See jai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_links": [
[
"jẹ̀",
"jẹ#Gun"
],
[
"aí",
"ai#Gun"
],
[
"jàyǐ",
"jàyǐ#Fon"
],
[
"jɛ̀ nyì",
"jɛ̀ nyì#Saxwe_Gbe"
],
[
"jè anyi",
"jè anyi#Aja_(West_Africa)"
],
[
"dze anyí",
"dze anyí#Ewe"
]
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "jẹ̀",
"3": "aí",
"lit": "to fall on the ground",
"t1": "to fall",
"t2": "ground"
},
"expansion": "jẹ̀ (“to fall”) + aí (“ground”), literally “to fall on the ground”",
"name": "compound"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "jàyǐ"
},
"expansion": "Fon jàyǐ",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "jɛ̀ nyì"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe jɛ̀ nyì",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "jè anyi"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) jè anyi",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "dze anyí"
},
"expansion": "Ewe dze anyí",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From jẹ̀ (“to fall”) + aí (“ground”), literally “to fall on the ground”. Cognates include Fon jàyǐ, Saxwe Gbe jɛ̀ nyì, Aja (West Africa) jè anyi, Ewe dze anyí",
"forms": [
{
"form": "jàí",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "jàyí",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "verb",
"head": "jàí"
},
"expansion": "jàí",
"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": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Nigerian Gun",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 13 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "evening",
"translation": "evening",
"word": "whèjàí"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to fall"
],
"id": "en-jai-guw-verb-DuIlsxVc",
"links": [
[
"fall",
"fall"
]
],
"tags": [
"Nigeria"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/d͡ʒà.jí/"
}
],
"word": "jai"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 13 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"mch:Family members"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "evening",
"translation": "evening",
"word": "whèjàí"
}
],
"etymology_links": [
[
"jẹ̀",
"jẹ#Gun"
],
[
"aí",
"ai#Gun"
],
[
"jàyǐ",
"jàyǐ#Fon"
],
[
"jɛ̀ nyì",
"jɛ̀ nyì#Saxwe_Gbe"
],
[
"jè anyi",
"jè anyi#Aja_(West_Africa)"
],
[
"dze anyí",
"dze anyí#Ewe"
]
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "jẹ̀",
"3": "aí",
"lit": "to fall on the ground",
"t1": "to fall",
"t2": "ground"
},
"expansion": "jẹ̀ (“to fall”) + aí (“ground”), literally “to fall on the ground”",
"name": "compound"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fon",
"2": "jàyǐ"
},
"expansion": "Fon jàyǐ",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "jɛ̀ nyì"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe jɛ̀ nyì",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "jè anyi"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) jè anyi",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "dze anyí"
},
"expansion": "Ewe dze anyí",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From jẹ̀ (“to fall”) + aí (“ground”), literally “to fall on the ground”. Cognates include Fon jàyǐ, Saxwe Gbe jɛ̀ nyì, Aja (West Africa) jè anyi, Ewe dze anyí",
"forms": [
{
"form": "jàí",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "jàyí",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "verb",
"head": "jàí"
},
"expansion": "jàí",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "Nigeria"
},
"expansion": "(Nigeria)",
"name": "tlb"
}
],
"lang": "Gun",
"lang_code": "guw",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Gun compound terms",
"Gun entries with incorrect language header",
"Gun lemmas",
"Gun verbs",
"Nigerian Gun",
"Pages with 13 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"to fall"
],
"links": [
[
"fall",
"fall"
]
],
"tags": [
"Nigeria"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/d͡ʒà.jí/"
}
],
"word": "jai"
}
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Gun dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-28 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (1a05e46 and e3d6d4e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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