"pakan" meaning in Gun

See pakan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /k͡pá.kã̀/ Forms: pákàn [canonical], pákàn lẹ́ [plural], kpákàn [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *-kpá, *kpɔ́. Cognate with Aja (West Africa) ekpa, Saxwe Gbe okpá, Ewe ekpɔ. Etymology templates: {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*-kpá}} Proto-Gbe *-kpá, {{cog|ajg|ekpa}} Aja (West Africa) ekpa, {{cog|sxw|okpá}} Saxwe Gbe okpá, {{cog|ee|ekpɔ}} Ewe ekpɔ Head templates: {{head|guw|noun|plural|pákàn lẹ́|head=pákàn}} pákàn (plural pákàn lẹ́), {{tlb|guw|Nigeria}} (Nigeria)
  1. fence Tags: Nigeria
    Sense id: en-pakan-guw-noun-hzRusoI1 Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Nigerian Gun, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 34 45 2 14 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 47 2 13 2 1
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        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*-kpá"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "ekpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Aja (West Africa) ekpa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "okpá"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe okpá",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "ekpɔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe ekpɔ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *-kpá, *kpɔ́. Cognate with Aja (West Africa) ekpa, Saxwe Gbe okpá, Ewe ekpɔ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pákàn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pákàn lẹ́",
      "links": [
        [
          "pákàn lẹ́",
          "pakan lẹ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kpákàn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "pákàn lẹ́",
        "head": "pákàn"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nigerian Gun",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 45 2 14 3 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 47 2 13 2 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fence"
      ],
      "id": "en-pakan-guw-noun-hzRusoI1",
      "links": [
        [
          "fence",
          "fence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pá.kã̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pakan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malayic Dayak term requests",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*-kpá"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "ekpa"
      },
      "expansion": "Aja (West Africa) ekpa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "okpá"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe okpá",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "ekpɔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe ekpɔ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *-kpá, *kpɔ́. Cognate with Aja (West Africa) ekpa, Saxwe Gbe okpá, Ewe ekpɔ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pákàn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pákàn lẹ́",
      "links": [
        [
          "pákàn lẹ́",
          "pakan lẹ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kpákàn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "pákàn lẹ́",
        "head": "pákàn"
      },
      "expansion": "pákàn (plural pákàn lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
        "Gun lemmas",
        "Gun nouns",
        "Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
        "Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
        "Nigerian Gun",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fence",
          "fence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pá.kã̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pakan"
}

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