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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "menopause",
"translation": "menopause",
"word": "bratwa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "to revile",
"translation": "to revile",
"word": "twa adapaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "twa agyaadwoɔ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "twa ano nsuo"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "twa fa nkyɛn"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "twa ho hyia"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "twa honam"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "to faint",
"translation": "to faint",
"word": "twa hwe"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "twa mmaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "to whip",
"translation": "to whip",
"word": "twa mpire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 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 0 0",
"english": "to abort (a process)",
"translation": "to abort (a process)",
"word": "twa so"
}
],
"forms": [
{
"form": "twaa",
"tags": [
"past",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"form": "twitwa",
"tags": [
"reduplication"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ak",
"2": "verb",
"3": "transitive past",
"4": "twaa",
"5": "reduplication",
"6": "twitwa"
},
"expansion": "twa (transitive past twaa, reduplication twitwa)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Akan",
"lang_code": "ak",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
3
]
],
"english": "to behead",
"text": "twa tire",
"translation": "to behead",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to cut"
],
"id": "en-twa-ak-verb-1M9vpHcE",
"links": [
[
"cut",
"cut"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "6 12 26 9 6 6 8 27",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to make, produce (e.g. a movie)"
],
"id": "en-twa-ak-verb-xZIXbhmx",
"links": [
[
"make",
"make"
],
[
"produce",
"produce"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "6 12 26 9 6 6 8 27",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to reap, harvest"
],
"id": "en-twa-ak-verb-b2dpeEUu",
"links": [
[
"reap",
"reap"
],
[
"harvest",
"harvest"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(of crops) to reap, harvest"
],
"raw_tags": [
"of crops"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to hew"
],
"id": "en-twa-ak-verb-Ca4I~c98",
"links": [
[
"hew",
"hew"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to transcend, surpass"
],
"id": "en-twa-ak-verb-Ci14H9zZ",
"links": [
[
"transcend",
"transcend"
],
[
"surpass",
"surpass"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
3
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
0,
7
]
],
"english": "to turn one's gaze",
"text": "twa ani",
"translation": "to turn one's gaze",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to turn"
],
"id": "en-twa-ak-verb-4s29iXOP",
"links": [
[
"turn",
"turn"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to spank"
],
"id": "en-twa-ak-verb-iuHk3XHt",
"links": [
[
"spank",
"spank"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(of buttocks) to spank"
],
"raw_tags": [
"of buttocks"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "6 12 26 9 6 6 8 27",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 10 11 11 7 7 10 22 7 7",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 17 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "6 8 10 9 6 6 9 33 6 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"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"
}
{
"categories": [
"Akan entries with incorrect language header",
"Akan lemmas",
"Akan verbs",
"Pages with 17 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "menopause",
"translation": "menopause",
"word": "bratwa"
},
{
"english": "to revile",
"translation": "to revile",
"word": "twa adapaa"
},
{
"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"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ak",
"2": "verb",
"3": "transitive past",
"4": "twaa",
"5": "reduplication",
"6": "twitwa"
},
"expansion": "twa (transitive past twaa, reduplication twitwa)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Akan",
"lang_code": "ak",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Akan terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
3
]
],
"english": "to behead",
"text": "twa tire",
"translation": "to behead",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to cut"
],
"links": [
[
"cut",
"cut"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to make, produce (e.g. a movie)"
],
"links": [
[
"make",
"make"
],
[
"produce",
"produce"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to reap, harvest"
],
"links": [
[
"reap",
"reap"
],
[
"harvest",
"harvest"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(of crops) to reap, harvest"
],
"raw_tags": [
"of crops"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to hew"
],
"links": [
[
"hew",
"hew"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to transcend, surpass"
],
"links": [
[
"transcend",
"transcend"
],
[
"surpass",
"surpass"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Akan terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
3
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
0,
7
]
],
"english": "to turn one's gaze",
"text": "twa ani",
"translation": "to turn one's gaze",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to turn"
],
"links": [
[
"turn",
"turn"
]
]
},
{
"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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