ɖu gan in Gun

IPA: /ɖù ɡã́/ Forms: ɖù gán [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From ɖù (“to eat”) + gán (“chief”). Cognates include Fon ɖù gǎn (“to make chief, to be chief, to govern, to preside”) Etymology templates: {{compound|guw|ɖù|gán|t1=to eat|t2=chief}} ɖù (“to eat”) + gán (“chief”), {{cog|fon|ɖù gǎn|t=to make chief, to be chief, to govern, to preside}} Fon ɖù gǎn (“to make chief, to be chief, to govern, to preside”) Head templates: {{head|guw|verb|head=ɖù gán}} ɖù gán, {{tlb|guw|Benin}} (Benin)

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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to become a chief"
      ],
      "id": "en-ɖu_gan-guw-verb-97GWHaNA",
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          "word": "dù gán"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɖù ɡã́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ɖu gan"
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        "3": "gán",
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        "t2": "chief"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "ɖù gǎn",
        "t": "to make chief, to be chief, to govern, to preside"
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        "to become a chief"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɖù ɡã́/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ],
      "word": "dù gán"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ɖu gan"
}

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"ɖu gan" meaning in Gun

Verb