See eekanna on Wiktionary
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "Lannea acida",
"translation": "Lannea acida",
"word": "èékán-ajá"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "Allophylus africanus",
"translation": "Allophylus africanus",
"word": "èékán-ehoro"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "Argemone mexicana",
"translation": "Argemone mexicana",
"word": "èékánná ẹkùn"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "Rothmannia longiflora",
"translation": "Rothmannia longiflora",
"word": "èékánná igbó"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "Erythrococca anomala",
"translation": "Erythrococca anomala",
"word": "èékánná òbe"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "pusley",
"translation": "pusley",
"word": "èékánná-adìẹ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "Smilax anceps",
"translation": "Smilax anceps",
"word": "èékánnámàgbò"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "A name of several types of trees including the Strychnos spinosa and Ziziphus spina-christi,",
"translation": "A name of several types of trees including the Strychnos spinosa and Ziziphus spina-christi,",
"word": "èékánnásẹ̀ adìẹ"
}
],
"etymology_links": [
[
"èkíkánná",
"ekikanna#Yoruba"
],
[
"ẹ̀kíkan",
"ẹkikan#Olukumi"
],
[
"èkíkã́",
"ekikã#Ifè"
],
[
"akikan",
"akikan#Itsekiri"
],
[
"àíkã́nã́",
"àíkã́nã́#Ede_Nago"
],
[
"*ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruba/ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́"
],
[
"*ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruba/ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́"
],
[
"*ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Edekiri/ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́"
],
[
"*ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Edekiri/ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́"
]
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "èkíkánná"
},
"expansion": "Contraction of èkíkánná",
"name": "contraction"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ulb",
"2": "ẹ̀kíkan"
},
"expansion": "Olukumi ẹ̀kíkan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ife",
"2": "èkíkã́"
},
"expansion": "Ifè èkíkã́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "its",
"2": "akikan"
},
"expansion": "Itsekiri akikan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nqg",
"2": "àíkã́nã́"
},
"expansion": "Ede Nago àíkã́nã́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yor-pro",
"3": "*ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Yoruba *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-edk-pro",
"3": "*ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Edekiri *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Contraction of èkíkánná, cognate with Olukumi ẹ̀kíkan, Ifè èkíkã́, Itsekiri akikan, Ede Nago àíkã́nã́, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́, *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́, ultimately a Proto-Edekiri innovation, Proto-Edekiri *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́, *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́",
"forms": [
{
"form": "èékánná",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "èékán",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "èkíkánná",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "ìkíkánná",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "èékẹ́nná",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "ẹ̀kị́kọ́nnọ́",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "èkọ́nnọ́",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
"head": "èékánná",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "èékánná",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "èékánná",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "èékánná",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "èékánná"
},
"expansion": "èékánná",
"name": "yo-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "50 50",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "66 34",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "65 35",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"nail (may refer to nails of either the toe or finger), claw"
],
"id": "en-eekanna-yo-noun--i6-cGwP",
"links": [
[
"nail",
"nail"
],
[
"claw",
"claw"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "50 50",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A term used to identify a diverse variety of plants and trees with typically thorny features."
],
"id": "en-eekanna-yo-noun-Zz3lgGrv",
"links": [
[
"plants",
"plants"
],
[
"trees",
"trees"
],
[
"thorny",
"thorny"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/èé.kã́.nã́/"
}
],
"word": "eekanna"
}
{
"categories": [
"Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Yoruba contractions",
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba nouns",
"Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Edekiri",
"Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruba",
"Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Edekiri",
"Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruba",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "Lannea acida",
"translation": "Lannea acida",
"word": "èékán-ajá"
},
{
"english": "Allophylus africanus",
"translation": "Allophylus africanus",
"word": "èékán-ehoro"
},
{
"english": "Argemone mexicana",
"translation": "Argemone mexicana",
"word": "èékánná ẹkùn"
},
{
"english": "Rothmannia longiflora",
"translation": "Rothmannia longiflora",
"word": "èékánná igbó"
},
{
"english": "Erythrococca anomala",
"translation": "Erythrococca anomala",
"word": "èékánná òbe"
},
{
"english": "pusley",
"translation": "pusley",
"word": "èékánná-adìẹ"
},
{
"english": "Smilax anceps",
"translation": "Smilax anceps",
"word": "èékánnámàgbò"
},
{
"english": "A name of several types of trees including the Strychnos spinosa and Ziziphus spina-christi,",
"translation": "A name of several types of trees including the Strychnos spinosa and Ziziphus spina-christi,",
"word": "èékánnásẹ̀ adìẹ"
}
],
"etymology_links": [
[
"èkíkánná",
"ekikanna#Yoruba"
],
[
"ẹ̀kíkan",
"ẹkikan#Olukumi"
],
[
"èkíkã́",
"ekikã#Ifè"
],
[
"akikan",
"akikan#Itsekiri"
],
[
"àíkã́nã́",
"àíkã́nã́#Ede_Nago"
],
[
"*ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruba/ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́"
],
[
"*ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruba/ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́"
],
[
"*ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Edekiri/ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́"
],
[
"*ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Edekiri/ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́"
]
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "èkíkánná"
},
"expansion": "Contraction of èkíkánná",
"name": "contraction"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ulb",
"2": "ẹ̀kíkan"
},
"expansion": "Olukumi ẹ̀kíkan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ife",
"2": "èkíkã́"
},
"expansion": "Ifè èkíkã́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "its",
"2": "akikan"
},
"expansion": "Itsekiri akikan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nqg",
"2": "àíkã́nã́"
},
"expansion": "Ede Nago àíkã́nã́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yor-pro",
"3": "*ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Yoruba *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-edk-pro",
"3": "*ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Edekiri *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Contraction of èkíkánná, cognate with Olukumi ẹ̀kíkan, Ifè èkíkã́, Itsekiri akikan, Ede Nago àíkã́nã́, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́, *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́, ultimately a Proto-Edekiri innovation, Proto-Edekiri *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́nã́, *ɛ̀-kɪ́kɪ̃ã́lã́",
"forms": [
{
"form": "èékánná",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "èékán",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "èkíkánná",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "ìkíkánná",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "èékẹ́nná",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "ẹ̀kị́kọ́nnọ́",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "èkọ́nnọ́",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
"head": "èékánná",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "èékánná",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "èékánná",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "èékánná",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "èékánná"
},
"expansion": "èékánná",
"name": "yo-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"nail (may refer to nails of either the toe or finger), claw"
],
"links": [
[
"nail",
"nail"
],
[
"claw",
"claw"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A term used to identify a diverse variety of plants and trees with typically thorny features."
],
"links": [
[
"plants",
"plants"
],
[
"trees",
"trees"
],
[
"thorny",
"thorny"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/èé.kã́.nã́/"
}
],
"word": "eekanna"
}
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