See ẹnu on Wiktionary
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},
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"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "ife",
"2": "arũ"
},
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"2": "arun"
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},
{
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"1": "ig",
"2": "ọnụ",
"3": "ọnụ",
"4": "mouth"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "igl",
"2": "álu",
"t": "mouth"
},
"expansion": "Igala álu (“mouth”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "aye",
"2": "anu"
},
"expansion": "Ayere anu",
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{
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"1": "ahn",
"2": "arũ"
},
"expansion": "Àhàn arũ",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ibe",
"2": "onu"
},
"expansion": "Akpes onu",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"2": "orũ"
},
"expansion": "Arigidi orũ",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "nu",
"3": "nu",
"4": "mouth"
},
"expansion": "Ewe nu (“mouth”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"head": "ẹnu",
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},
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},
{
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"2": "ẹnu",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "ẹnu",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "ẹnu"
},
"expansion": "ẹnu",
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}
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"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"name": "Ede Ica links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ede Idaca links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ede Ije links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ifè links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Igbo links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Itsekiri links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Kura Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Kura Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Lucumí links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Manigri-Kambolé Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Mokole links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Olukumi links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"name": "Yoruba links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "one with a smelly mouth",
"word": "ẹlẹ́nu irú"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"of work"
],
"topics": [
"state"
],
"word": "ẹnu iṣẹ́"
},
{
"english": "to kiss",
"word": "fẹnu kò"
},
{
"english": "to shut up",
"word": "gbẹ́nu dákẹ́"
},
{
"english": "to shut up",
"word": "gbẹ́nu sọ́hùn-ún"
},
{
"english": "to open the mouth",
"word": "lanu"
},
{
"english": "to mention",
"word": "mẹ́nu kàn"
},
{
"english": "to quieten",
"word": "panu dé"
},
{
"english": "to shut up",
"word": "panu mọ́"
},
{
"english": "to be spicy",
"word": "ta lẹ́nu"
},
{
"english": "to refer to",
"word": "tẹnu mọ́"
},
{
"english": "to surprise",
"word": "yà lẹ́nu"
},
{
"english": "speech recognition",
"word": "ìsọ̀rọ̀ ẹnu di ọ̀rọ̀ ìwé"
}
],
"glosses": [
"mouth"
],
"id": "en-ẹnu-yo-noun-TPNc-HQ1",
"links": [
[
"mouth",
"mouth"
]
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"english": "mouth",
"word": "Yoruba varieties and languages: ẹnuview map"
},
{
"roman": "Ùlàjẹ",
"word": "aun斱ÌdànrèÌdànrèẹun斱Ìjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeẹrun斱Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́ẹrun斱Ìkòròdúẹrun斱Ṣágámùẹrun斱Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupaẹrun斱ÌlàjẹMahinẹrun斱"
},
{
"roman": "Ọ̀ghọ̀",
"word": "arun斱OǹdóOǹdóẹun斱Ọ̀wọ̀Ọ̀wọ̀ẹrun斱UsẹnUsẹnẹrun斱ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹarun斱OlùkùmiUgbódùẹrun斱Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìẹrụn斱Ìfàkì Èkìtìẹrụn斱Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ẹrụn斱Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìẹrụn斱Western ÀkókóỌ̀gbàgì Àkókóarun斱Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàẹnu斱"
},
{
"roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
"word": "ẹru斱Ẹ̀gbáAbẹ́òkútaẹrun斱Ẹ̀gbádòÌjàkáẹnu斱ÈkóÈkóẹnu斱ÌbàdànÌbàdànẹnu斱Ìbọ̀lọ́Òṣogboẹnu斱ÌgbómìnàÌfẹ́lódùn LGAarun斱Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGAẹnu斱Ìsin LGAẹnu斱ÌlọrinÌlọrinẹnu斱OǹkóÒtùẹnu斱Ìwéré Iléẹnu斱Òkèhòẹnu斱Ìsẹ́yìnẹnu斱Ṣakíẹnu斱Tedéẹnu斱Ìgbẹ́tìẹnu斱Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́ẹnu斱Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàẹnu斱Bɛ̀nɛ̀ɛnu斱Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéKabbaarun斱Ede languages/Southwest YorubaAnaSokodeanu斱Cábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́anu斱Tchaourouanu斱ǸcàBaàtɛanu斱ÌdàácàBeninIgbó Ìdàácàɔrun斱Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèỌ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́ɛnu斱Onigboloɛnu斱Kétu/ÀnàgóKétuɛnu斱Ifɛ̀Akpáréarũ斱Atakpamɛarũ斱Bokoɔrũ斱Moretanarũ斱Tchettiarũ斱KuraAwotébiánɔ́斱斱Partagoanɔ斱斱Mɔ̄kɔ́léKandiɡɛ́lé斱Northern NagoKamboleanu斱Manigrianu斱Southern NagoÌsakétéɛnu斱斱Ìfànyìnɛnu斱斱Overseas YorubaLucumíHavanaenu斱Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties"
},
{
"roman": "i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá",
"word": "now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria"
},
{
"roman": "Funṣọ Akere, 1977",
"word": "have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá. It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms"
},
{
"word": "especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi"
},
{
"word": "nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɛ̄.nũ̄/"
}
],
"word": "ẹnu"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"english": "one with a smelly mouth",
"word": "ẹlẹ́nu irú"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"of work"
],
"topics": [
"state"
],
"word": "ẹnu iṣẹ́"
},
{
"english": "to kiss",
"word": "fẹnu kò"
