See ayi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"1": "guw",
"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*ayĩ́",
"t": "earth"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "fon",
"2": "ayǐ"
},
"expansion": "Fon ayǐ",
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},
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"2": "anyi"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) anyi",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *ayĩ́ (“earth”). Cognates include Fon ayǐ, Saxwe Gbe nyixɔ́, Aja (West Africa) anyi",
"forms": [
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"form": "ayí",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "ayí lɛ́",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
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"form": "aí",
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"Nigeria"
]
}
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"2": "noun",
"3": "plural",
"4": "ayí lɛ́",
"head": "ayí"
},
"expansion": "ayí (plural ayí lɛ́)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "Benin"
},
"expansion": "(Benin)",
"name": "tlb"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "46 54",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Beninese Gun",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "land",
"translation": "land",
"word": "ayígbà"
},
{
"english": "evening",
"translation": "evening",
"word": "hwèjàyí"
},
{
"english": "to fall",
"translation": "to fall",
"word": "jàyí"
}
],
"glosses": [
"ground"
],
"id": "en-ayi-guw-noun-27O1DlnH",
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"ground",
"ground"
]
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ā.jí/"
}
],
"word": "ayi"
}
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{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*ayi"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *ayi",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "ayì"
},
"expansion": "Fon ayì",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "ayì"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ayì",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "ayu"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) ayu",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "ayi"
},
"expansion": "Ewe ayi",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *ayi, *ayu. Cognates include Fon ayì, Saxwe Gbe ayì, Aja (West Africa) ayu, Ewe ayi",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ayì",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "ayì lɛ́",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "aì",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Nigeria"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "noun",
"3": "plural",
"4": "ayì lɛ́",
"head": "ayì"
},
"expansion": "ayì (plural ayì lɛ́)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "Benin"
},
"expansion": "(Benin)",
"name": "tlb"
}
],
"lang": "Gun",
"lang_code": "guw",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "46 54",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Beninese Gun",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "15 68 17",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 64 19",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 9 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 63 20",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "10 77 13",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "guw",
"name": "Foods",
"orig": "guw:Foods",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "beans",
"translation": "beans",
"word": "ayìví"
}
],
"glosses": [
"beans"
],
"id": "en-ayi-guw-noun-brIo-1tZ",
"links": [
[
"beans",
"beans"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ā.jì/"
}
],
"word": "ayi"
}
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{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "ayikwín"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ayikwín",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "yikwi"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) yikwi",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "ayiku"
},
"expansion": "Ewe ayiku",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Cognate with Saxwe Gbe ayikwín, Aja (West Africa) yikwi, Ewe ayiku.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ayi lɛ́",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ayi lẹ́",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
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"2": "noun",
"3": "plural",
"4": "ayi lɛ́",
"5": "or",
"6": "ayi lẹ́",
"head": "ayi"
},
"expansion": "ayi (plural ayi lɛ́ or ayi lẹ́)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Gun",
"lang_code": "guw",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "11 13 76",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "guw",
"name": "Anatomy",
"orig": "guw:Anatomy",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"kidney"
],
"id": "en-ayi-guw-noun-HfH8w8ta",
"links": [
[
"kidney",
"kidney"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ā.jī/"
}
],
"word": "ayi"
}
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"Gun entries with incorrect language header",
"Gun lemmas",
"Gun nouns",
"Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
"Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
"Pages with 9 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"guw:Anatomy",
"guw:Foods"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "land",
"translation": "land",
"word": "ayígbà"
},
{
"english": "evening",
"translation": "evening",
"word": "hwèjàyí"
},
{
"english": "to fall",
"translation": "to fall",
"word": "jàyí"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*ayĩ́",
"t": "earth"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *ayĩ́ (“earth”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "ayǐ"
},
"expansion": "Fon ayǐ",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "nyixɔ́"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe nyixɔ́",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "anyi"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) anyi",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *ayĩ́ (“earth”). Cognates include Fon ayǐ, Saxwe Gbe nyixɔ́, Aja (West Africa) anyi",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ayí",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "ayí lɛ́",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "aí",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Nigeria"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "noun",
"3": "plural",
"4": "ayí lɛ́",
"head": "ayí"
},
"expansion": "ayí (plural ayí lɛ́)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "Benin"
},
"expansion": "(Benin)",
"name": "tlb"
}
],
"lang": "Gun",
"lang_code": "guw",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"ground"
],
"links": [
[
"ground",
"ground"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ā.jí/"
}
],
"word": "ayi"
}
{
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"Gun entries with incorrect language header",
"Gun lemmas",
"Gun nouns",
"Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
"Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
"Pages with 9 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"guw:Anatomy",
"guw:Foods"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "beans",
"translation": "beans",
"word": "ayìví"
}
],
"etymology_number": 2,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*ayi"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *ayi",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "ayì"
},
"expansion": "Fon ayì",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "ayì"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ayì",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "ayu"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) ayu",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "ayi"
},
"expansion": "Ewe ayi",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *ayi, *ayu. Cognates include Fon ayì, Saxwe Gbe ayì, Aja (West Africa) ayu, Ewe ayi",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ayì",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "ayì lɛ́",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "aì",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Nigeria"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "noun",
"3": "plural",
"4": "ayì lɛ́",
"head": "ayì"
},
"expansion": "ayì (plural ayì lɛ́)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "Benin"
},
"expansion": "(Benin)",
"name": "tlb"
}
],
"lang": "Gun",
"lang_code": "guw",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"beans"
],
"links": [
[
"beans",
"beans"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ā.jì/"
}
],
"word": "ayi"
}
{
"categories": [
"Gun entries with incorrect language header",
"Gun lemmas",
"Gun nouns",
"Pages with 9 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"guw:Anatomy",
"guw:Foods"
],
"etymology_number": 3,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "ayikwín"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ayikwín",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "yikwi"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) yikwi",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "ayiku"
},
"expansion": "Ewe ayiku",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Cognate with Saxwe Gbe ayikwín, Aja (West Africa) yikwi, Ewe ayiku.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ayi lɛ́",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ayi lẹ́",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "noun",
"3": "plural",
"4": "ayi lɛ́",
"5": "or",
"6": "ayi lẹ́",
"head": "ayi"
},
"expansion": "ayi (plural ayi lɛ́ or ayi lẹ́)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Gun",
"lang_code": "guw",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"kidney"
],
"links": [
[
"kidney",
"kidney"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ā.jī/"
}
],
"word": "ayi"
}
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