"Talabi" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Yoruba]

IPA: /tà.là.bí/ Forms: Tàlàbí [canonical]
Etymology: From ti (“of”) + àlà (“white cloth”) + bí (“to be born”), literally “That which is born with white cloth”. Children with this name are usually associated with the deity Ọbàtálá Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|ti|àlà|bí|lit=That which is born with white cloth|t1=of|t2=white cloth|t3=to be born}} ti (“of”) + àlà (“white cloth”) + bí (“to be born”), literally “That which is born with white cloth” Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Tàlàbí|head2=}} Tàlàbí, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Tàlàbí}} Tàlàbí, {{yo-prop|Tàlàbí}} Tàlàbí
  1. a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to children who were born with a nuchal cord that wraps around their body and waist so that it resembles a white banner. This is extremely similar to the circumstances for the name Sàlàkọ́ Synonyms: Sàlàkọ́
    Sense id: en-Talabi-yo-name-tnURInja Categories (other): Yoruba female given names, Yoruba given names, Yoruba male given names, Yoruba unisex given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  2. a surname from the given name Tàlàbí
    Sense id: en-Talabi-yo-name-wiPLfJTx Categories (other): Yoruba surnames
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ti",
        "3": "àlà",
        "4": "bí",
        "lit": "That which is born with white cloth",
        "t1": "of",
        "t2": "white cloth",
        "t3": "to be born"
      },
      "expansion": "ti (“of”) + àlà (“white cloth”) + bí (“to be born”), literally “That which is born with white cloth”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ti (“of”) + àlà (“white cloth”) + bí (“to be born”), literally “That which is born with white cloth”. Children with this name are usually associated with the deity Ọbàtálá",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tàlàbí",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Tàlàbí",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Tàlàbí",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Tàlàbí"
      },
      "expansion": "Tàlàbí",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Tàlàbí"
      },
      "expansion": "Tàlàbí",
      "name": "yo-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba female given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba unisex given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to children who were born with a nuchal cord that wraps around their body and waist so that it resembles a white banner. This is extremely similar to the circumstances for the name Sàlàkọ́"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá",
          "orukọ amutọrunwa#Yoruba"
        ],
        [
          "children",
          "children"
        ],
        [
          "nuchal cord",
          "nuchal cord"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ],
        [
          "waist",
          "waist"
        ],
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ],
        [
          "banner",
          "banner"
        ],
        [
          "Sàlàkọ́",
          "Salakọ#Yoruba"
        ]
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          "word": "Sàlàkọ́"
        }
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ],
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          "Tàlàbí",
          "Talabi#Yoruba"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tà.là.bí/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Talabi"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba compound terms",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba proper nouns",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ti",
        "3": "àlà",
        "4": "bí",
        "lit": "That which is born with white cloth",
        "t1": "of",
        "t2": "white cloth",
        "t3": "to be born"
      },
      "expansion": "ti (“of”) + àlà (“white cloth”) + bí (“to be born”), literally “That which is born with white cloth”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ti (“of”) + àlà (“white cloth”) + bí (“to be born”), literally “That which is born with white cloth”. Children with this name are usually associated with the deity Ọbàtálá",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tàlàbí",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Tàlàbí",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Tàlàbí",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Tàlàbí"
      },
      "expansion": "Tàlàbí",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Tàlàbí"
      },
      "expansion": "Tàlàbí",
      "name": "yo-prop"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
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        "Yoruba given names",
        "Yoruba male given names",
        "Yoruba unisex given names"
      ],
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        "a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to children who were born with a nuchal cord that wraps around their body and waist so that it resembles a white banner. This is extremely similar to the circumstances for the name Sàlàkọ́"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá",
          "orukọ amutọrunwa#Yoruba"
        ],
        [
          "children",
          "children"
        ],
        [
          "nuchal cord",
          "nuchal cord"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ],
        [
          "waist",
          "waist"
        ],
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ],
        [
          "banner",
          "banner"
        ],
        [
          "Sàlàkọ́",
          "Salakọ#Yoruba"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Sàlàkọ́"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname from the given name Tàlàbí"
      ],
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ],
        [
          "Tàlàbí",
          "Talabi#Yoruba"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tà.là.bí/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Talabi"
}

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