"ẹfun" meaning in All languages combined

See ẹfun on Wiktionary

Noun [Yoruba]

IPA: /ɛ̄.fũ̄/
Etymology: ẹ- (“non-gerundive nominalizing prefix”) + fun (“to be white; light”) Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ẹ-|fun|id1=non-gerundive nominalizing prefix|t1=non-gerundive nominalizing prefix|t2=to be white; light}} ẹ- (“non-gerundive nominalizing prefix”) + fun (“to be white; light”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ẹfun|head2=}} ẹfun, {{yo-pos|noun|ẹfun|}} ẹfun, {{yo-noun|ẹfun}} ẹfun
  1. chalk Categories (topical): Rocks, Yoruba religion Synonyms: efun (alt: Èkìtì, Ifẹ̀)

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          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Materials",
            "Nature",
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            "Manufacturing",
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            "Human activity",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human"
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          "name": "Yoruba religion",
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            "Society",
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            "Fundamental"
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "alt": "Èkìtì, Ifẹ̀",
          "word": "efun"
        }
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    }
  ],
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        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter",
        "yo:Rocks",
        "yo:Yoruba religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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    }
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    {
      "alt": "Èkìtì, Ifẹ̀",
      "word": "efun"
    }
  ],
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