mbata

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bàtá.

Noun

mbata

  1. sheep

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmˠat̪ˠə/

Noun

mbata

  1. eclipsed form of bata

Kongo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bàtá.

Noun

mbata class 9 (plural zimbata)

  1. slap

Lingala

Etymology 1

Noun

mbata class 9 (plural mbata class 10, colloquial plural bambata class 2)

  1. angle

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kongo mbata.

Noun

mbata

  1. slap

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

mbata class IX (plural mbata class X)

  1. An old coconut from which the copra is extracted.

See also

  • dafu (“young coconut”)
  • nazi (“mature coconut”)
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