"ba" meaning in Yoruba

See ba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /bà/ Forms: bà [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=bà|head2=}} bà, {{yo-pos|verb|bà}} bà, {{yo-verb|bà}} bà
  1. to ferment
    Sense id: en-ba-yo-verb-N20jylCl
  2. to carry out the process of fermentation on seeds or plants
    Sense id: en-ba-yo-verb-gHSZdLl8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ìbà (english: act of fermenting), ìdíbá-nǹkan (english: fermentation)
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /bà/ Forms: bà [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=bà|head2=}} bà, {{yo-pos|verb|bà}} bà, {{yo-verb|bà}} bà
  1. (horticulture) to plant seeds in prepared pots for future transplanting into a farm (when it becomes an established seedling) Categories (topical): Horticulture
    Sense id: en-ba-yo-verb-VL6k0dlI Categories (other): Yoruba links with redundant target parameters, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 27 11 4 4 33 3 5 Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ìbà
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /bà/ Forms: bà [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=bà|head2=}} bà, {{yo-pos|verb|bà}} bà, {{yo-verb|bà}} bà
  1. to press a wound; to apply a warm compress on a wound Synonyms: mọ́
    Sense id: en-ba-yo-verb-rNg7mtj2 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 27 11 4 4 33 3 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ìbà
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /bà/ Forms: bà [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=bà|head2=}} bà, {{yo-pos|verb|bà}} bà, {{yo-verb|bà}} bà
  1. to hit (with an impact)
    Sense id: en-ba-yo-verb-IPzuSjEX
  2. to be overcome with fear (literally, to be hit with fear)
    Sense id: en-ba-yo-verb-~nbz0FNJ
  3. (usually used with ilẹ̀) to be too long or oversized (to hit the ground) Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-ba-yo-verb-9OhsSyjM Categories (other): Yoruba links with redundant target parameters, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 27 11 4 4 33 3 5
  4. to perch
    Sense id: en-ba-yo-verb-55lIxNau
  5. to braid; to plait Synonyms: dì
    Sense id: en-ba-yo-verb-gq-V0uEc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ìbà, dẹ́rù bà (english: to scare), bẹ̀rù (english: to fear), ìbẹ̀rù (english: fear)
Etymology number: 4
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          "text": "agbádá yìí bà mí nílẹ̀",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The arrow hit them",
          "text": "ọfà á bà wọ́n",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hit (with an impact)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Fear overcame us",
          "text": "ẹ̀rú bà wá",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be overcome with fear (literally, to be hit with fear)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "overcome",
          "overcome"
        ],
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba links with redundant target parameters",
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The agbada was too big for me",
          "text": "agbádá yìí bà mí nílẹ̀",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be too long or oversized (to hit the ground)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ilẹ̀",
          "ilẹ#Yoruba"
        ],
        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ],
        [
          "oversized",
          "oversized"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(usually used with ilẹ̀) to be too long or oversized (to hit the ground)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "used with ilẹ̀"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "An egret perched on me, a dove perched on me",
          "text": "Lékeléke bà mí lékè, ẹyẹ àdàbà bà mí lékè",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to perch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perch",
          "perch"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to braid; to plait"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "braid",
          "braid"
        ],
        [
          "plait",
          "plait"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dì"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ba"
}

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