"Dunyo" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Ewe]

Etymology: From Ewe "Du" town + "nyo" good, forming Dunyo meaning "a good town." Often used as a paraphrase and noun prefix in more elaborate appellations such as: * Dunyo mesea gbãgba o ("A good town is prone to disintegrating; good things don't last.") * Dumenyo mesɔa ƒe o ("Any good town elsewhere will still not match one’s hometown.") Head templates: {{head|ee|proper noun}} Dunyo
  1. A personal name among the Ewe-speaking communities of southern Ghana, Togo, and Benin.
    Sense id: en-Dunyo-ee-name-ZLkFWU9H Categories (other): Ewe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ewe entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8
  2. A class of personal nickname appellations that address social, personal, or philosophical themes.
    Sense id: en-Dunyo-ee-name-oTdtt6r7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Du (english: Ewe), Nyo (english: Ewe)
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