"whenu" meaning in Gun

See whenu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɣʷē.nũ̄/ Forms: whenu lẹ́ [plural], hwenu [alternative]
Etymology: Cognates include Fon hwenu, Saxwe Gbe hwènù, Adja hwenu Etymology templates: {{cog|fon|hwenu}} Fon hwenu, {{cog|sxw|hwènù}} Saxwe Gbe hwènù, {{cog|ajg|hwenu}} Adja hwenu Head templates: {{head|guw|noun|plural|whenu lẹ́|head=whenu}} whenu (plural whenu lẹ́), {{tlb|guw|Nigeria}} (Nigeria)
  1. time Tags: Nigeria Derived forms: whenuhó (english: history/story), whenuhó-kántọ́ (english: historian)
    Sense id: en-whenu-guw-noun-M2B0gF~I Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Nigerian Gun, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 3 14 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 2 19 2 1
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "hwenu"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon hwenu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "hwènù"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe hwènù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "hwenu"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja hwenu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Fon hwenu, Saxwe Gbe hwènù, Adja hwenu",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whenu lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwenu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "whenu lẹ́",
        "head": "whenu"
      },
      "expansion": "whenu (plural whenu lẹ́)",
      "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"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 3 14 2 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 2 19 2 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "history/story",
          "translation": "history/story",
          "word": "whenuhó"
        },
        {
          "english": "historian",
          "translation": "historian",
          "word": "whenuhó-kántọ́"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "time"
      ],
      "id": "en-whenu-guw-noun-M2B0gF~I",
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣʷē.nũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whenu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "history/story",
      "translation": "history/story",
      "word": "whenuhó"
    },
    {
      "english": "historian",
      "translation": "historian",
      "word": "whenuhó-kántọ́"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "hwenu"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon hwenu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "hwènù"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe hwènù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "hwenu"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja hwenu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Fon hwenu, Saxwe Gbe hwènù, Adja hwenu",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whenu lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwenu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "whenu lẹ́",
        "head": "whenu"
      },
      "expansion": "whenu (plural whenu 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",
        "Nigerian Gun",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "time"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣʷē.nũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whenu"
}

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