See avun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*avṹ"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *avṹ",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "avǔn"
},
"expansion": "Fon avǔn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "ovùn"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ovùn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "avu"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) avu",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "avu"
},
"expansion": "Ewe avu",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *avṹ. Cognates include Fon avǔn, Saxwe Gbe ovùn, Aja (West Africa) avu, Ewe avu",
"forms": [
{
"form": "àvún",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "àvún lɛ́",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "àvún lẹ́",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "noun",
"3": "plural",
"4": "àvún lɛ́",
"5": "or",
"6": "àvún lẹ́",
"head": "àvún"
},
"expansion": "àvún (plural àvún lɛ́ or àvún lẹ́)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Gun",
"lang_code": "guw",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "guw",
"name": "Mammals",
"orig": "guw:Mammals",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "puppy",
"translation": "puppy",
"word": "àvúnví"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
4
],
[
22,
26
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
12,
15
]
],
"english": "I own a big dog",
"text": "Àvún ɖàxó wɛ̀ ùn ɖó / Àvún dàhó wẹ̀ n dó",
"translation": "I own a big dog",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"dog"
],
"id": "en-avun-guw-noun-zWNX792W",
"links": [
[
"dog",
"dog"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/à.vṹ/"
},
{
"audio": "Guw-ng-avun 2.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e7/Guw-ng-avun_2.ogg/Guw-ng-avun_2.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Guw-ng-avun_2.ogg"
}
],
"word": "avun"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"english": "puppy",
"translation": "puppy",
"word": "àvúnví"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*avṹ"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *avṹ",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "avǔn"
},
"expansion": "Fon avǔn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "ovùn"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ovùn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "avu"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) avu",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "avu"
},
"expansion": "Ewe avu",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *avṹ. Cognates include Fon avǔn, Saxwe Gbe ovùn, Aja (West Africa) avu, Ewe avu",
"forms": [
{
"form": "àvún",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "àvún lɛ́",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "àvún lẹ́",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "noun",
"3": "plural",
"4": "àvún lɛ́",
"5": "or",
"6": "àvún lẹ́",
"head": "àvún"
},
"expansion": "àvún (plural àvún lɛ́ or àvún lẹ́)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Gun",
"lang_code": "guw",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Gun entries with incorrect language header",
"Gun lemmas",
"Gun nouns",
"Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
"Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
"Gun terms with usage examples",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"guw:Mammals"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
4
],
[
22,
26
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
12,
15
]
],
"english": "I own a big dog",
"text": "Àvún ɖàxó wɛ̀ ùn ɖó / Àvún dàhó wẹ̀ n dó",
"translation": "I own a big dog",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"dog"
],
"links": [
[
"dog",
"dog"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/à.vṹ/"
},
{
"audio": "Guw-ng-avun 2.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e7/Guw-ng-avun_2.ogg/Guw-ng-avun_2.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Guw-ng-avun_2.ogg"
}
],
"word": "avun"
}
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