"dze" meaning in Ewe

See dze in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *dyɛ, *gyɛ. Cognates include Fon jɛ̀, Ayizo jɛ̀, Saxwe Gbe ojɛ̀, Aja (West Africa) eje and Gun ojẹ̀. Etymology templates: {{inh|ee|alv-gbe-pro|*dyɛ}} Proto-Gbe *dyɛ, {{cog|fon|jɛ̀}} Fon jɛ̀, {{cog|ayb|jɛ̀}} Ayizo jɛ̀, {{cog|sxw|ojɛ̀}} Saxwe Gbe ojɛ̀, {{cog|ajg|eje}} Aja (West Africa) eje, {{cog|guw|ojẹ̀}} Gun ojẹ̀ Head templates: {{head|ee|noun}} dze
  1. salt
    Sense id: en-dze-ee-noun-Y0ea1poJ Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 22 22 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|ee|verb}} dze
  1. to appear
    Sense id: en-dze-ee-verb-RRJvaosk Categories (other): Ewe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ewe entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 10 23 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 22 22 22 22
  2. to land
    Sense id: en-dze-ee-verb-xdpFyNd8 Categories (other): Ewe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ewe entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 10 23 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 22 22 22 22
  3. to look
    Sense id: en-dze-ee-verb-p2wgJpFb Categories (other): Ewe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ewe entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 10 23 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 22 22 22 22
  4. to seem
    Sense id: en-dze-ee-verb-4rGVJ1Yi Categories (other): Ewe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ewe entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 10 23 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 22 22 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "args": {
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "jɛ̀"
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      "expansion": "Fon jɛ̀",
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    },
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    {
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      "expansion": "Aja (West Africa) eje",
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Gun ojẹ̀",
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    }
  ],
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        "to look"
      ],
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        "to land"
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        "to look"
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        "to seem"
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}

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