"whenu" meaning in Gun

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Noun

IPA: /ɣʷē.nũ̄/ Forms: whenu lẹ́ [plural]
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)
  1. time Tags: Nigeria Synonyms: hwenu (alt: Benin) 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, Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts

Download JSON data for whenu meaning in Gun (1.3kB)

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        "1": "fon",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "hwènù"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe hwènù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
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      },
      "expansion": "Adja hwenu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Fon hwenu, Saxwe Gbe hwènù, Adja hwenu",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whenu lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "whenu (plural whenu lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "english": "history/story",
          "word": "whenuhó"
        },
        {
          "english": "historian",
          "word": "whenuhó-kántọ́"
        }
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        {
          "alt": "Benin",
          "word": "hwenu"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɣʷē.nũ̄/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "english": "history/story",
      "word": "whenuhó"
    },
    {
      "english": "historian",
      "word": "whenuhó-kántọ́"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
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      },
      "expansion": "Fon hwenu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "hwènù"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe hwènù",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Adja hwenu",
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whenu lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Gun lemmas",
        "Gun nouns",
        "Gun terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Gun terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Nigerian Gun",
        "Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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        "Nigeria"
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    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣʷē.nũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "Benin",
      "word": "hwenu"
    }
  ],
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}

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