"aya" meaning in Ewe

See aya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /à.já/ Forms: àyá [canonical], àyá lá [definite, singular], àyáá [definite, singular], àyáwó [plural], àyááwó [definite, plural], ya [alternative]
Head templates: {{ee-noun|àyá}} àyá (definite singular àyá lá or àyáá, plural àyáwó, definite plural àyááwó)
  1. comb (for hair) Synonyms: afẽ, ayiɖa, lia, yiɖa
    Sense id: en-aya-ee-noun-WPXACY0O Categories (other): Ewe entries with incorrect language header, Ewe links with redundant wikilinks, Hair, Toiletries Disambiguation of Ewe entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Ewe links with redundant wikilinks: 81 19 Disambiguation of Hair: 83 17 Disambiguation of Toiletries: 46 54
  2. clip, fastener
    Sense id: en-aya-ee-noun-v60gb0ip Categories (other): Fasteners, Toiletries Disambiguation of Fasteners: 13 87 Disambiguation of Toiletries: 46 54
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    {
      "form": "àyá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àyá lá",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyá lá",
          "aya la"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àyáá",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyáá",
          "ayaa"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àyáwó",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyáwó",
          "ayawo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àyááwó",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyááwó",
          "ayaawo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ya",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "àyá"
      },
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      "name": "ee-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ewe",
  "lang_code": "ee",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ewe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ewe links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ee",
          "name": "Hair",
          "orig": "ee:Hair",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ee",
          "name": "Toiletries",
          "orig": "ee:Toiletries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "comb (for hair)"
      ],
      "id": "en-aya-ee-noun-WPXACY0O",
      "links": [
        [
          "comb",
          "comb"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "afẽ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ayiɖa"
        },
        {
          "word": "lia"
        },
        {
          "word": "yiɖa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ee",
          "name": "Fasteners",
          "orig": "ee:Fasteners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ee",
          "name": "Toiletries",
          "orig": "ee:Toiletries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clip, fastener"
      ],
      "id": "en-aya-ee-noun-v60gb0ip",
      "links": [
        [
          "clip",
          "clip"
        ],
        [
          "fastener",
          "fastener"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/à.já/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aya"
}
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    "Ewe lemmas",
    "Ewe links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Ewe nouns",
    "Ewe palindromes",
    "Ewe terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 38 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ee:Fasteners",
    "ee:Hair",
    "ee:Toiletries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "àyá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àyá lá",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyá lá",
          "aya la"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àyáá",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyáá",
          "ayaa"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àyáwó",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyáwó",
          "ayawo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àyááwó",
      "links": [
        [
          "àyááwó",
          "ayaawo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ya",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "àyá"
      },
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      "name": "ee-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ewe",
  "lang_code": "ee",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "comb (for hair)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "comb",
          "comb"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "afẽ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ayiɖa"
        },
        {
          "word": "lia"
        },
        {
          "word": "yiɖa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clip, fastener"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clip",
          "clip"
        ],
        [
          "fastener",
          "fastener"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/à.já/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aya"
}

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