"ku" meaning in Gun

See ku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kú/ Forms: kú [canonical], kú lɛ́ [plural], kú lẹ́ [plural], okú [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *kú. Cognates include Fon kú, Xwela Gbe nku, Adja kú (v.), Adja eku (n.), Saxwe Gbe kú (v.), Saxwe Gbe okú (n.), Ewe ku (v.), Ewe eku (n.), Yoruba kú (v.), Yoruba ikú (n.) Etymology templates: {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*kú}} Proto-Gbe *kú, {{cog|fon|kú}} Fon kú, {{cog|xwe|nku}} Xwela Gbe nku, {{cog|ajg|kú}} Adja kú, {{cog|ajg|eku}} Adja eku, {{cog|sxw|kú}} Saxwe Gbe kú, {{cog|sxw|okú}} Saxwe Gbe okú, {{cog|ee|ku}} Ewe ku, {{cog|ee|eku}} Ewe eku, {{cog|yo|kú}} Yoruba kú, {{cog|yo|ikú}} Yoruba ikú Head templates: {{head|guw|noun|plural|kú lɛ́|or|kú lẹ́|head=kú}} kú (plural kú lɛ́ or kú lẹ́)
  1. death Derived forms: fɔ́nsɔ́nkú (english: resurrection), fọ́nsọ́nkú (english: resurrection)
    Sense id: en-ku-guw-noun-UsjgKYfM

Verb

IPA: /kú/ Forms: kú [canonical], okú [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *kú. Cognates include Fon kú, Xwela Gbe nku, Adja kú (v.), Adja eku (n.), Saxwe Gbe kú (v.), Saxwe Gbe okú (n.), Ewe ku (v.), Ewe eku (n.), Yoruba kú (v.), Yoruba ikú (n.) Etymology templates: {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*kú}} Proto-Gbe *kú, {{cog|fon|kú}} Fon kú, {{cog|xwe|nku}} Xwela Gbe nku, {{cog|ajg|kú}} Adja kú, {{cog|ajg|eku}} Adja eku, {{cog|sxw|kú}} Saxwe Gbe kú, {{cog|sxw|okú}} Saxwe Gbe okú, {{cog|ee|ku}} Ewe ku, {{cog|ee|eku}} Ewe eku, {{cog|yo|kú}} Yoruba kú, {{cog|yo|ikú}} Yoruba ikú Head templates: {{head|guw|verb|head=kú}} kú
  1. to die
    Sense id: en-ku-guw-verb-L2Mli9fq Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Xwela Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of Gun entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Xwela Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts: 4 96
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *kú",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xwe",
        "2": "nku"
      },
      "expansion": "Xwela Gbe nku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "eku"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja eku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "okú"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe okú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "ku"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe ku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "eku"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe eku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ikú"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ikú",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *kú. Cognates include Fon kú, Xwela Gbe nku, Adja kú (v.), Adja eku (n.), Saxwe Gbe kú (v.), Saxwe Gbe okú (n.), Ewe ku (v.), Ewe eku (n.), Yoruba kú (v.), Yoruba ikú (n.)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kú",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kú lɛ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kú lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okú",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "kú lɛ́",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "kú lẹ́",
        "head": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "kú (plural kú lɛ́ or kú lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "resurrection",
          "word": "fɔ́nsɔ́nkú"
        },
        {
          "english": "resurrection",
          "word": "fọ́nsọ́nkú"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "death"
      ],
      "id": "en-ku-guw-noun-UsjgKYfM",
      "links": [
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kú/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ku"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *kú",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xwe",
        "2": "nku"
      },
      "expansion": "Xwela Gbe nku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "eku"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja eku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "okú"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe okú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "ku"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe ku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "eku"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe eku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ikú"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ikú",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *kú. Cognates include Fon kú, Xwela Gbe nku, Adja kú (v.), Adja eku (n.), Saxwe Gbe kú (v.), Saxwe Gbe okú (n.), Ewe ku (v.), Ewe eku (n.), Yoruba kú (v.), Yoruba ikú (n.)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kú",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okú",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "kú",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Xwela Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [
            "Terms in nonstandard scripts",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to die"
      ],
      "id": "en-ku-guw-verb-L2Mli9fq",
      "links": [
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kú/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ku"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
    "Gun lemmas",
    "Gun nouns",
    "Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
    "Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
    "Gun verbs",
    "Pages with 53 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Xwela Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "resurrection",
      "word": "fɔ́nsɔ́nkú"
    },
    {
      "english": "resurrection",
      "word": "fọ́nsọ́nkú"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *kú",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xwe",
        "2": "nku"
      },
      "expansion": "Xwela Gbe nku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "eku"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja eku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "okú"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe okú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "ku"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe ku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "eku"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe eku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ikú"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ikú",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *kú. Cognates include Fon kú, Xwela Gbe nku, Adja kú (v.), Adja eku (n.), Saxwe Gbe kú (v.), Saxwe Gbe okú (n.), Ewe ku (v.), Ewe eku (n.), Yoruba kú (v.), Yoruba ikú (n.)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kú",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kú lɛ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kú lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okú",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "kú lɛ́",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "kú lẹ́",
        "head": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "kú (plural kú lɛ́ or kú lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "death"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kú/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ku"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
    "Gun lemmas",
    "Gun nouns",
    "Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
    "Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
    "Gun verbs",
    "Pages with 53 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Xwela Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *kú",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xwe",
        "2": "nku"
      },
      "expansion": "Xwela Gbe nku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "eku"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja eku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "okú"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe okú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "ku"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe ku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "eku"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe eku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba kú",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ikú"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ikú",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *kú. Cognates include Fon kú, Xwela Gbe nku, Adja kú (v.), Adja eku (n.), Saxwe Gbe kú (v.), Saxwe Gbe okú (n.), Ewe ku (v.), Ewe eku (n.), Yoruba kú (v.), Yoruba ikú (n.)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kú",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okú",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "kú"
      },
      "expansion": "kú",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to die"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kú/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ku"
}

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