"lyalya" meaning in All languages combined

See lyalya on Wiktionary

Noun [Nupe]

IPA: /lʲà.lʲà/ Forms: lyàlyà [canonical], lèlè [alternative]
Etymology: From Yoruba ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀. Etymology templates: {{bor|nup|yo|ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀}} Yoruba ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀ Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=lyàlyà}} lyàlyà, {{nup-pos|noun|lyàlyà}} lyàlyà, {{nup-noun|lyàlyà}} lyàlyà
  1. moinmoin; a Nigerian food made of cowpeas.
    Sense id: en-lyalya-nup-noun-ptvmn7KL Categories (other): Nupe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Foods, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 76 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 19 19

Verb [Yao (Africa)]

Forms: -lyalya [canonical], kulyalya [infinitive]
Etymology: reduplication of -lya (“to eat”). Head templates: {{head|yao|verb|infinitive|kulyalya|head=-lyalya}} -lyalya (infinitive kulyalya)
  1. reduplicative of -lya
    Sense id: en-lyalya-yao-verb-4YFe65b8 Categories (other): Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. reduplicative of -lya
    to be greedy
    Sense id: en-lyalya-yao-verb-Ia8qxrbz Categories (other): Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -lyalyasya (english: to be two-faced)
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    ]
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      "name": "bor"
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  "etymology_text": "From Yoruba ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "lyàlyà",
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    },
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    }
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "langcode": "nup",
          "name": "Foods",
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        [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lʲà.lʲà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lyalya"
}

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  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Nupe terms derived from Yoruba",
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      ],
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          "cowpea",
          "cowpea"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lʲà.lʲà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lyalya"
}

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    "Yao (Africa) lemmas",
    "Yao (Africa) verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "english": "to be two-faced",
      "translation": "to be two-faced",
      "word": "-lyalyasya"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "form": "kulyalya",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lyalya"
}

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