See eegun on Wiktionary
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"english": "scavenger; hyena",
"translation": "scavenger; hyena",
"word": "ajeegunjẹran"
},
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"english": "rheumatism",
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"word": "aromọléegun"
},
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"english": "orthopaedics",
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}
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"(by extension) strength"
],
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},
{
"word": "agbára"
},
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{
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10,
15
]
],
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18,
38
]
],
"english": "The wife chose an undesirable (person) as a husband",
"literal_meaning": "The wife carried a bone as a husband",
"text": "ìyàwó gbé eegun lọ́kọ",
"translation": "The wife chose an undesirable (person) as a husband",
"type": "example"
}
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],
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"ipa": "/ēē.ɡũ̄/"
}
],
"word": "eegun"
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"2": "ágwugwu"
},
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"name": "cog"
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],
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"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
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"canonical"
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"extra": "kapok tree",
"word": "egigun"
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"source": "w+disamb"
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{
"_dis": "29 29 26 17",
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
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"parents": [
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"source": "w+disamb"
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{
"_dis": "16 16 16 52",
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}
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],
"id": "en-eegun-yo-noun-MBxSRaGK",
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"egigun#Yoruba"
],
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"kapok tree"
]
],
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"(Ekiti) alternative form of egigun (“kapok tree”)"
],
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{
"word": "àràbà"
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ēē.ɡũ̄/"
}
],
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"Pages with entries",
"Yoruba contractions",
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba nouns",
"Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid",
"Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
"yo:Body parts",
"yo:Trees"
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"english": "scavenger; hyena",
"translation": "scavenger; hyena",
"word": "ajeegunjẹran"
},
{
"english": "rheumatism",
"translation": "rheumatism",
"word": "aromọléegun"
},
{
"english": "orthopaedics",
"translation": "orthopaedics",
"word": "ẹ̀kọ́ ìwòsàn eegun"
}
],
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"2": "ekũkũ"
},
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"name": "cog"
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{
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}
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},
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"strength"
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"(by extension) strength"
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"word": "okun"
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{
"word": "agbára"
},
{
"word": "imí"
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10,
15
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],
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[
18,
38
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],
"english": "The wife chose an undesirable (person) as a husband",
"literal_meaning": "The wife carried a bone as a husband",
"text": "ìyàwó gbé eegun lọ́kọ",
"translation": "The wife chose an undesirable (person) as a husband",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"a thing that is incompatible or undesirable"
],
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}
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"Yoruba lemmas",
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"yo:Trees"
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}
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