See orukọ on Wiktionary
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"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "oruncó",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Portuguese: oruncó",
"name": "desc"
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"text": "→ Portuguese: oruncó"
},
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"1": "luq",
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},
"expansion": "Lucumí: oruko",
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"text": "Lucumí: oruko"
}
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"2": "órúkọ"
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"1": "ife",
"2": "ɛ́kọ"
},
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},
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},
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"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*ó-ɗú"
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},
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}
],
"etymology_text": "Compare with Olukumi órúkọ, Ifè ɛ́kọ, and possibly Igala ódú, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-ɗú. Likely ultimately Westerman's reconstruction to Proto-Volta-Congo *-ni, with a possible transition from /d/ to /r/ (unclear if this r is still the /ɾ/ flap/tap used in modern Yoruba). See reconstructed Proto-Yoruboid form for more cognates",
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"2": "noun",
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},
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"name": "head"
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"1": "noun",
"2": "orúkọ",
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"parents": [],
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},
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"name": "Ede Ica links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ede Idaca links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ede Ije links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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"parents": [],
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},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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"name": "Manigri-Kambolé Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
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},
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"parents": [],
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}
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "to name, to mention",
"word": "dárúkọ"
},
{
"english": "what is your name",
"word": "kí ni orúkọ rẹ"
},
{
"word": "olórúkọ"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ agbo-ilé"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ ẹlẹ́yà"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ ibáwáyé"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ oríkì"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ súná"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ àbíkú"
},
{
"english": "first name, given name",
"word": "orúkọ àbísọ"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ àdàpè"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ àdájẹ́"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ àfiṣáátá"
},
{
"english": "nickname",
"word": "orúkọ àlàjẹ́"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá"
},
{
"english": "epithet",
"word": "orúkọ àpèlé"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ ènìyàn"
},
{
"tags": [
"surname"
],
"word": "orúkọ ìdílé"
},
{
"english": "alias",
"word": "orúkọ ìnagijẹ"
},
{
"english": "baptismal name",
"word": "orúkọ ìsàmì"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ ìwé"
},
{
"english": "any name, bad name",
"word": "orúkọkórúkọ"
},
{
"english": "pronomial",
"word": "ọ̀rọ̀-arọ́pò-afarajorúkọ"
},
{
"tags": [
"pronoun",
"reflexive"
],
"word": "ọ̀rọ̀-arọ́pò-orúkọ alátapadà"
},
{
"tags": [
"emphatic",
"pronoun"
],
"word": "ọ̀rọ̀-arọ́pò-orúkọ alátẹnumọ́"
},
{
"tags": [
"noun"
],
"word": "ọ̀rọ̀-orúkọ"
},
{
"english": "naming cerimony",
"word": "ìsọmọlórúkọ"
}
],
"glosses": [
"name"
],
"id": "en-orukọ-yo-noun-gqNTf~Db",
"links": [
[
"name",
"name"
]
],
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{
"word": "àpèjẹ́"
},
{
"tags": [
"name"
],
"word": "Yoruba Varieties and Languages - orúkọview map"
},
{
"roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
"word": "erúkọ仰Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaAnaSokodeóńkɔ仰Cábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́eékɔ仰Tchaouroueékɔ仰ǸcàBaàtɛorúkɔ́仰ÌdàácàBeninIgbó Ìdàácàoríkɔ仰Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèỌ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́erúkɔ仰Onigboloeyíkɔ仰Kétu/ÀnàgóÌláráeékọ仰Ìdọ̀fàeékọ仰Ìmẹ̀kọeékọ仰Ìwòyè Kétueékọ仰Kétueékɔ仰Ifɛ̀Akpáréɛ́kɔ仰Atakpamɛɛ́kɔ仰Bokoeékɔ仰Est-Monoɛ́ŋkɔ仰Moretanɛ́kɔ仰Tchettiɛ́kɔ仰KuraPartagoɔ́rɔ́kɔ̀仰Mɔ̄kɔ́léKandiiríɛ仰"
},
{
"word": "irí仰Northern NagoKamboleeékɔ仰"
},
{
"word": "ékɔ仰Manigriekɔ仰Southern NagoÌsakétéerúkɔ仰仰Ìfànyìnerúkɔ仰仰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": "/ō.ɾú.kɔ̄/"
}
],
"word": "orukọ"
}
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"forms": [
{
"form": "òrúkọ",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
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"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
"head": "òrúkọ",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "òrúkọ",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "òrúkọ",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "òrúkọ",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
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"1": "òrúkọ"
},
"expansion": "òrúkọ",
"name": "yo-noun"
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"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
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{
"extra": "billy, billy goat",
"word": "òbúkọ"
