"-meka" meaning in Lingala

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbes en lingala",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lingala",
      "orig": "lingala",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Étymologies en lingala incluant une reconstruction",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "translation": "modélisme",
      "word": "bomekoleli"
    },
    {
      "translation": "concours, épreuve, exercice, défi, championnat",
      "word": "lomekano"
    },
    {
      "translation": "éprouver, concourir, s’examiner",
      "word": "-mekana"
    },
    {
      "translation": "faire gouter, faire essayer",
      "word": "-mekisa"
    },
    {
      "translation": "s’affronter, rivaliser, imiter",
      "word": "-mekola"
    },
    {
      "translation": "modéliser",
      "word": "-mekolela"
    },
    {
      "translation": "candidat, gouteur",
      "word": "momeki"
    },
    {
      "translation": "adversaire, rival",
      "word": "momekani"
    },
    {
      "translation": "concours, épreuve, exercice, défi, championnat",
      "word": "momekano"
    },
    {
      "translation": "arbitre, examinateur",
      "word": "momekisi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Probablement du proto-bantou *mɩ̀g, « essayer »."
  ],
  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
  "raw_tags": [
    "classe 15"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en lingala",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en lingala à traduire",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "[…] mpé bato mosúsu bazalákí komeka kobóngola na lifalansé."
        },
        {
          "text": "[…] et d’autres personnes essayaient de traduire en français."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Essayer."
      ],
      "id": "fr--meka-ln-verb-GhgdJpam"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Gouter."
      ],
      "id": "fr--meka-ln-verb-oKjJPHR9"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Examiner."
      ],
      "id": "fr--meka-ln-verb-ta0NxXiz"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈme˩.ka˩\\"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "essayer",
      "word": "-kɛ́ngɛ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-meka"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Verbes en lingala",
    "lingala",
    "Étymologies en lingala incluant une reconstruction"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "translation": "modélisme",
      "word": "bomekoleli"
    },
    {
      "translation": "concours, épreuve, exercice, défi, championnat",
      "word": "lomekano"
    },
    {
      "translation": "éprouver, concourir, s’examiner",
      "word": "-mekana"
    },
    {
      "translation": "faire gouter, faire essayer",
      "word": "-mekisa"
    },
    {
      "translation": "s’affronter, rivaliser, imiter",
      "word": "-mekola"
    },
    {
      "translation": "modéliser",
      "word": "-mekolela"
    },
    {
      "translation": "candidat, gouteur",
      "word": "momeki"
    },
    {
      "translation": "adversaire, rival",
      "word": "momekani"
    },
    {
      "translation": "concours, épreuve, exercice, défi, championnat",
      "word": "momekano"
    },
    {
      "translation": "arbitre, examinateur",
      "word": "momekisi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Probablement du proto-bantou *mɩ̀g, « essayer »."
  ],
  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
  "raw_tags": [
    "classe 15"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en lingala",
        "Exemples en lingala à traduire"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "[…] mpé bato mosúsu bazalákí komeka kobóngola na lifalansé."
        },
        {
          "text": "[…] et d’autres personnes essayaient de traduire en français."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Essayer."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Gouter."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Examiner."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈme˩.ka˩\\"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "essayer",
      "word": "-kɛ́ngɛ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-meka"
}