"se" meaning in Gun

See se in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /sè/ Forms: sè [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *se (“to hear”). Cognates include Fon sè (“to understand, hear, feel”), Saxwe Gbe sè (“to hear”), Adja sè (“to understand, hear, feel, respond”), Ewe se (“to hear”) Etymology templates: {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*se|t=to hear}} Proto-Gbe *se (“to hear”), {{cog|fon|sè|t=to understand, hear, feel}} Fon sè (“to understand, hear, feel”), {{cog|sxw|sè|t=to hear}} Saxwe Gbe sè (“to hear”), {{cog|ajg|sè|t=to understand, hear, feel, respond}} Adja sè (“to understand, hear, feel, respond”), {{cog|ee|se|t=to hear}} Ewe se (“to hear”) Head templates: {{head|guw|verb|head=sè}} sè
  1. to hear, to listen
    Sense id: en-se-guw-verb-eB2aRjhi Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Gun entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. to understand
    Sense id: en-se-guw-verb-JdyJGl7k Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Gun entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sètónú (english: to obey)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to obey",
      "translation": "to obey",
      "word": "sètónú"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*se",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *se (“to hear”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "sè",
        "t": "to understand, hear, feel"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon sè (“to understand, hear, feel”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "sè",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe sè (“to hear”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "sè",
        "t": "to understand, hear, feel, respond"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja sè (“to understand, hear, feel, respond”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "se",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe se (“to hear”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *se (“to hear”). Cognates include Fon sè (“to understand, hear, feel”), Saxwe Gbe sè (“to hear”), Adja sè (“to understand, hear, feel, respond”), Ewe se (“to hear”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sè",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "sè"
      },
      "expansion": "sè",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hear, to listen"
      ],
      "id": "en-se-guw-verb-eB2aRjhi",
      "links": [
        [
          "hear",
          "hear"
        ],
        [
          "listen",
          "listen"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to understand"
      ],
      "id": "en-se-guw-verb-JdyJGl7k",
      "links": [
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sè/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "se"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
    "Gun lemmas",
    "Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
    "Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
    "Gun verbs",
    "Pages with 110 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to obey",
      "translation": "to obey",
      "word": "sètónú"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*se",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *se (“to hear”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "sè",
        "t": "to understand, hear, feel"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon sè (“to understand, hear, feel”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "sè",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe sè (“to hear”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "sè",
        "t": "to understand, hear, feel, respond"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja sè (“to understand, hear, feel, respond”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "se",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe se (“to hear”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *se (“to hear”). Cognates include Fon sè (“to understand, hear, feel”), Saxwe Gbe sè (“to hear”), Adja sè (“to understand, hear, feel, respond”), Ewe se (“to hear”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sè",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "sè"
      },
      "expansion": "sè",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to hear, to listen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hear",
          "hear"
        ],
        [
          "listen",
          "listen"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to understand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sè/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "se"
}

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