"alọvi" meaning in Gun

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Noun

IPA: /à.lɔ̀.ví/ Audio: Guw-alọvi.ogg [Nigeria] Forms: àlọ̀ví [canonical], àlọ̀ví lẹ́ [plural], àlɔ̀ví [alternative]
Etymology: From àlọ̀ (“hand”) + -ví (“diminutive suffix”). Cognates include Fon alɔví, Saxwe Gbe lɔví, Aja (West Africa) alɔvi Etymology templates: {{af|guw|àlọ̀|-ví|t1=hand|t2=diminutive suffix}} àlọ̀ (“hand”) + -ví (“diminutive suffix”), {{cog|fon|alɔví}} Fon alɔví, {{cog|sxw|lɔví}} Saxwe Gbe lɔví, {{cog|ajg|alɔvi}} Aja (West Africa) alɔvi Head templates: {{head|guw|noun|plural|àlọ̀ví lẹ́|head=àlọ̀ví}} àlọ̀ví (plural àlọ̀ví lẹ́), {{tlb|guw|Nigeria}} (Nigeria)
  1. finger Tags: Nigeria
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "àlọ̀",
      "alọ#Gun"
    ],
    [
      "-ví",
      "-vi#Gun"
    ],
    [
      "alɔví",
      "alɔví#Fon"
    ],
    [
      "lɔví",
      "lɔví#Saxwe_Gbe"
    ],
    [
      "alɔvi",
      "alɔvi#Aja_(West_Africa)"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "àlọ̀",
        "3": "-ví",
        "t1": "hand",
        "t2": "diminutive suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "àlọ̀ (“hand”) + -ví (“diminutive suffix”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "alɔví"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon alɔví",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "lɔví"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe lɔví",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "alɔvi"
      },
      "expansion": "Aja (West Africa) alɔvi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From àlọ̀ (“hand”) + -ví (“diminutive suffix”). Cognates include Fon alɔví, Saxwe Gbe lɔví, Aja (West Africa) alɔvi",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "àlọ̀ví",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àlọ̀ví lẹ́",
      "links": [
        [
          "àlọ̀ví lẹ́",
          "alọvi lẹ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àlɔ̀ví",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "àlọ̀ví lẹ́",
        "head": "àlọ̀ví"
      },
      "expansion": "àlọ̀ví (plural àlọ̀ví lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun terms suffixed with -vi",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nigerian Gun",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "finger"
      ],
      "id": "en-alọvi-guw-noun-QAsYHIeE",
      "links": [
        [
          "finger",
          "finger"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/à.lɔ̀.ví/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Guw-alọvi.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7d/Guw-al%E1%BB%8Dvi.ogg/Guw-al%E1%BB%8Dvi.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Guw-al%E1%BB%8Dvi.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "alọvi"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "àlọ̀",
      "alọ#Gun"
    ],
    [
      "-ví",
      "-vi#Gun"
    ],
    [
      "alɔví",
      "alɔví#Fon"
    ],
    [
      "lɔví",
      "lɔví#Saxwe_Gbe"
    ],
    [
      "alɔvi",
      "alɔvi#Aja_(West_Africa)"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "àlọ̀",
        "3": "-ví",
        "t1": "hand",
        "t2": "diminutive suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "àlọ̀ (“hand”) + -ví (“diminutive suffix”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "alɔví"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon alɔví",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "lɔví"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe lɔví",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "alɔvi"
      },
      "expansion": "Aja (West Africa) alɔvi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From àlọ̀ (“hand”) + -ví (“diminutive suffix”). Cognates include Fon alɔví, Saxwe Gbe lɔví, Aja (West Africa) alɔvi",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "àlọ̀ví",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àlọ̀ví lẹ́",
      "links": [
        [
          "àlọ̀ví lẹ́",
          "alọvi lẹ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àlɔ̀ví",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "àlọ̀ví lẹ́",
        "head": "àlọ̀ví"
      },
      "expansion": "àlọ̀ví (plural àlọ̀ví lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
        "Gun lemmas",
        "Gun nouns",
        "Gun terms suffixed with -vi",
        "Nigerian Gun",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "finger"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "finger",
          "finger"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/à.lɔ̀.ví/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Guw-alọvi.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7d/Guw-al%E1%BB%8Dvi.ogg/Guw-al%E1%BB%8Dvi.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Guw-al%E1%BB%8Dvi.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "alọvi"
}

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