"pọn" meaning in Gun

See pọn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /k͡pɔ̃́/ Forms: pọ́n [canonical], kpɔ́n [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *kpɔ̃́ (“to look at”). Cognates include Fon kpɔ́n, Saxwe Gbe kpɔ́n, Aja (West Africa) kpɔ́, Ewe kpɔ Etymology templates: {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*kpɔ̃́||to look at}} Proto-Gbe *kpɔ̃́ (“to look at”), {{cog|fon|kpɔ́n}} Fon kpɔ́n, {{cog|sxw|kpɔ́n}} Saxwe Gbe kpɔ́n, {{cog|ajg|kpɔ́}} Aja (West Africa) kpɔ́, {{cog|ee|kpɔ}} Ewe kpɔ Head templates: {{head|guw|verb|head=pọ́n}} pọ́n, {{tlb|guw|Nigeria}} (Nigeria)
  1. to look Tags: Nigeria
    Sense id: en-pọn-guw-verb-p2wgJpFb
  2. to visit Tags: Nigeria
    Sense id: en-pọn-guw-verb-8iEULMkg Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Nigerian Gun Disambiguation of Gun entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Nigerian Gun: 0 100
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        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to look at"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *kpɔ̃́ (“to look at”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "kpɔ́n"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "kpɔ́n"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe kpɔ́n",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "kpɔ́"
      },
      "expansion": "Aja (West Africa) kpɔ́",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "kpɔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe kpɔ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *kpɔ̃́ (“to look at”). Cognates include Fon kpɔ́n, Saxwe Gbe kpɔ́n, Aja (West Africa) kpɔ́, Ewe kpɔ",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pọ́n",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kpɔ́n",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
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      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to look"
      ],
      "id": "en-pọn-guw-verb-p2wgJpFb",
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ]
      ],
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        "Nigeria"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "34 66",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "0 100",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to visit"
      ],
      "id": "en-pọn-guw-verb-8iEULMkg",
      "links": [
        [
          "visit",
          "visit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pɔ̃́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pọn"
}
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    "Gun lemmas",
    "Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
    "Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
    "Gun verbs",
    "Nigerian Gun",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "3": "*kpɔ̃́",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to look at"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "kpɔ́"
      },
      "expansion": "Aja (West Africa) kpɔ́",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "kpɔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe kpɔ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *kpɔ̃́ (“to look at”). Cognates include Fon kpɔ́n, Saxwe Gbe kpɔ́n, Aja (West Africa) kpɔ́, Ewe kpɔ",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pọ́n",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kpɔ́n",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "pọ́n"
      },
      "expansion": "pọ́n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to look"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to visit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "visit",
          "visit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pɔ̃́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pọn"
}

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