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):

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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”)