See obinrin on Wiktionary
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "ọkùnrin"
}
],
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "female slave",
"word": "ẹrúbìnrin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "gynecology",
"word": "ẹ̀kọ́ àìsàn-obìnrin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "queen",
"word": "ọbabìnrin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "girl",
"word": "ọmọbìnrin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "adolescent girl",
"word": "ọmọdébìnrin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "headmistress",
"word": "ọ̀gá-ilé-ìwé lóbìnrin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "gynecology",
"word": "ìmọ̀ ìtọ́jú ẹ̀yà-ara-obìnrin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "maid",
"word": "ìránṣẹ́bìnrin"
}
],
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"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*ɔ́-bɪ̃̀rɪ̃"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-bɪ̃̀rɪ̃",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "abo",
"3": "ẹni",
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},
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"name": "com"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology is uncertain, several linguistic hypotheses exist. It is proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-bɪ̃̀rɪ̃, this form still exists in Central Yoruba dialects. Akinkugbe suggests it may be equivalent to abo (“female”) + ẹni (“person”). The consonant /b/ exists in several basic female words, including òbò (“vagina”), abo (“female”).",
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"canonical"
]
}
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"head": "obìnrin",
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"name": "head"
},
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"1": "noun",
"2": "obìnrin",
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},
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},
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"1": "obìnrin"
},
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}
],
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"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "97 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ede Cabe links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [
"Links with redundant alt parameters",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "99 1",
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [
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"Entry maintenance"
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},
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"_dis": "99 1",
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"name": "Ede Idaca links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [
"Links with redundant alt parameters",
"Entry maintenance"
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},
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"parents": [
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"Entry maintenance"
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "98 2",
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [
"Links with redundant alt parameters",
"Entry maintenance"
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "98 2",
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [
"Links with redundant alt parameters",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "96 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Manigri-Kambolé Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts",
"parents": [
"Terms in nonstandard scripts",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "94 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "98 2",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "99 1",
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [
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"Entry maintenance"
],
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},
{
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"kind": "other",
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"parents": [
"Links with redundant alt parameters",
"Entry maintenance"
],
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}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "If a man sees a snake, and a woman kills it, that is not bad; the important thing is for the snake not to escape",
"text": "bí ọkùnrín bá rí ejò, tí obìnrin sì pa á, kò burú; kí ejò ṣáà má ti lọ",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"woman, female"
],
"id": "en-obinrin-yo-noun-PuuM7Va~",
"links": [
[
"woman",
"woman"
],
[
"female",
"female"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "abo"
}
]
},
{
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"examples": [
{
"english": "What appeals to you may not appeal to me, this is why we cannot pool our financial resources together to marry one wife (proverb on personal preference)",
"text": "èyí t'ó wù ẹ́ kò wù mí ni kò jẹ́ k'á pawó pọ̀ láti fẹ́ obìnrin",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"wife"
],
"id": "en-obinrin-yo-noun-nVKjyOTW",
"links": [
[
"wife",
"wife"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "aya"
},
{
"word": "ìyàwó"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ō.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "woman",
"word": "Yoruba Varieties and Languages - obìnrinview map"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "obìnrẹn钠Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́obìrẹn钠"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "obìnrẹn钠Ìkòròdúobìrẹn钠"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "obìnrẹn钠Ṣágámùobìrẹn钠"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "Ọ̀ghọ̀",
"word": "obìnrẹn钠Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupaobìnrẹn钠ÌlàjẹMahinobìrẹn钠OǹdóOǹdóobìẹn钠Ọ̀wọ̀Ọ̀wọ̀obìnrẹn钠UsẹnUsẹnobìrẹn钠ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹonobìrẹn钠OlùkùmiUgbódùobìnrẹn钠Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìọbị̀nrịn钠"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "ọbụ̀rịn钠Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ọbị̀nrịn钠"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "ọbụ̀rịn钠Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìọbị̀nrịn钠"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "ọbụ̀rịn钠Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàobìnrin钠Ẹ̀gbádòÌjàkáobìnrẹn钠ÈkóÈkóobìnrin钠ÌbàdànÌbàdànobìnrin钠ÌbàràpáIgbó Òràobìnrin钠Ìbọ̀lọ́Òṣogboobìnrin钠ÌlọrinÌlọrinobìnrin钠OǹkóÒtùobìnrin钠Ìwéré Iléobìnrin钠Òkèhòobìnrin钠Ìsẹ́yìnobìnrin钠Ṣakíobìnrin钠Tedéobìnrin钠Ìgbẹ́tìobìnrin钠Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́obìnrin钠Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàobìnrin钠Bɛ̀nɛ̀obìnrin钠Northeast Yoruba"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "OkunOwéKabbaóbùnrin钠Ede Languages"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "Southwest YorubaCábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́obìin钠Tchaourouobìin钠ǸcàBaàtɛobìin钠ÌdàácàBeninIgbó Ìdàácàolobìnrin钠Ọ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèỌ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́obirɛn钠Onigboloobìnrɛn钠Kétu"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "ÀnàgóKétuobìnrin钠Ifɛ̀Akpáréɔnɔbɛ̃̀ɛ̃钠"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "ɔbĩrĩ钠Atakpamɛonɛbùɛ̃钠"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
