"gbɛ" meaning in Gun

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Noun

IPA: /ɡ͡bɛ̀/ Forms: gbɛ̀ [canonical], gbɛ̀ lɛ́ [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *-gbɛ. Compare Fon gbɛ̀, Saxwe Gbe ɛgbɛ̀, Adja egbɛ (“universe, creation, life”), Ewe agbe. Etymology templates: {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*-gbɛ}} Proto-Gbe *-gbɛ, {{cog|fon|gbɛ̀}} Fon gbɛ̀, {{cog|sxw|ɛgbɛ̀}} Saxwe Gbe ɛgbɛ̀, {{cog|ajg|egbɛ|t=universe, creation, life}} Adja egbɛ (“universe, creation, life”), {{cog|ee|agbe}} Ewe agbe Head templates: {{head|guw|noun|plural|gbɛ̀ lɛ́|head=gbɛ̀}} gbɛ̀ (plural gbɛ̀ lɛ́)
  1. life Synonyms: gbẹ̀ [Nigeria] Derived forms: gbɛ̀tɔ́ (english: human)
    Sense id: en-gbɛ-guw-noun-Y71wZe8e Categories (other): Beninese Gun, Gun entries with incorrect language header

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      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*-gbɛ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *-gbɛ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "gbɛ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon gbɛ̀",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "ɛgbɛ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ɛgbɛ̀",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "egbɛ",
        "t": "universe, creation, life"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja egbɛ (“universe, creation, life”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "agbe"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe agbe",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *-gbɛ. Compare Fon gbɛ̀, Saxwe Gbe ɛgbɛ̀, Adja egbɛ (“universe, creation, life”), Ewe agbe.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gbɛ̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gbɛ̀ lɛ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "gbɛ̀ lɛ́",
        "head": "gbɛ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "gbɛ̀ (plural gbɛ̀ lɛ́)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Beninese Gun",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "human",
          "word": "gbɛ̀tɔ́"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "life"
      ],
      "id": "en-gbɛ-guw-noun-Y71wZe8e",
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Nigeria"
          ],
          "word": "gbẹ̀"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡ͡bɛ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gbɛ"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "human",
      "word": "gbɛ̀tɔ́"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "guw",
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        "3": "*-gbɛ"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *-gbɛ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "gbɛ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon gbɛ̀",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "ɛgbɛ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ɛgbɛ̀",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "egbɛ",
        "t": "universe, creation, life"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja egbɛ (“universe, creation, life”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "agbe"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe agbe",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *-gbɛ. Compare Fon gbɛ̀, Saxwe Gbe ɛgbɛ̀, Adja egbɛ (“universe, creation, life”), Ewe agbe.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gbɛ̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gbɛ̀ lɛ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "gbɛ̀ lɛ́",
        "head": "gbɛ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "gbɛ̀ (plural gbɛ̀ lɛ́)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Beninese Gun",
        "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 IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "life"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡ͡bɛ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ],
      "word": "gbẹ̀"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gbɛ"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: Benin",
  "path": [
    "gbɛ"
  ],
  "section": "Gun",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "gbɛ",
  "trace": ""
}

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