"pa" meaning in Gun

See pa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /k͡pá/ Forms: pá [canonical], kpá [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|guw|preposition|head=pá}} pá, {{tlb|guw|Nigeria}} (Nigeria)
  1. towards Tags: Nigeria
    Sense id: en-pa-guw-prep-lBxB~72m Categories (other): Gun prepositions
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /k͡pà/ Forms: pà [canonical], kpà [alternative]
Etymology: Cognates include Saxwe Gbe kpà, Adja kpa, Fon kpà Etymology templates: {{cog|sxw|kpà}} Saxwe Gbe kpà, {{cog|ajg|kpa}} Adja kpa, {{cog|fon|kpà}} Fon kpà Head templates: {{head|guw|verb|head=pà}} pà, {{tlb|guw|Nigeria}} (Nigeria)
  1. to cut, specifically hair Tags: Nigeria Derived forms: pà dà (english: to cut hair), pà odà (english: to cut hair)
    Sense id: en-pa-guw-verb-lKVOJGnq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /k͡pà/ Forms: pà [canonical], kpà [alternative]
Etymology: Cognates include Saxwe Gbe kpà, Adja kpa, Fon kpà Etymology templates: {{cog|sxw|kpà}} Saxwe Gbe kpà, {{cog|ajg|kpa}} Adja kpa, {{cog|fon|kpà}} Fon kpà Head templates: {{head|guw|verb|head=pà}} pà, {{tlb|guw|Nigeria}} (Nigeria)
  1. to praise Tags: Nigeria
    Sense id: en-pa-guw-verb-n01FtMIS Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Nigerian Gun Disambiguation of Gun entries with incorrect language header: 11 38 51 Disambiguation of Nigerian Gun: 14 0 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kpá",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "preposition",
        "head": "pá"
      },
      "expansion": "pá",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "towards"
      ],
      "id": "en-pa-guw-prep-lBxB~72m",
      "links": [
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pa"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "kpà"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe kpà",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "kpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja kpa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "kpà"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon kpà",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Saxwe Gbe kpà, Adja kpa, Fon kpà",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kpà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "pà"
      },
      "expansion": "pà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "to cut hair",
          "word": "pà dà"
        },
        {
          "english": "to cut hair",
          "word": "pà odà"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cut, specifically hair"
      ],
      "id": "en-pa-guw-verb-lKVOJGnq",
      "links": [
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pa"
}

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  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "kpà"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe kpà",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "kpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja kpa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "kpà"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon kpà",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Saxwe Gbe kpà, Adja kpa, Fon kpà",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kpà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "pà"
      },
      "expansion": "pà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 38 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 0 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nigerian Gun",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to praise"
      ],
      "id": "en-pa-guw-verb-n01FtMIS",
      "links": [
        [
          "praise",
          "praise"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pa"
}
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    "Gun lemmas",
    "Gun prepositions",
    "Gun verbs",
    "Nigerian Gun",
    "Pages with 70 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "zom:Family members",
    "zom:Male family members",
    "zom:Parents"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kpá",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "preposition",
        "head": "pá"
      },
      "expansion": "pá",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "towards"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pa"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
    "Gun lemmas",
    "Gun verbs",
    "Nigerian Gun",
    "Pages with 70 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "zom:Family members",
    "zom:Male family members",
    "zom:Parents"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to cut hair",
      "word": "pà dà"
    },
    {
      "english": "to cut hair",
      "word": "pà odà"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "kpà"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe kpà",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "kpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja kpa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "kpà"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon kpà",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Saxwe Gbe kpà, Adja kpa, Fon kpà",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kpà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "pà"
      },
      "expansion": "pà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to cut, specifically hair"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pa"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
    "Gun lemmas",
    "Gun verbs",
    "Nigerian Gun",
    "Pages with 70 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "zom:Family members",
    "zom:Male family members",
    "zom:Parents"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "kpà"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe kpà",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "kpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja kpa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "kpà"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon kpà",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Saxwe Gbe kpà, Adja kpa, Fon kpà",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kpà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "pà"
      },
      "expansion": "pà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to praise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "praise",
          "praise"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pa"
}

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