"du" meaning in Gun

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Verb

IPA: /ɖù/ Forms: dù [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *ɖu. Cognates include Fon ɖù, Saxwe Gbe ɖù, Adja ɖù, Ewe ɖu Etymology templates: {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*ɖu}} Proto-Gbe *ɖu, {{cog|fon|ɖù}} Fon ɖù, {{cog|sxw|ɖù}} Saxwe Gbe ɖù, {{cog|ajg|ɖù}} Adja ɖù, {{cog|ee|ɖu}} Ewe ɖu Head templates: {{head|guw|verb|head=dù}} dù
  1. to eat Tags: Nigeria
    Sense id: en-du-guw-verb-Unr3wQmn
  2. to bite Tags: Nigeria
    Sense id: en-du-guw-verb-Swb~XZyh
  3. to win Tags: Nigeria
    Sense id: en-du-guw-verb-P4APTMzZ Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Nigerian Gun, Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of Gun entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 46 Disambiguation of Nigerian Gun: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts: 10 10 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ɖù (Benin)
Derived forms: dù gbẹ́ (english: to enjoy life), dù gán (english: to become a chief), dù hwè (english: to celebrate), dù kwẹ́ (english: to spend money), dù nùgò (english: to boast), dù nú (english: to eat something), dù wìyán (english: to be ashamed), dù yà (english: to suffer), dù àdì (english: to be angry), dù àxọ́ (english: to go bankrupt/have debt), núdùdù [food, lifestyle], vòdùtọ́ (english: candidate)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to enjoy life",
      "word": "dù gbẹ́"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to become a chief",
      "word": "dù gán"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to celebrate",
      "word": "dù hwè"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to spend money",
      "word": "dù kwẹ́"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to boast",
      "word": "dù nùgò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to eat something",
      "word": "dù nú"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to be ashamed",
      "word": "dù wìyán"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to suffer",
      "word": "dù yà"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to be angry",
      "word": "dù àdì"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to go bankrupt/have debt",
      "word": "dù àxọ́"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "topics": [
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "núdùdù"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "candidate",
      "word": "vòdùtọ́"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*ɖu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *ɖu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "ɖù"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon ɖù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "ɖù"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ɖù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "ɖù"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja ɖù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "ɖu"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe ɖu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *ɖu. Cognates include Fon ɖù, Saxwe Gbe ɖù, Adja ɖù, Ewe ɖu",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dù",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "dù"
      },
      "expansion": "dù",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to eat"
      ],
      "id": "en-du-guw-verb-Unr3wQmn",
      "links": [
        [
          "eat",
          "eat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Agosu bought a certain big dog and the dog eventually bit his child",
          "text": "Àgọ̀sú hò àvún dàhó dé bọ̀ àvún wá dù ví étọ̀n",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to bite"
      ],
      "id": "en-du-guw-verb-Swb~XZyh",
      "links": [
        [
          "bite",
          "bite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 27 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nigerian Gun",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [
            "Terms in nonstandard scripts",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to win"
      ],
      "id": "en-du-guw-verb-P4APTMzZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "win",
          "win"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɖù/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Benin",
      "word": "ɖù"
    }
  ],
  "word": "du"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
    "Gun lemmas",
    "Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
    "Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
    "Gun terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Gun verbs",
    "Nigerian Gun",
    "Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to enjoy life",
      "word": "dù gbẹ́"
    },
    {
      "english": "to become a chief",
      "word": "dù gán"
    },
    {
      "english": "to celebrate",
      "word": "dù hwè"
    },
    {
      "english": "to spend money",
      "word": "dù kwẹ́"
    },
    {
      "english": "to boast",
      "word": "dù nùgò"
    },
    {
      "english": "to eat something",
      "word": "dù nú"
    },
    {
      "english": "to be ashamed",
      "word": "dù wìyán"
    },
    {
      "english": "to suffer",
      "word": "dù yà"
    },
    {
      "english": "to be angry",
      "word": "dù àdì"
    },
    {
      "english": "to go bankrupt/have debt",
      "word": "dù àxọ́"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "núdùdù"
    },
    {
      "english": "candidate",
      "word": "vòdùtọ́"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*ɖu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *ɖu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "ɖù"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon ɖù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "ɖù"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ɖù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "ɖù"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja ɖù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "ɖu"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe ɖu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *ɖu. Cognates include Fon ɖù, Saxwe Gbe ɖù, Adja ɖù, Ewe ɖu",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dù",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "dù"
      },
      "expansion": "dù",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to eat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eat",
          "eat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Gun terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Agosu bought a certain big dog and the dog eventually bit his child",
          "text": "Àgọ̀sú hò àvún dàhó dé bọ̀ àvún wá dù ví étọ̀n",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to bite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bite",
          "bite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to win"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "win",
          "win"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɖù/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Benin",
      "word": "ɖù"
    }
  ],
  "word": "du"
}

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