"bad" meaning in Somali

See bad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɑd̪/ Forms: bád [canonical, feminine], badda [definite], no-table-tags [table-tags], bád [absolutive, singular], badó [absolutive, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Somaloid *baz (“lake”). Perhaps a wanderwort, compare Proto-Nilotic *bas- (“lake”), Wolaytta bazzoi (“desert”). Cognate with Rendille bey, Daasanach bas, El Molo paw, Oromo baddaa (“highland”), Afar bad, Gawwada paso. Etymology templates: {{inh|so|cus-som-pro|*baz|t=lake}} Proto-Somaloid *baz (“lake”), {{cog|sdv-nil-pro|*bas-|t=lake}} Proto-Nilotic *bas- (“lake”), {{cog|wal|bazzoi|t=desert}} Wolaytta bazzoi (“desert”), {{cog|rel|bey}} Rendille bey, {{cog|dsh|bas}} Daasanach bas, {{cog|elo|paw}} El Molo paw, {{cog|om|baddaa|t=highland}} Oromo baddaa (“highland”), {{cog|aa|bad}} Afar bad, {{cog|gwd|paso}} Gawwada paso Head templates: {{head|so|noun|definite|badda|g=f|head=bád}} bád f (definite badda)
  1. sea Derived forms: badweyn (english: ocean)
    Sense id: en-bad-so-noun-SmnxnIwm Categories (other): Pages with 26 entries, Pages with entries, Somali entries with incorrect language header
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      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "cus-som-pro",
        "3": "*baz",
        "t": "lake"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Somaloid *baz (“lake”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sdv-nil-pro",
        "2": "*bas-",
        "t": "lake"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Nilotic *bas- (“lake”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wal",
        "2": "bazzoi",
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      },
      "expansion": "Wolaytta bazzoi (“desert”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "bey"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille bey",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dsh",
        "2": "bas"
      },
      "expansion": "Daasanach bas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "elo",
        "2": "paw"
      },
      "expansion": "El Molo paw",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "baddaa",
        "t": "highland"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo baddaa (“highland”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "bad"
      },
      "expansion": "Afar bad",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gwd",
        "2": "paso"
      },
      "expansion": "Gawwada paso",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Somaloid *baz (“lake”). Perhaps a wanderwort, compare Proto-Nilotic *bas- (“lake”), Wolaytta bazzoi (“desert”).\nCognate with Rendille bey, Daasanach bas, El Molo paw, Oromo baddaa (“highland”), Afar bad, Gawwada paso.",
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      "form": "bád",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "badda",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bád",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "badó",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "definite",
        "4": "badda",
        "g": "f",
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      },
      "expansion": "bád f (definite badda)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 26 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "ocean",
          "translation": "ocean",
          "word": "badweyn"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sea"
      ],
      "id": "en-bad-so-noun-SmnxnIwm",
      "links": [
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɑd̪/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bad"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 26 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "ocean",
      "translation": "ocean",
      "word": "badweyn"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "cus-som-pro",
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        "t": "lake"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Somaloid *baz (“lake”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sdv-nil-pro",
        "2": "*bas-",
        "t": "lake"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Nilotic *bas- (“lake”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wal",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "bey"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille bey",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dsh",
        "2": "bas"
      },
      "expansion": "Daasanach bas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "elo",
        "2": "paw"
      },
      "expansion": "El Molo paw",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "baddaa",
        "t": "highland"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo baddaa (“highland”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "bad"
      },
      "expansion": "Afar bad",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gwd",
        "2": "paso"
      },
      "expansion": "Gawwada paso",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Somaloid *baz (“lake”). Perhaps a wanderwort, compare Proto-Nilotic *bas- (“lake”), Wolaytta bazzoi (“desert”).\nCognate with Rendille bey, Daasanach bas, El Molo paw, Oromo baddaa (“highland”), Afar bad, Gawwada paso.",
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      "form": "bád",
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        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "badda",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bád",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "badó",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "definite",
        "4": "badda",
        "g": "f",
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      },
      "expansion": "bád f (definite badda)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Pages with 26 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
        "Somali feminine nouns",
        "Somali lemmas",
        "Somali nouns",
        "Somali terms derived from Proto-Somaloid",
        "Somali terms inherited from Proto-Somaloid"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sea"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɑd̪/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bad"
}

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