy that house? Yes certainly, I will do it.",
          "type": "example"
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              75,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "If that is so, then we surely don't have school, sir? The teacher answered: Well certainly, we do have school.",
          "text": "Punna kammaintu tenantu paleng kissikola, karaeng? Nappiwalimo mesetereka: Ba, assikolajakiʼ.",
          "translation": "If that is so, then we surely don't have school, sir? The teacher answered: Well certainly, we do have school.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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              5,
              7
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            ]
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          "english": "Yes, certainly sir.",
          "text": "Ioʼ, ba karaeng.",
          "translation": "Yes, certainly sir.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "yes, certainly; indeed; well certainly (used to answer a negative question or one expressing doubt)"
      ],
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          "yes",
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        [
          "certainly",
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        ],
        [
          "indeed",
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        ]
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ba/"
    }
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    "Makasar terms derived from Arabic",
    "Makasar terms with redundant script codes",
    "Pages with 83 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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    {
      "sense": "compounds",
      "word": "taung ba"
    }
  ],
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    [
      "بَاء",
      "باء#Arabic"
    ]
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      "ipa": "/ba/"
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  "lang_code": "mak",
  "pos": "intj",
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          "english": "So you are the one who wants to buy that house? Yes certainly, I will do it.",
          "text": "Ikau bedeng lamballi anjo ballaka? Ba, inakkemi.",
          "translation": "So you are the one who wants to buy that house? Yes certainly, I will do it.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              75,
              77
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              76,
              90
            ]
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          "english": "If that is so, then we surely don't have school, sir? The teacher answered: Well certainly, we do have school.",
          "text": "Punna kammaintu tenantu paleng kissikola, karaeng? Nappiwalimo mesetereka: Ba, assikolajakiʼ.",
          "translation": "If that is so, then we surely don't have school, sir? The teacher answered: Well certainly, we do have school.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              5,
              7
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              5,
              14
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          "english": "Yes, certainly sir.",
          "text": "Ioʼ, ba karaeng.",
          "translation": "Yes, certainly sir.",
          "type": "example"
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        "yes, certainly; indeed; well certainly (used to answer a negative question or one expressing doubt)"
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          "certainly",
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        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ba/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ba"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ba meaning in Makasar (3.3kB)

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  "trace": ""
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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: Lontara spelling ᨅ or 𑻤",
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