"hoho" meaning in Gun

See hoho in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /xó.xó/ Forms: hóhó [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *χoχó. Cognates include Fon xóxó, Saxwe Gbe xíxó, Adja xoxu, Ewe xoxo Etymology templates: {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*χoχó}} Proto-Gbe *χoχó, {{cog|fon|xóxó}} Fon xóxó, {{cog|sxw|xíxó}} Saxwe Gbe xíxó, {{cog|ajg|xoxu}} Adja xoxu, {{cog|ee|xoxo}} Ewe xoxo Head templates: {{head|guw|verb|head=hóhó}} hóhó, {{tlb|guw|Nigeria}} (Nigeria)
  1. to be old Tags: Nigeria Synonyms: xóxó (Benin)
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*χoχó"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *χoχó",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "xóxó"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon xóxó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "xíxó"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe xíxó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "xoxu"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja xoxu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "xoxo"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe xoxo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *χoχó. Cognates include Fon xóxó, Saxwe Gbe xíxó, Adja xoxu, Ewe xoxo",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hóhó",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "hóhó"
      },
      "expansion": "hóhó",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nigerian Gun",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [
            "Terms in nonstandard scripts",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be old"
      ],
      "id": "en-hoho-guw-verb-xFuq9GTP",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "Benin",
          "word": "xóxó"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/xó.xó/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hoho"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*χoχó"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *χoχó",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "xóxó"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon xóxó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "xíxó"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe xíxó",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "xoxu"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja xoxu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "xoxo"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe xoxo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *χoχó. Cognates include Fon xóxó, Saxwe Gbe xíxó, Adja xoxu, Ewe xoxo",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hóhó",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "hóhó"
      },
      "expansion": "hóhó",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
        "Gun lemmas",
        "Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
        "Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
        "Gun verbs",
        "Nigerian Gun",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be old"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/xó.xó/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Benin",
      "word": "xóxó"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hoho"
}

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