"baba" meaning in Tumbuka

See baba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -baba [canonical], kubaba [infinitive]
Head templates: {{head|tum|verb|infinitive|kubaba|cat2=|head=-baba}} -baba (infinitive kubaba), {{tum-verb|kubaba}} -baba (infinitive kubaba)
  1. to give birth
    Sense id: en-baba-tum-verb-J6sX9zkJ
  2. to beget (of men)
    Sense id: en-baba-tum-verb-~xbNIfNJ Categories (other): Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header: 33 45 21
  3. to bear, to carry on one's back
    Sense id: en-baba-tum-verb-3PgwsAP1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -babika (english: to be born), -babiwa (english: to be born), cibabiro (english: womb)
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