"-mɛlɛ" meaning in Lingala

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Verb

IPA: \ˈmɛ˩.lɛ˩\
  1. Boire.
    Sense id: fr--mɛlɛ-ln-verb-NvcA~hOt
  2. Consommer ou avaler par la bouche : fumer, etc.
    Sense id: fr--mɛlɛ-ln-verb-ZNykdqx9
  3. Absorber.
    Sense id: fr--mɛlɛ-ln-verb-P3WHdB4e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (boire): -nwâ
Categories (other): Verbes en lingala, Verbes transitifs en lingala, Lingala Derived forms (boire d’un trait): -mɛlɛ mbi Derived forms (boire pour): -mɛlɛlɛ Derived forms (boisson): limɛli Derived forms (boisson ; beuverie): bomɛli Derived forms (buvard): emɛli Derived forms (buveur, alcoolique): momɛli Derived forms (faire boire, allaiter): -mɛlisa Derived forms (personne qui incite à boire): momɛlisi Derived forms (se faire avaler): -mɛlisama Derived forms (se faire boire l’un l’autre): -mɛlisana Derived forms (être bu): -mɛlɛmɛ

Inflected forms

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbes en lingala",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbes transitifs en lingala",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lingala",
      "orig": "lingala",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "boisson ; beuverie",
      "word": "bomɛli"
    },
    {
      "sense": "buvard",
      "word": "emɛli"
    },
    {
      "sense": "boisson",
      "word": "limɛli"
    },
    {
      "sense": "boire d’un trait",
      "word": "-mɛlɛ mbi"
    },
    {
      "sense": "boire pour",
      "word": "-mɛlɛlɛ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "être bu",
      "word": "-mɛlɛmɛ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "faire boire, allaiter",
      "word": "-mɛlisa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "se faire avaler",
      "word": "-mɛlisama"
    },
    {
      "sense": "se faire boire l’un l’autre",
      "word": "-mɛlisana"
    },
    {
      "sense": "buveur, alcoolique",
      "word": "momɛli"
    },
    {
      "sense": "personne qui incite à boire",
      "word": "momɛlisi"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Nalingí na ngáí tɛ́ komɛlɛ lɛlɔ́. — Je ne veux pas boire aujourd’hui."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Boire."
      ],
      "id": "fr--mɛlɛ-ln-verb-NvcA~hOt"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Consommer ou avaler par la bouche : fumer, etc."
      ],
      "id": "fr--mɛlɛ-ln-verb-ZNykdqx9"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Absorber."
      ],
      "id": "fr--mɛlɛ-ln-verb-P3WHdB4e"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈmɛ˩.lɛ˩\\"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "boire",
      "word": "-nwâ"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "transitive"
  ],
  "word": "-mɛlɛ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Verbes en lingala",
    "Verbes transitifs en lingala",
    "lingala"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "boisson ; beuverie",
      "word": "bomɛli"
    },
    {
      "sense": "buvard",
      "word": "emɛli"
    },
    {
      "sense": "boisson",
      "word": "limɛli"
    },
    {
      "sense": "boire d’un trait",
      "word": "-mɛlɛ mbi"
    },
    {
      "sense": "boire pour",
      "word": "-mɛlɛlɛ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "être bu",
      "word": "-mɛlɛmɛ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "faire boire, allaiter",
      "word": "-mɛlisa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "se faire avaler",
      "word": "-mɛlisama"
    },
    {
      "sense": "se faire boire l’un l’autre",
      "word": "-mɛlisana"
    },
    {
      "sense": "buveur, alcoolique",
      "word": "momɛli"
    },
    {
      "sense": "personne qui incite à boire",
      "word": "momɛlisi"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Nalingí na ngáí tɛ́ komɛlɛ lɛlɔ́. — Je ne veux pas boire aujourd’hui."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Boire."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Consommer ou avaler par la bouche : fumer, etc."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Absorber."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈmɛ˩.lɛ˩\\"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "boire",
      "word": "-nwâ"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "transitive"
  ],
  "word": "-mɛlɛ"
}

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