"word": "ɔlɔbìrĩ钠Bokoonɛ̃bìrɛ̃钠Moretanonõbɛ̃rɛ̃钠Tchettiɔnɔbɛ̃̀ɛ̃钠KuraAwotébiɔ́gbɛ́rɛ́钠Partagoɔnɔbrɛ̃钠Mɔ̄kɔ́léKandiinã́ábo钠Northern NagoKamboleɔɡuɛ̃钠Manigriobùɛ钠钠Overseas YorubaLucumíHavanaobiní钠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"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá",
"word": "now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"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"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo"
}
],
"word": "obinrin"
}
{
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"Ede Cabe links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Ica links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Idaca links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Ije links with redundant alt parameters",
"Kura Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"Manigri-Kambolé Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"Manigri-Kambolé Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Yoruba compound terms",
"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"
],
"coordinate_terms": [
{
"word": "ọkùnrin"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "female slave",
"word": "ẹrúbìnrin"
},
{
"english": "gynecology",
"word": "ẹ̀kọ́ àìsàn-obìnrin"
},
{
"english": "queen",
"word": "ọbabìnrin"
},
{
"english": "girl",
"word": "ọmọbìnrin"
},
{
"english": "adolescent girl",
"word": "ọmọdébìnrin"
},
{
"english": "headmistress",
"word": "ọ̀gá-ilé-ìwé lóbìnrin"
},
{
"english": "gynecology",
"word": "ìmọ̀ ìtọ́jú ẹ̀yà-ara-obìnrin"
},
{
"english": "maid",
"word": "ìránṣẹ́bìnrin"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*ɔ́-bɪ̃̀rɪ̃"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-bɪ̃̀rɪ̃",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "abo",
"3": "ẹni",
"t1": "female",
"t2": "person"
},
"expansion": "abo (“female”) + ẹni (“person”)",
"name": "com"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology is uncertain, several linguistic hypotheses exist. It is proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-bɪ̃̀rɪ̃, this form still exists in Central Yoruba dialects. Akinkugbe suggests it may be equivalent to abo (“female”) + ẹni (“person”). The consonant /b/ exists in several basic female words, including òbò (“vagina”), abo (“female”).",
"forms": [
{
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"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
"head": "obìnrin",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "obìnrin",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "obìnrin",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "obìnrin",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "obìnrin"
},
"expansion": "obìnrin",
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}
],
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{
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"Yoruba terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"english": "If a man sees a snake, and a woman kills it, that is not bad; the important thing is for the snake not to escape",
"text": "bí ọkùnrín bá rí ejò, tí obìnrin sì pa á, kò burú; kí ejò ṣáà má ti lọ",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"woman, female"
],
"links": [
[
"woman",
"woman"
],
[
"female",
"female"
]
],
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{
"word": "abo"
}
]
},
{
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"Yoruba terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "What appeals to you may not appeal to me, this is why we cannot pool our financial resources together to marry one wife (proverb on personal preference)",
"text": "èyí t'ó wù ẹ́ kò wù mí ni kò jẹ́ k'á pawó pọ̀ láti fẹ́ obìnrin",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"wife"
],
"links": [
[
"wife",
"wife"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "aya"
},
{
"word": "ìyàwó"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ō.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"english": "woman",
"word": "Yoruba Varieties and Languages - obìnrinview map"
},
{
"word": "obìnrẹn钠Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́obìrẹn钠"
},
{
"word": "obìnrẹn钠Ìkòròdúobìrẹn钠"
},
{
"word": "obìnrẹn钠Ṣágámùobìrẹn钠"
},
{
"roman": "Ọ̀ghọ̀",
"word": "obìnrẹn钠Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupaobìnrẹn钠ÌlàjẹMahinobìrẹn钠OǹdóOǹdóobìẹn钠Ọ̀wọ̀Ọ̀wọ̀obìnrẹn钠UsẹnUsẹnobìrẹn钠ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹonobìrẹn钠OlùkùmiUgbódùobìnrẹn钠Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìọbị̀nrịn钠"
},
{
"word": "ọbụ̀rịn钠Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ọbị̀nrịn钠"
},
{
"word": "ọbụ̀rịn钠Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìọbị̀nrịn钠"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "ọbụ̀rịn钠Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàobìnrin钠Ẹ̀gbádòÌjàkáobìnrẹn钠ÈkóÈkóobìnrin钠ÌbàdànÌbàdànobìnrin钠ÌbàràpáIgbó Òràobìnrin钠Ìbọ̀lọ́Òṣogboobìnrin钠ÌlọrinÌlọrinobìnrin钠OǹkóÒtùobìnrin钠Ìwéré Iléobìnrin钠Òkèhòobìnrin钠Ìsẹ́yìnobìnrin钠Ṣakíobìnrin钠Tedéobìnrin钠Ìgbẹ́tìobìnrin钠Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́obìnrin钠Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàobìnrin钠Bɛ̀nɛ̀obìnrin钠Northeast Yoruba"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "OkunOwéKabbaóbùnrin钠Ede Languages"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "Southwest YorubaCábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́obìin钠Tchaourouobìin钠ǸcàBaàtɛobìin钠ÌdàácàBeninIgbó Ìdàácàolobìnrin钠Ọ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèỌ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́obirɛn钠Onigboloobìnrɛn钠Kétu"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "ÀnàgóKétuobìnrin钠Ifɛ̀Akpáréɔnɔbɛ̃̀ɛ̃钠"
},
{
"word": "ɔbĩrĩ钠Atakpamɛonɛbùɛ̃钠"
},
{
"roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
"word": "ɔlɔbìrĩ钠Bokoonɛ̃bìrɛ̃钠Moretanonõbɛ̃rɛ̃钠Tchettiɔnɔbɛ̃̀ɛ̃钠KuraAwotébiɔ́gbɛ́rɛ́钠Partagoɔnɔbrɛ̃钠Mɔ̄kɔ́léKandiinã́ábo钠Northern NagoKamboleɔɡuɛ̃钠Manigriobùɛ钠钠Overseas YorubaLucumíHavanaobiní钠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": "obinrin"
}
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