"onye" meaning in All languages combined

See onye on Wiktionary

Noun [Igbo]

IPA: /óɲé/ Forms: ndị [plural]
Etymology: Compare with Igala ẹnẹ̀ and Yoruba ọni, Yoruba ẹni Etymology templates: {{etymid|ig|person}}, {{cog|igl|ẹnẹ̀}} Igala ẹnẹ̀, {{cog|yo|ọni}} Yoruba ọni, {{cog|yo|ẹni}} Yoruba ẹni
  1. human being, person Synonyms: mmadụ
    Sense id: en-onye-ig-noun-a6Rn201f Categories (other): Igbo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Human Disambiguation of Igbo entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Human: 99 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun [Igbo]

IPA: /òɲé/ Forms: ònye [canonical]
Etymology: From onye, compare ebe and èbeē. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ig|who}} Head templates: {{head|ig|pronoun|head=ònye}} ònye, {{ig-pos|pronoun|ònye}} ònye
  1. (interrogative) who Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-onye-ig-pron-btAzcUC9 Categories (other): Igbo interrogative pronouns, Igbo pronouns, Pages with 1 entry, People Disambiguation of Igbo interrogative pronouns: 41 59 Disambiguation of Igbo pronouns: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of People: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ig",
        "2": "person"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "ẹnẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala ẹnẹ̀",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ọni"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ọni",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ẹni"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ẹni",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare with Igala ẹnẹ̀ and Yoruba ọni, Yoruba ẹni",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ndị",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Igbo",
  "lang_code": "ig",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Igbo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "99 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ig",
          "name": "Human",
          "orig": "ig:Human",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "human being, person"
      ],
      "id": "en-onye-ig-noun-a6Rn201f",
      "links": [
        [
          "human being",
          "human being"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mmadụ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/óɲé/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "onye"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From onye, compare ebe and èbeē.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ònye",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ònye"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Igbo",
  "lang_code": "ig",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Igbo interrogative pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Igbo pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ig",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "ig:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "who"
      ],
      "id": "en-onye-ig-pron-btAzcUC9",
      "links": [
        [
          "who",
          "who"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative) who"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/òɲé/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "onye"
}
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    "Igbo interrogative pronouns",
    "Igbo lemmas",
    "Igbo nouns",
    "Igbo pronouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ig:Human",
    "ig:People"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ig",
        "2": "person"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "ẹnẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala ẹnẹ̀",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ọni"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ọni",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ẹni"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ẹni",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare with Igala ẹnẹ̀ and Yoruba ọni, Yoruba ẹni",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ndị",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Igbo",
  "lang_code": "ig",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "human being, person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "human being",
          "human being"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mmadụ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/óɲé/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "onye"
}

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    "Igbo entries with incorrect language header",
    "Igbo interrogative pronouns",
    "Igbo lemmas",
    "Igbo pronouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ig:Human",
    "ig:People"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ig",
        "2": "who"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From onye, compare ebe and èbeē.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ònye",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ig",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "head": "ònye"
      },
      "expansion": "ònye",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pronoun",
        "2": "ònye"
      },
      "expansion": "ònye",
      "name": "ig-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Igbo",
  "lang_code": "ig",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "who"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "who",
          "who"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative) who"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/òɲé/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "onye"
}

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