bà
verb
/bà/
Definitions
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to hit (with an impact)
ọfà á bà wọ́n The arrow hit them
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to be overcome with fear (literally, to be hit with fear)
ẹ̀rú bà wá Fear overcame us
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to be too long or oversized (to hit the ground)
agbádá yìí bà mí nílẹ̀ The agbada was too big for me
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to perch
Lékeléke bà mí lékè, ẹyẹ àdàbà bà mí lékè An egret perched on me, a dove perched on me
- to braid; to plait
Other entries with this spelling
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where this word is spelled “ba”.
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