See akpe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*-kpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *-kpɛ́",
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{
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"1": "fon",
"2": "akpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Fon akpɛ́",
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{
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"1": "guw",
"2": "akpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Gun akpɛ́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "akpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe akpɛ́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gej",
"2": "akpé"
},
"expansion": "Gen akpé",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "akpé"
},
"expansion": "Adja akpé",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "dúpẹ"
},
"expansion": "Yoruba dúpẹ",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "ak",
"2": "apem"
},
"expansion": "Akan apem",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gaa",
"2": "akpei"
},
"expansion": "Ga akpei",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *-kpɛ́. Cognates include Fon akpɛ́, Gun akpɛ́, Saxwe Gbe akpɛ́, Gen akpé, Adja akpé and Yoruba dúpẹ. The shift in meaning from “thanks” to “thousand” likely stems from gratitude being metaphorically linked to magnitude. Similar words for “thousand” can also be found in Akan apem and Ga akpei.",
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{
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"tags": [
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]
},
{
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"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "àkpéá",
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"plural"
]
},
{
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"definite",
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}
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}
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"categories": [
{
"_dis": "51 49 0",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ewe cardinal numbers",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "46 54 0",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ewe entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "47 53 0",
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "46 54 0",
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
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{
"_dis": "42 58 0",
"kind": "other",
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"glosses": [
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"thousand"
],
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"links": [
[
"thousand",
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]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/à.k͡pé/"
}
],
"word": "akpe"
}
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"1": "ee",
"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*-kpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *-kpɛ́",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "akpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Fon akpɛ́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "akpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Gun akpɛ́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "akpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe akpɛ́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gej",
"2": "akpé"
},
"expansion": "Gen akpé",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "akpé"
},
"expansion": "Adja akpé",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "dúpẹ"
},
"expansion": "Yoruba dúpẹ",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ak",
"2": "apem"
},
"expansion": "Akan apem",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gaa",
"2": "akpei"
},
"expansion": "Ga akpei",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *-kpɛ́. Cognates include Fon akpɛ́, Gun akpɛ́, Saxwe Gbe akpɛ́, Gen akpé, Adja akpé and Yoruba dúpẹ. The shift in meaning from “thanks” to “thousand” likely stems from gratitude being metaphorically linked to magnitude. Similar words for “thousand” can also be found in Akan apem and Ga akpei.",
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]
}
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"1": "ee",
"2": "interjection",
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"name": "head"
}
],
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"pos": "intj",
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"parents": [],
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"parents": [],
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{
"_dis": "46 54 0",
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"thank you, thanks"
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"thank you",
"thank you"
],
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"thanks",
"thanks"
]
]
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],
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"ipa": "/à.k͡pé/"
}
],
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"Ewe entries with incorrect language header",
"Ewe interjections",
"Ewe lemmas",
"Ewe links with redundant wikilinks",
"Ewe nouns",
"Ewe terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
"Ewe terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
"Ewe terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
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"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*-kpɛ́"
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"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *-kpɛ́",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "akpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Fon akpɛ́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "akpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Gun akpɛ́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "akpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe akpɛ́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gej",
"2": "akpé"
},
"expansion": "Gen akpé",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "akpé"
},
"expansion": "Adja akpé",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "dúpẹ"
},
"expansion": "Yoruba dúpẹ",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ak",
"2": "apem"
},
"expansion": "Akan apem",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gaa",
"2": "akpei"
},
"expansion": "Ga akpei",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *-kpɛ́. Cognates include Fon akpɛ́, Gun akpɛ́, Saxwe Gbe akpɛ́, Gen akpé, Adja akpé and Yoruba dúpẹ. The shift in meaning from “thanks” to “thousand” likely stems from gratitude being metaphorically linked to magnitude. Similar words for “thousand” can also be found in Akan apem and Ga akpei.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "àkpé",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "àkpé lá",
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "àkpéá",
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "àkpéwó",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "àkpéáwó",
"tags": [
"definite",
"plural"
]
}
],
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"1": "àkpé"
},
"expansion": "àkpé (definite singular àkpé lá or àkpéá, plural àkpéwó, definite plural àkpéáwó)",
"name": "ee-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Ewe",
"lang_code": "ee",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"thanks"
],
"links": [
[
"thanks",
"thanks"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"thousand"
],
"links": [
[
"thousand",
"thousand"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/à.k͡pé/"
}
],
"word": "akpe"
}
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"Ewe entries with incorrect language header",
"Ewe interjections",
"Ewe lemmas",
"Ewe links with redundant wikilinks",
"Ewe nouns",
"Ewe terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
"Ewe terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
"Ewe terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
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"1": "ee",
"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*-kpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *-kpɛ́",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "akpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Fon akpɛ́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "akpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Gun akpɛ́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "akpɛ́"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe akpɛ́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gej",
"2": "akpé"
},
"expansion": "Gen akpé",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "akpé"
},
"expansion": "Adja akpé",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "dúpẹ"
},
"expansion": "Yoruba dúpẹ",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ak",
"2": "apem"
},
"expansion": "Akan apem",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gaa",
"2": "akpei"
},
"expansion": "Ga akpei",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *-kpɛ́. Cognates include Fon akpɛ́, Gun akpɛ́, Saxwe Gbe akpɛ́, Gen akpé, Adja akpé and Yoruba dúpẹ. The shift in meaning from “thanks” to “thousand” likely stems from gratitude being metaphorically linked to magnitude. Similar words for “thousand” can also be found in Akan apem and Ga akpei.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "àkpé",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
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"1": "ee",
"2": "interjection",
"head": "àkpé"
},
"expansion": "àkpé",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Ewe",
"lang_code": "ee",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"thank you, thanks"
],
"links": [
[
"thank you",
"thank you"
],
[
"thanks",
"thanks"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/à.k͡pé/"
}
],
"word": "akpe"
}
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