"ẹlẹyamẹya" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Yoruba]

IPA: /ɛ̄.lɛ́.jà.mɛ̀.jà/ Forms: ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà [canonical], kẹ́lẹ́yàmẹ̀yà [alternative], ìṣẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà [alternative]
Etymology: From ẹlẹ́yà (“member of a group”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + ẹ̀yà (“group; part”), literally “That members of a [racial or ethnic] group only associate with their group”. Etymology templates: {{com|yo|ẹlẹ́yà|mọ̀|ẹ̀yà|lit=That members of a 􂀿racial or ethnic􂁀 group only associate with their group|t1=member of a group|t2=to know|t3=group; part}} ẹlẹ́yà (“member of a group”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + ẹ̀yà (“group; part”), literally “That members of a [racial or ethnic] group only associate with their group” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà|head2=}} ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà, {{yo-pos|noun|ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà|}} ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà, {{yo-noun|ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà}} ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà
  1. prejudice, discrimination
    Sense id: en-ẹlẹyamẹya-yo-noun-lVJiUjn7 Categories (other): Discrimination, Forms of discrimination Disambiguation of Discrimination: 78 18 4 Disambiguation of Forms of discrimination: 79 16 4
  2. racism, tribalism Synonyms: ìmẹ̀yà, ẹ̀yà tèmi lọ̀gá
    Sense id: en-ẹlẹyamẹya-yo-noun-uI7hq3DM Categories (other): Racism Disambiguation of Racism: 20 72 9
  3. racist, tribalist Synonyms: amẹ̀yà
    Sense id: en-ẹlẹyamẹya-yo-noun-EDbR-4pW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 3 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 3 87 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 14 3 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ìjọba ẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà (english: apartheid) Related terms: kẹ́lẹ́sìnmẹ̀sìn (english: religious discrimination), kẹ́lẹ́gbẹ́mẹgbẹ́ (english: classism)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "apartheid",
      "word": "ìjọba ẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ẹlẹ́yà",
        "3": "mọ̀",
        "4": "ẹ̀yà",
        "lit": "That members of a 􂀿racial or ethnic􂁀 group only associate with their group",
        "t1": "member of a group",
        "t2": "to know",
        "t3": "group; part"
      },
      "expansion": "ẹlẹ́yà (“member of a group”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + ẹ̀yà (“group; part”), literally “That members of a [racial or ethnic] group only associate with their group”",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ẹlẹ́yà (“member of a group”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + ẹ̀yà (“group; part”), literally “That members of a [racial or ethnic] group only associate with their group”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kẹ́lẹ́yàmẹ̀yà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ìṣẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà"
      },
      "expansion": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "religious discrimination",
      "word": "kẹ́lẹ́sìnmẹ̀sìn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "classism",
      "word": "kẹ́lẹ́gbẹ́mẹgbẹ́"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "78 18 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Discrimination",
          "orig": "yo:Discrimination",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 16 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Forms of discrimination",
          "orig": "yo:Forms of discrimination",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prejudice, discrimination"
      ],
      "id": "en-ẹlẹyamẹya-yo-noun-lVJiUjn7",
      "links": [
        [
          "prejudice",
          "prejudice"
        ],
        [
          "discrimination",
          "discrimination"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 72 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Racism",
          "orig": "yo:Racism",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "racism, tribalism"
      ],
      "id": "en-ẹlẹyamẹya-yo-noun-uI7hq3DM",
      "links": [
        [
          "racism",
          "racism"
        ],
        [
          "tribalism",
          "tribalism"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ìmẹ̀yà"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹ̀yà tèmi lọ̀gá"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 3 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 3 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 3 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "racist, tribalist"
      ],
      "id": "en-ẹlẹyamẹya-yo-noun-EDbR-4pW",
      "links": [
        [
          "racist",
          "racist"
        ],
        [
          "tribalist",
          "tribalist"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "amẹ̀yà"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̄.lɛ́.jà.mɛ̀.jà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ẹlẹyamẹya"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba compound terms",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "yo:Discrimination",
    "yo:Forms of discrimination",
    "yo:Racism"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "apartheid",
      "word": "ìjọba ẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ẹlẹ́yà",
        "3": "mọ̀",
        "4": "ẹ̀yà",
        "lit": "That members of a 􂀿racial or ethnic􂁀 group only associate with their group",
        "t1": "member of a group",
        "t2": "to know",
        "t3": "group; part"
      },
      "expansion": "ẹlẹ́yà (“member of a group”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + ẹ̀yà (“group; part”), literally “That members of a [racial or ethnic] group only associate with their group”",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ẹlẹ́yà (“member of a group”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + ẹ̀yà (“group; part”), literally “That members of a [racial or ethnic] group only associate with their group”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kẹ́lẹ́yàmẹ̀yà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ìṣẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà"
      },
      "expansion": "ẹlẹ́yàmẹ́yà",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "religious discrimination",
      "word": "kẹ́lẹ́sìnmẹ̀sìn"
    },
    {
      "english": "classism",
      "word": "kẹ́lẹ́gbẹ́mẹgbẹ́"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prejudice, discrimination"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prejudice",
          "prejudice"
        ],
        [
          "discrimination",
          "discrimination"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "racism, tribalism"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "racism",
          "racism"
        ],
        [
          "tribalism",
          "tribalism"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ìmẹ̀yà"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹ̀yà tèmi lọ̀gá"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "racist, tribalist"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "racist",
          "racist"
        ],
        [
          "tribalist",
          "tribalist"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "amẹ̀yà"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̄.lɛ́.jà.mɛ̀.jà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ẹlẹyamẹya"
}

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