baara

Bambara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /báːra/

Noun

baara

1. work

Derived terms

• baarabila
• baaraden
• baarakɛbali
• baarakɛbolo
• baarakɛda
• baarakɛden
• baarakɛla
• baarakɛminɛn
• baarakɛɲɔgɔn
• baarakɛyɔrɔ
• baarantan
• baarantanya
• baaraɲini
• baaraɲinisɛbɛn
• baarasɔrɔbaliya
• baaratigi
• baarayɔrɔ

 

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βaːɾa/

Verb

baara (infinitive kũbaara)

1. to look at, to examine

See also

• kuona, kũrora

References

• Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 360. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
• “baara” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 21. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Yoruba

Etymology

From Hausa bar̃ā̀ (“beggar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /báá.ɾà/

Noun

báárà

1. beggary, alms

Derived terms

• oníbáárà (“beggar”)
• tọrọ báárà (“to beg”)