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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "dog license",
"translation": "dog license",
"word": "avudzɔ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "wild goat; dog goat",
"tags": [
"literally"
],
"translation": "wild goat; dog goat",
"word": "avugbɔ̃e"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "kennel, doghouse",
"translation": "kennel, doghouse",
"word": "avukpo"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "dog meat",
"translation": "dog meat",
"word": "avulã"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "female dog, bitch",
"translation": "female dog, bitch",
"word": "avunɔ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "water for dogs; dog water",
"tags": [
"literally"
],
"translation": "water for dogs; dog water",
"word": "avutsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "male dog",
"translation": "male dog",
"word": "avutsu"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "Canis Major and Minor",
"translation": "Canis Major and Minor",
"word": "avutsu kple avunɔ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "kennel, doghouse",
"translation": "kennel, doghouse",
"word": "avuxɔ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "seal, sea lion; river dog",
"tags": [
"literally"
],
"translation": "seal, sea lion; river dog",
"word": "tɔvu"
}
],
"etymology_links": [
[
"*avṹ",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Gbe/avṹ"
],
[
"avǔn",
"avǔn#Fon"
],
[
"avun",
"avun#Gun"
],
[
"ovùn",
"ovùn#Saxwe_Gbe"
],
[
"avu",
"avu#Aja_(West_Africa)"
]
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*avṹ"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *avṹ",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "avǔn"
},
"expansion": "Fon avǔn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "avun"
},
"expansion": "Gun avun",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "ovùn"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ovùn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "avu"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) avu",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *avṹ. Cognates include Fon avǔn, Gun avun, Saxwe Gbe ovùn and Aja (West Africa) avu.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "àvǔ",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "àvǔ lá",
"links": [
[
"àvǔ lá",
"avu la"
]
],
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "àvǔá",
"links": [
[
"àvǔá",
"avua"
]
],
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "àvǔwó",
"links": [
[
"àvǔwó",
"avuwo"
]
],
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "àvǔáwó",
"links": [
[
"àvǔáwó",
"avuawo"
]
],
"tags": [
"definite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "avũ",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "àvǔ"
},
"expansion": "àvǔ (definite singular àvǔ lá or àvǔá, plural àvǔwó, definite plural àvǔáwó)",
"name": "ee-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Ewe",
"lang_code": "ee",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "44 46 10",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "ee",
"name": "Dogs",
"orig": "ee:Dogs",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"dog (mammal)"
],
"id": "en-avu-ee-noun-HSG-nQ8q",
"links": [
[
"dog",
"dog"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "3 46 51",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ewe entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "6 48 45",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ewe links with redundant wikilinks",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "2 39 47 6 5",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "44 46 10",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "ee",
"name": "Dogs",
"orig": "ee:Dogs",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "6 49 45",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "ee",
"name": "Fibers",
"orig": "ee:Fibers",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"dog, cur, scoundrel (detestable person)"
],
"id": "en-avu-ee-noun-dHhenXpZ",
"links": [
[
"derogatory",
"derogatory"
],
[
"dog",
"dog"
],
[
"cur",
"cur"
],
[
"scoundrel",
"scoundrel"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(derogatory) dog, cur, scoundrel (detestable person)"
],
"tags": [
"derogatory"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "3 46 51",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ewe entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "6 48 45",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ewe links with redundant wikilinks",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "5 30 44 11 10",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 9 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "2 39 47 6 5",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "6 49 45",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "ee",
"name": "Fibers",
"orig": "ee:Fibers",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"kapok from the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)"
],
"id": "en-avu-ee-noun-W7zoLZsd",
"links": [
[
"kapok",
"kapok"
],
[
"silk-cotton tree",
"silk-cotton tree"
],
[
"Ceiba pentandra",
"Ceiba pentandra#Translingual"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/à.vǔ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[à.v͈ǔ]"
}
],
"word": "avu"
}
{
"categories": [
"Ewe entries with incorrect language header",
"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 9 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"ee:Dogs",
"ee:Fibers"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "dog license",
"translation": "dog license",
"word": "avudzɔ"
},
{
"english": "wild goat; dog goat",
"tags": [
"literally"
],
"translation": "wild goat; dog goat",
"word": "avugbɔ̃e"
},
{
"english": "kennel, doghouse",
"translation": "kennel, doghouse",
"word": "avukpo"
},
{
"english": "dog meat",
"translation": "dog meat",
"word": "avulã"
},
{
"english": "female dog, bitch",
"translation": "female dog, bitch",
"word": "avunɔ"
},
{
"english": "water for dogs; dog water",
"tags": [
"literally"
],
"translation": "water for dogs; dog water",
"word": "avutsi"
},
{
"english": "male dog",
"translation": "male dog",
"word": "avutsu"
},
{
"english": "Canis Major and Minor",
"translation": "Canis Major and Minor",
"word": "avutsu kple avunɔ"
},
{
"english": "kennel, doghouse",
"translation": "kennel, doghouse",
"word": "avuxɔ"
},
{
"english": "seal, sea lion; river dog",
"tags": [
"literally"
],
"translation": "seal, sea lion; river dog",
"word": "tɔvu"
}
],
"etymology_links": [
[
"*avṹ",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Gbe/avṹ"
],
[
"avǔn",
"avǔn#Fon"
],
[
"avun",
"avun#Gun"
],
[
"ovùn",
"ovùn#Saxwe_Gbe"
],
[
"avu",
"avu#Aja_(West_Africa)"
]
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*avṹ"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *avṹ",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "avǔn"
},
"expansion": "Fon avǔn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "avun"
},
"expansion": "Gun avun",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "ovùn"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ovùn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "avu"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) avu",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *avṹ. Cognates include Fon avǔn, Gun avun, Saxwe Gbe ovùn and Aja (West Africa) avu.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "àvǔ",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "àvǔ lá",
"links": [
[
"àvǔ lá",
"avu la"
]
],
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "àvǔá",
"links": [
[
"àvǔá",
"avua"
]
],
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "àvǔwó",
"links": [
[
"àvǔwó",
"avuwo"
]
],
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "àvǔáwó",
"links": [
[
"àvǔáwó",
"avuawo"
]
],
"tags": [
"definite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "avũ",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "àvǔ"
},
"expansion": "àvǔ (definite singular àvǔ lá or àvǔá, plural àvǔwó, definite plural àvǔáwó)",
"name": "ee-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Ewe",
"lang_code": "ee",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"dog (mammal)"
],
"links": [
[
"dog",
"dog"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Ewe derogatory terms"
],
"glosses": [
"dog, cur, scoundrel (detestable person)"
],
"links": [
[
"derogatory",
"derogatory"
],
[
"dog",
"dog"
],
[
"cur",
"cur"
],
[
"scoundrel",
"scoundrel"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(derogatory) dog, cur, scoundrel (detestable person)"
],
"tags": [
"derogatory"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"kapok from the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)"
],
"links": [
[
"kapok",
"kapok"
],
[
"silk-cotton tree",
"silk-cotton tree"
],
[
"Ceiba pentandra",
"Ceiba pentandra#Translingual"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/à.vǔ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[à.v͈ǔ]"
}
],
"word": "avu"
}
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