See ku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*kú",
"4": "",
"5": "to die"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *kú (“to die”)",
"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": "Aja (West Africa) kú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "eku"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) 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 (“to die”), *-kú (“death”). Cognates include Fon kú, Xwela Gbe nku, Aja (West Africa) kú (v.), Aja (West Africa) 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",
"translation": "resurrection",
"word": "fɔ́nsɔ́nkú"
},
{
"english": "resurrection",
"translation": "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",
"4": "",
"5": "to die"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *kú (“to die”)",
"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": "Aja (West Africa) kú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "eku"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) 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 (“to die”), *-kú (“death”). Cognates include Fon kú, Xwela Gbe nku, Aja (West Africa) kú (v.), Aja (West Africa) 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": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "25 75",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Xwela Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts",
"parents": [],
"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 58 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Xwela Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "resurrection",
"translation": "resurrection",
"word": "fɔ́nsɔ́nkú"
},
{
"english": "resurrection",
"translation": "resurrection",
"word": "fọ́nsọ́nkú"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*kú",
"4": "",
"5": "to die"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *kú (“to die”)",
"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": "Aja (West Africa) kú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "eku"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) 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 (“to die”), *-kú (“death”). Cognates include Fon kú, Xwela Gbe nku, Aja (West Africa) kú (v.), Aja (West Africa) 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 58 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Xwela Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "guw",
"2": "alv-gbe-pro",
"3": "*kú",
"4": "",
"5": "to die"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Gbe *kú (“to die”)",
"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": "Aja (West Africa) kú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "eku"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) 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 (“to die”), *-kú (“death”). Cognates include Fon kú, Xwela Gbe nku, Aja (West Africa) kú (v.), Aja (West Africa) 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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