"twa" meaning in Akan

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Verb

Forms: twaa [past, transitive], twitwa [reduplication]
Head templates: {{head|ak|verb|transitive past|twaa|reduplication|twitwa}} twa (transitive past twaa, reduplication twitwa)
  1. to cut
    Sense id: en-twa-ak-verb-1M9vpHcE
  2. (of crops) to reap, harvest
    Sense id: en-twa-ak-verb-b2dpeEUu Categories (other): Akan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Akan entries with incorrect language header: 7 32 10 7 10 33
  3. to hew
    Sense id: en-twa-ak-verb-Ca4I~c98 Categories (other): Akan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Akan entries with incorrect language header: 7 32 10 7 10 33
  4. to transcend, surpass
    Sense id: en-twa-ak-verb-Ci14H9zZ
  5. (of buttocks) to spank
    Sense id: en-twa-ak-verb-iuHk3XHt
  6. A highly productive light verb that derives verbs from nouns and adjectives.
    Sense id: en-twa-ak-verb-LBHYgQhy Categories (other): Akan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Akan entries with incorrect language header: 7 32 10 7 10 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 9 14 13 9 12 26 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 12 11 7 10 39 7 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bratwa (english: menopause), twa agyaadwoɔ, twa ano nsuo, twa fa nkyɛn, twa ho hyia, twa honam, twa hwe (english: to faint), twa mmaa, twa mpire (english: to whip), twa mu (english: to incise; to eliminate), twa so (english: to abort (a process))
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "menopause",
      "translation": "menopause",
      "word": "bratwa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "twa agyaadwoɔ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "twa ano nsuo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "twa fa nkyɛn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "twa ho hyia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "twa honam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to faint",
      "translation": "to faint",
      "word": "twa hwe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "twa mmaa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to whip",
      "translation": "to whip",
      "word": "twa mpire"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to incise; to eliminate",
      "translation": "to incise; to eliminate",
      "word": "twa mu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to abort (a process)",
      "translation": "to abort (a process)",
      "word": "twa so"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "twaa",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twitwa",
      "tags": [
        "reduplication"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ak",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "transitive past",
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        "5": "reduplication",
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      },
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              0,
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          "english": "to behead",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cut"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "to reap, harvest"
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          "harvest",
          "harvest"
        ]
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        "(of crops) to reap, harvest"
      ],
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        "of crops"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hew"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "hew",
          "hew"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to transcend, surpass"
      ],
      "id": "en-twa-ak-verb-Ci14H9zZ",
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        [
          "transcend",
          "transcend"
        ],
        [
          "surpass",
          "surpass"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to spank"
      ],
      "id": "en-twa-ak-verb-iuHk3XHt",
      "links": [
        [
          "spank",
          "spank"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of buttocks) to spank"
      ],
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        "of buttocks"
      ]
    },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 14 13 9 12 26 9 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 17 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 12 11 7 10 39 7 7",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A highly productive light verb that derives verbs from nouns and adjectives."
      ],
      "id": "en-twa-ak-verb-LBHYgQhy",
      "links": [
        [
          "productive",
          "productive#English"
        ],
        [
          "light verb",
          "light verb#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "twa"
}
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    "Akan verbs",
    "Pages with 17 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "menopause",
      "translation": "menopause",
      "word": "bratwa"
    },
    {
      "word": "twa agyaadwoɔ"
    },
    {
      "word": "twa ano nsuo"
    },
    {
      "word": "twa fa nkyɛn"
    },
    {
      "word": "twa ho hyia"
    },
    {
      "word": "twa honam"
    },
    {
      "english": "to faint",
      "translation": "to faint",
      "word": "twa hwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "twa mmaa"
    },
    {
      "english": "to whip",
      "translation": "to whip",
      "word": "twa mpire"
    },
    {
      "english": "to incise; to eliminate",
      "translation": "to incise; to eliminate",
      "word": "twa mu"
    },
    {
      "english": "to abort (a process)",
      "translation": "to abort (a process)",
      "word": "twa so"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "twaa",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twitwa",
      "tags": [
        "reduplication"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "twa (transitive past twaa, reduplication twitwa)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Akan terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          ],
          "english": "to behead",
          "text": "twa tire",
          "translation": "to behead",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cut"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to reap, harvest"
      ],
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        [
          "reap",
          "reap"
        ],
        [
          "harvest",
          "harvest"
        ]
      ],
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        "(of crops) to reap, harvest"
      ],
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        "of crops"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to hew"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hew",
          "hew"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to transcend, surpass"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "transcend",
          "transcend"
        ],
        [
          "surpass",
          "surpass"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to spank"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spank",
          "spank"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of buttocks) to spank"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of buttocks"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A highly productive light verb that derives verbs from nouns and adjectives."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "productive",
          "productive#English"
        ],
        [
          "light verb",
          "light verb#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "twa"
}

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