"-dèba" meaning in Proto-Bantu

See -dèba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: kʊ̀-dèba [infinitive]
Head templates: {{head|bnt-pro|verb|infinitive|*kʊ̀-dèba}} *-dèba (infinitive *kʊ̀-dèba)
  1. to be slack Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en--dèba-bnt-pro-verb-PXDSs1d- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. to be hanging Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en--dèba-bnt-pro-verb-EabEsrEw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
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