}
],
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "8 92",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 93",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 93",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of òbúkọ (“billy, billy goat”)"
],
"id": "en-orukọ-yo-noun-XhiWMrV9",
"links": [
[
"òbúkọ",
"obukọ#Yoruba"
],
[
"billy",
"billy"
],
[
"billy goat",
"billy goat"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ò.ɾú.kɔ̄/"
}
],
"word": "orukọ"
}
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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",
"Kura Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"Manigri-Kambolé Ede Nago 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-Volta-Congo",
"Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid",
"Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Volta-Congo",
"Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "to name, to mention",
"word": "dárúkọ"
},
{
"english": "what is your name",
"word": "kí ni orúkọ rẹ"
},
{
"word": "olórúkọ"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ agbo-ilé"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ ẹlẹ́yà"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ ibáwáyé"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ oríkì"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ súná"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ àbíkú"
},
{
"english": "first name, given name",
"word": "orúkọ àbísọ"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ àdàpè"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ àdájẹ́"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ àfiṣáátá"
},
{
"english": "nickname",
"word": "orúkọ àlàjẹ́"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá"
},
{
"english": "epithet",
"word": "orúkọ àpèlé"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ ènìyàn"
},
{
"tags": [
"surname"
],
"word": "orúkọ ìdílé"
},
{
"english": "alias",
"word": "orúkọ ìnagijẹ"
},
{
"english": "baptismal name",
"word": "orúkọ ìsàmì"
},
{
"word": "orúkọ ìwé"
},
{
"english": "any name, bad name",
"word": "orúkọkórúkọ"
},
{
"english": "pronomial",
"word": "ọ̀rọ̀-arọ́pò-afarajorúkọ"
},
{
"tags": [
"pronoun",
"reflexive"
],
"word": "ọ̀rọ̀-arọ́pò-orúkọ alátapadà"
},
{
"tags": [
"emphatic",
"pronoun"
],
"word": "ọ̀rọ̀-arọ́pò-orúkọ alátẹnumọ́"
},
{
"tags": [
"noun"
],
"word": "ọ̀rọ̀-orúkọ"
},
{
"english": "naming cerimony",
"word": "ìsọmọlórúkọ"
}
],
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{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "oruncó",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Portuguese: oruncó",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Portuguese: oruncó"
},
{
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{
"args": {
"1": "luq",
"2": "oruko"
},
"expansion": "Lucumí: oruko",
"name": "desc"
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"text": "Lucumí: oruko"
}
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{
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"1": "ife",
"2": "ɛ́kọ"
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"1": "igl",
"2": "ódú"
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"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*ó-ɗú"
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"1": "yo",
"2": "nic-vco-pro",
"3": "*-ni"
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"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Compare with Olukumi órúkọ, Ifè ɛ́kọ, and possibly Igala ódú, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-ɗú. Likely ultimately Westerman's reconstruction to Proto-Volta-Congo *-ni, with a possible transition from /d/ to /r/ (unclear if this r is still the /ɾ/ flap/tap used in modern Yoruba). See reconstructed Proto-Yoruboid form for more cognates",
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"form": "orúkọ",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
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"2": "noun",
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"name": "head"
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{
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"1": "noun",
"2": "orúkọ",
"3": ""
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"name": "yo-pos"
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{
"args": {
"1": "orúkọ"
},
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}
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"links": [
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"name"
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}
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}
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},
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},
{
"word": "irí仰Northern NagoKamboleeékɔ仰"
},
{
"word": "ékɔ仰Manigriekɔ仰Southern NagoÌsakétéerúkɔ仰仰Ìfànyìnerúkɔ仰仰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": "orukọ"
}
{
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"Pages with entries",
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba nouns",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
],
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}
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"2": "noun",
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},
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{
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"1": "noun",
"2": "òrúkọ",
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},
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"pos": "noun",
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"word": "òbúkọ"
}
],
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"Alternative form of òbúkọ (“billy, billy goat”)"
],
"links": [
[
"òbúkọ",
"obukọ#Yoruba"
],
[
"billy",
"billy"
],
[
"billy goat",
"billy goat"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ò.ɾú.kɔ̄/"
}
],
"word": "orukọ"
}
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