"oloye" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: oloyes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} oloye (plural oloyes)
  1. A traditional chief of the Yoruba people.
    Sense id: en-oloye-en-noun-YkYv9dFN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 64 5 2 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 3 1 40

Noun [Yoruba]

IPA: /ō.ló.jè/ Forms: olóyè [canonical]
Etymology: From oní- (“one who has”) + oyè (“a chieftancy title”). Etymology templates: {{af|yo|oní-|oyè|t1=one who has|t2=a chieftancy title}} oní- (“one who has”) + oyè (“a chieftancy title”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=olóyè|head2=}} olóyè, {{yo-pos|noun|olóyè|}} olóyè, {{yo-noun|olóyè}} olóyè
  1. Yoruba traditional chief Synonyms: ìjòyè, ìlúmoyè
    Sense id: en-oloye-yo-noun-ey14uvB5 Categories (other): Yoruba terms prefixed with oni- Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with oni-: 71 9 20
  2. someone who is honorable Categories (topical): Titles
    Sense id: en-oloye-yo-noun-P2A4qBmy Disambiguation of Titles: 24 43 32
  3. officeholder
    Sense id: en-oloye-yo-noun-QpXdbMeQ Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 41 5 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: olóyè ọjà (english: market chief), olóyè-ẹgbẹ́ (english: head of a club or association)

Inflected forms

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    },
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        },
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          "word": "ìlúmoyè"
        }
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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          "word": "ìjòyè"
        },
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          "word": "ìlúmoyè"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "someone who is honorable"
      ],
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          "honorable",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "officeholder"
      ],
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        [
          "officeholder",
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ō.ló.jè/"
    }
  ],
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}

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