"whenu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Gun]

IPA: /ɣʷē.nũ̄/ Forms: whenu lẹ́ [plural], hwenu [alternative]
Etymology: Cognates include Fon hwenu, Saxwe Gbe hwènù, Aja (West Africa) hwenu Etymology templates: {{cog|fon|hwenu}} Fon hwenu, {{cog|sxw|hwènù}} Saxwe Gbe hwènù, {{cog|ajg|hwenu}} Aja (West Africa) hwenu Head templates: {{head|guw|noun|plural|whenu lẹ́|head=whenu}} whenu (plural whenu lẹ́), {{tlb|guw|Nigeria}} (Nigeria)
  1. time Tags: Nigeria Derived forms: whenuhó (english: history/story), whenuhó-kántọ́ (english: historian)
    Sense id: en-whenu-guw-noun-M2B0gF~I Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Nigerian Gun, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 3 14 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 2 19 2 1

Noun [Māori]

IPA: /ˈɸenu/, [ˈfɛnʉ]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fenu (“to twist; rope, cord”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*fenu|t=to twist; rope, cord}} Proto-Polynesian *fenu (“to twist; rope, cord”) Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} whenu, {{mi-noun}} whenu
  1. strand (each of the strings that make up a rope, etc.)
    Sense id: en-whenu-mi-noun-OJiAXNoE
  2. (weaving) warp
    Sense id: en-whenu-mi-noun-2p6WtAHa Categories (other): Weaving, Māori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Māori entries with incorrect language header: 12 66 20 2 Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles, weaving
  3. (mathematics) cosine
    Sense id: en-whenu-mi-noun-rZiXoRXP Categories (other): Mathematics Topics: mathematics, sciences

Verb [Māori]

IPA: /ˈɸenu/, [ˈfɛnʉ]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fenu (“to twist; rope, cord”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*fenu|t=to twist; rope, cord}} Proto-Polynesian *fenu (“to twist; rope, cord”) Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} whenu, {{mi-verb}} whenu
  1. to spin, to twist
    Sense id: en-whenu-mi-verb-3RBQl6TQ
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        "1": "fon",
        "2": "hwenu"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon hwenu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "hwènù"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe hwènù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "hwenu"
      },
      "expansion": "Aja (West Africa) hwenu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Fon hwenu, Saxwe Gbe hwènù, Aja (West Africa) hwenu",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whenu lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwenu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "whenu lẹ́",
        "head": "whenu"
      },
      "expansion": "whenu (plural whenu lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nigerian Gun",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 3 14 2 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 2 19 2 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "history/story",
          "translation": "history/story",
          "word": "whenuhó"
        },
        {
          "english": "historian",
          "translation": "historian",
          "word": "whenuhó-kántọ́"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "time"
      ],
      "id": "en-whenu-guw-noun-M2B0gF~I",
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣʷē.nũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whenu"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*fenu",
        "t": "to twist; rope, cord"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *fenu (“to twist; rope, cord”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fenu (“to twist; rope, cord”).",
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        "1": "mi",
        "10": "",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "f2accel-form": "passive",
        "f3accel-form": "passive",
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "whenu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whenu",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Māori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to spin, to twist"
      ],
      "id": "en-whenu-mi-verb-3RBQl6TQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "spin",
          "spin"
        ],
        [
          "twist",
          "twist"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸenu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɛnʉ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whenu"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*fenu",
        "t": "to twist; rope, cord"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *fenu (“to twist; rope, cord”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fenu (“to twist; rope, cord”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whenu",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Māori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "strand (each of the strings that make up a rope, etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-whenu-mi-noun-OJiAXNoE",
      "links": [
        [
          "strand",
          "strand"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Weaving",
          "orig": "mi:Weaving",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 66 20 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Māori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "warp"
      ],
      "id": "en-whenu-mi-noun-2p6WtAHa",
      "links": [
        [
          "weaving",
          "weaving#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "warp",
          "warp"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(weaving) warp"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "manufacturing",
        "textiles",
        "weaving"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Mathematics",
          "orig": "mi:Mathematics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cosine"
      ],
      "id": "en-whenu-mi-noun-rZiXoRXP",
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "cosine",
          "cosine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) cosine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸenu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɛnʉ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whenu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "history/story",
      "translation": "history/story",
      "word": "whenuhó"
    },
    {
      "english": "historian",
      "translation": "historian",
      "word": "whenuhó-kántọ́"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "hwenu"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon hwenu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "hwènù"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe hwènù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "hwenu"
      },
      "expansion": "Aja (West Africa) hwenu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Fon hwenu, Saxwe Gbe hwènù, Aja (West Africa) hwenu",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whenu lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwenu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "whenu lẹ́",
        "head": "whenu"
      },
      "expansion": "whenu (plural whenu lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
        "Gun lemmas",
        "Gun nouns",
        "Nigerian Gun",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "time"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣʷē.nũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whenu"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Māori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Māori lemmas",
    "Māori nouns",
    "Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Māori terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Māori verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*fenu",
        "t": "to twist; rope, cord"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *fenu (“to twist; rope, cord”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fenu (“to twist; rope, cord”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "10": "",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "passive",
        "f2accel-form": "passive",
        "f3accel-form": "passive",
        "f4accel-form": "passive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "whenu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whenu",
      "name": "mi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Māori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to spin, to twist"
      ],
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        [
          "spin",
          "spin"
        ],
        [
          "twist",
          "twist"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸenu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɛnʉ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whenu"
}

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    "Māori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Māori lemmas",
    "Māori nouns",
    "Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Māori terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Māori verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*fenu",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *fenu (“to twist; rope, cord”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fenu (“to twist; rope, cord”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
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        "3": "",
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      "args": {},
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  "lang": "Māori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "strand (each of the strings that make up a rope, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strand",
          "strand"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "mi:Weaving"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "warp"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weaving",
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        [
          "warp",
          "warp"
        ]
      ],
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        "(weaving) warp"
      ],
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        "business",
        "manufacturing",
        "textiles",
        "weaving"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "mi:Mathematics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cosine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "cosine",
          "cosine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) cosine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸenu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɛnʉ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whenu"
}

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