babili

Bambara

Etymology

From ba (“river”) +‎ bili (“cover”).

Noun

babili

1. bridge (over a river)

Esperanto

Etymology

From French babiller.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈbili/

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• Rhymes: -ili
• Hyphenation: ba‧bi‧li

Verb

babili (present babilas, past babilis, future babilos, conditional babilus, volitive babilu)

1. (intransitive) to chat, chatter, talk

Conjugation

Conjugation of babili

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		babilas		babilis		babilos
active participle		babilanta	babilantaj	babilinta	babilintaj	babilonta	babilontaj
	acc.	babilantan	babilantajn	babilintan	babilintajn	babilontan	babilontajn
nominal active participle		babilanto	babilantoj	babilinto	babilintoj	babilonto	babilontoj
	acc.	babilanton	babilantojn	babilinton	babilintojn	babilonton	babilontojn
adverbial active participle		babilante		babilinte		babilonte
		infinitive	babili	imperative	babilu	conditional	babilus

Derived terms

• babilaĉi
• babilema (“talkative, loquacious, chatty”)

Descendants

• Ido: babilar

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈbili/

Noun

babili

1. plural of babilo