},
{
"english": "to shut up",
"word": "gbẹ́nu dákẹ́"
},
{
"english": "to shut up",
"word": "gbẹ́nu sọ́hùn-ún"
},
{
"english": "to open the mouth",
"word": "lanu"
},
{
"english": "to mention",
"word": "mẹ́nu kàn"
},
{
"english": "to quieten",
"word": "panu dé"
},
{
"english": "to shut up",
"word": "panu mọ́"
},
{
"english": "to be spicy",
"word": "ta lẹ́nu"
},
{
"english": "to refer to",
"word": "tẹnu mọ́"
},
{
"english": "to surprise",
"word": "yà lẹ́nu"
},
{
"english": "speech recognition",
"word": "ìsọ̀rọ̀ ẹnu di ọ̀rọ̀ ìwé"
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*ɛ́-lʊ̃"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*á-rʊ̃ã"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ife",
"2": "arũ"
},
"expansion": "Ifè arũ",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "its",
"2": "arun"
},
"expansion": "Itsekiri arun",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ig",
"2": "ọnụ",
"3": "ọnụ",
"4": "mouth"
},
"expansion": "Igbo ọnụ (“mouth”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "igl",
"2": "álu",
"t": "mouth"
},
"expansion": "Igala álu (“mouth”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "aye",
"2": "anu"
},
"expansion": "Ayere anu",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ahn",
"2": "arũ"
},
"expansion": "Àhàn arũ",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ibe",
"2": "onu"
},
"expansion": "Akpes onu",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "aqg",
"2": "orũ"
},
"expansion": "Arigidi orũ",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "nu",
"3": "nu",
"4": "mouth"
},
"expansion": "Ewe nu (“mouth”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-lʊ̃ or Proto-Yoruboid *á-rʊ̃ã. Cognates include Ifè arũ, Itsekiri arun, Igbo ọnụ (“mouth”), Igala álu (“mouth”), Ayere anu, Àhàn arũ, Akpes onu, Arigidi orũ, and Ewe nu (“mouth”)",
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"2": "noun",
"head": "ẹnu",
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"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "ẹnu",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "ẹnu",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ẹnu"
},
"expansion": "ẹnu",
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}
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"pos": "noun",
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"Ede Ica links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Idaca links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Ije links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts",
"Ewe links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ifè links with redundant alt parameters",
"Igbo links with redundant alt parameters",
"Itsekiri links with redundant alt parameters",
"Kura Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"Kura Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts",
"Lucumí links with redundant alt parameters",
"Manigri-Kambolé Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"Mokole links with redundant alt parameters",
"Olukumi links with redundant alt parameters",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba links with redundant alt parameters",
"Yoruba nouns",
"Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid",
"Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter"
],
"glosses": [
"mouth"
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"links": [
[
"mouth",
"mouth"
]
]
}
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"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɛ̄.nũ̄/"
}
],
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{
"english": "mouth",
"word": "Yoruba varieties and languages: ẹnuview map"
},
{
"roman": "Ùlàjẹ",
"word": "aun斱ÌdànrèÌdànrèẹun斱Ìjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeẹrun斱Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́ẹrun斱Ìkòròdúẹrun斱Ṣágámùẹrun斱Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupaẹrun斱ÌlàjẹMahinẹrun斱"
},
{
"roman": "Ọ̀ghọ̀",
"word": "arun斱OǹdóOǹdóẹun斱Ọ̀wọ̀Ọ̀wọ̀ẹrun斱UsẹnUsẹnẹrun斱ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹarun斱OlùkùmiUgbódùẹrun斱Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìẹrụn斱Ìfàkì Èkìtìẹrụn斱Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ẹrụn斱Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìẹrụn斱Western ÀkókóỌ̀gbàgì Àkókóarun斱Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàẹnu斱"
},
{
"roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
"word": "ẹru斱Ẹ̀gbáAbẹ́òkútaẹrun斱Ẹ̀gbádòÌjàkáẹnu斱ÈkóÈkóẹnu斱ÌbàdànÌbàdànẹnu斱Ìbọ̀lọ́Òṣogboẹnu斱ÌgbómìnàÌfẹ́lódùn LGAarun斱Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGAẹnu斱Ìsin LGAẹnu斱ÌlọrinÌlọrinẹnu斱OǹkóÒtùẹnu斱Ìwéré Iléẹnu斱Òkèhòẹnu斱Ìsẹ́yìnẹnu斱Ṣakíẹnu斱Tedéẹnu斱Ìgbẹ́tìẹnu斱Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́ẹnu斱Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàẹnu斱Bɛ̀nɛ̀ɛnu斱Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéKabbaarun斱Ede languages/Southwest YorubaAnaSokodeanu斱Cábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́anu斱Tchaourouanu斱ǸcàBaàtɛanu斱ÌdàácàBeninIgbó Ìdàácàɔrun斱Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèỌ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́ɛnu斱Onigboloɛnu斱Kétu/ÀnàgóKétuɛnu斱Ifɛ̀Akpáréarũ斱Atakpamɛarũ斱Bokoɔrũ斱Moretanarũ斱Tchettiarũ斱KuraAwotébiánɔ́斱斱Partagoanɔ斱斱Mɔ̄kɔ́léKandiɡɛ́lé斱Northern NagoKamboleanu斱Manigrianu斱Southern NagoÌsakétéɛnu斱斱Ìfànyìnɛnu斱斱Overseas YorubaLucumíHavanaenu斱Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties"
},
{
"roman": "i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá",
"word": "now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria"
},
{
"roman": "Funṣọ Akere, 1977",
"word": "have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá. It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms"
},
{
"word": "especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi"
},
{
"word": "nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo"
}
],
"word": "ẹnu"
}
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