"blaene" meaning in Ewe

See blaene in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Numeral

IPA: /blá.è.né/, [bl̃á.è.n̺é], [blá.è.n̺é], [bl̃á.è.n̪é], [blá.è.n̪é] Forms: bláèné [canonical]
Etymology: From bla- (tens multiplier) + ene (“four”), literally “four bundles [of ten]”. Etymology templates: {{af|ee|bla-<pos:tens multiplier>|ene<t:four>}} bla- (tens multiplier) + ene (“four”), {{m-g|four bundles 􂀿of ten􂁀}} “four bundles [of ten]”, {{lit|four bundles 􂀿of ten􂁀|nocap=1|nocomma=1}} literally “four bundles [of ten]” Head templates: {{ee-number|bláèné}} bláèné
  1. forty
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "bla-<pos:tens multiplier>",
        "3": "ene<t:four>"
      },
      "expansion": "bla- (tens multiplier) + ene (“four”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "four bundles 􂀿of ten􂁀"
      },
      "expansion": "“four bundles [of ten]”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "four bundles 􂀿of ten􂁀",
        "nocap": "1",
        "nocomma": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "literally “four bundles [of ten]”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bla- (tens multiplier) + ene (“four”), literally “four bundles [of ten]”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bláèné",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bláèné"
      },
      "expansion": "bláèné",
      "name": "ee-number"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ewe",
  "lang_code": "ee",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ewe cardinal numbers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ewe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ewe terms prefixed with bla-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forty"
      ],
      "id": "en-blaene-ee-num-nO4jBL1j",
      "links": [
        [
          "forty",
          "forty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blá.è.né/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bl̃á.è.n̺é]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[blá.è.n̺é]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bl̃á.è.n̪é]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[blá.è.n̪é]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blaene"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "bla-<pos:tens multiplier>",
        "3": "ene<t:four>"
      },
      "expansion": "bla- (tens multiplier) + ene (“four”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "four bundles 􂀿of ten􂁀"
      },
      "expansion": "“four bundles [of ten]”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "four bundles 􂀿of ten􂁀",
        "nocap": "1",
        "nocomma": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "literally “four bundles [of ten]”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bla- (tens multiplier) + ene (“four”), literally “four bundles [of ten]”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bláèné",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bláèné"
      },
      "expansion": "bláèné",
      "name": "ee-number"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ewe",
  "lang_code": "ee",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Ewe cardinal numbers",
        "Ewe entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ewe lemmas",
        "Ewe numerals",
        "Ewe terms prefixed with bla-",
        "Ewe terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "forty",
          "forty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blá.è.né/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bl̃á.è.n̺é]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[blá.è.n̺é]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bl̃á.è.n̪é]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[blá.è.n̪é]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blaene"
}

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