"adi" meaning in Gun

See adi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ā.ɖí/ Audio: Guw-adí.ogg Forms: adí [canonical], adí lẹ́ [plural], aɖí [alternative]
Etymology: Cognate with Fon aɖǐ (“soap, poison”), Saxwe Gbe aɖí (“soap”) and Adja aɖyi (“soap, poison”). Etymology templates: {{cog|fon|aɖǐ|t=soap, poison}} Fon aɖǐ (“soap, poison”), {{cog|sxw|aɖí|t=soap}} Saxwe Gbe aɖí (“soap”), {{cog|ajg|aɖyi|t=soap, poison}} Adja aɖyi (“soap, poison”) Head templates: {{head|guw|noun|plural|adí lẹ́|head=adí}} adí (plural adí lẹ́), {{tlb|guw|Nigeria}} (Nigeria)
  1. soap Tags: Nigeria
    Sense id: en-adi-guw-noun-c2vC1OCU Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Nigerian Gun Disambiguation of Gun entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Nigerian Gun: 50 50
  2. poison Tags: Nigeria
    Sense id: en-adi-guw-noun-V0Or3d36 Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Nigerian Gun Disambiguation of Gun entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Nigerian Gun: 50 50
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