"bente" meaning in Nupe

See bente in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bè.ŋ̀.te/ Forms: bèǹte [canonical], bèǹtezhì [plural]
Etymology: From Hausa bante (“loincloth, apron”), cognate with Yoruba bàǹtẹ́. Etymology templates: {{bor|nup|ha|bante|t=loincloth, apron}} Hausa bante (“loincloth, apron”), {{cog|yo|bàǹtẹ́}} Yoruba bàǹtẹ́ Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=bèǹte}} bèǹte, {{nup-pos|noun|bèǹte}} bèǹte, {{nup-noun|bèǹte|bèǹtezhì}} bèǹte (plural bèǹtezhì)
  1. loincloth Synonyms: ènì
    Sense id: en-bente-nup-noun-Ie6ZtZUx
  2. apron
    Sense id: en-bente-nup-noun-556KN7CO Categories (other): Nupe entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Nupe entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 70 0 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 66 0 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 65 0 17 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 85 0 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Clothing Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 0
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