"yọn" meaning in Gun

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Verb

IPA: /ɲɔ̃́/, /jɔ̃́/ Forms: yọ́n [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *yṍ. Cognates include Fon nyɔ́, Saxwe Gbe nyɔ́, Adja nyɔ́, Ewe nyuie Etymology templates: {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*yṍ}} Proto-Gbe *yṍ, {{cog|fon|nyɔ́}} Fon nyɔ́, {{cog|sxw|nyɔ́}} Saxwe Gbe nyɔ́, {{cog|ajg|nyɔ́}} Adja nyɔ́, {{cog|ee|nyuie}} Ewe nyuie Head templates: {{head|guw|verb|head=yọ́n}} yọ́n, {{tlb|guw|Nigeria}} (Nigeria)
  1. to be good Tags: Nigeria Synonyms: nyɔ́, nyɔ́n (Benin) Derived forms: Gbẹ̀náyọ́n (english: Gun name - life will be good), Máwúyọ́n (english: Gun name - God is good), Sọ̀náyọ́n (english: Gun name - tomorrow will be good), Víyọ́n (english: Gun name - the child is good)
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      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*yṍ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *yṍ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "nyɔ́"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon nyɔ́",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "nyɔ́"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe nyɔ́",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "nyɔ́"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja nyɔ́",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "nyuie"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe nyuie",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *yṍ. Cognates include Fon nyɔ́, Saxwe Gbe nyɔ́, Adja nyɔ́, Ewe nyuie",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yọ́n",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "yọ́n"
      },
      "expansion": "yọ́n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "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"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
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          ],
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      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "Gun name - life will be good",
          "word": "Gbẹ̀náyọ́n"
        },
        {
          "english": "Gun name - God is good",
          "word": "Máwúyọ́n"
        },
        {
          "english": "Gun name - tomorrow will be good",
          "word": "Sọ̀náyọ́n"
        },
        {
          "english": "Gun name - the child is good",
          "word": "Víyọ́n"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's very good",
          "text": "É yọ́n táún",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be good"
      ],
      "id": "en-yọn-guw-verb-VhV5OHWV",
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nyɔ́"
        },
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          "roman": "Benin",
          "word": "nyɔ́n"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɲɔ̃́/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɔ̃́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yọn"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "Gun name - life will be good",
      "word": "Gbẹ̀náyọ́n"
    },
    {
      "english": "Gun name - God is good",
      "word": "Máwúyọ́n"
    },
    {
      "english": "Gun name - tomorrow will be good",
      "word": "Sọ̀náyọ́n"
    },
    {
      "english": "Gun name - the child is good",
      "word": "Víyọ́n"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*yṍ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *yṍ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "nyɔ́"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon nyɔ́",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "nyɔ́"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe nyɔ́",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "nyɔ́"
      },
      "expansion": "Adja nyɔ́",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "nyuie"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe nyuie",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *yṍ. Cognates include Fon nyɔ́, Saxwe Gbe nyɔ́, Adja nyɔ́, Ewe nyuie",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yọ́n",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "yọ́n"
      },
      "expansion": "yọ́n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "Nigeria"
      },
      "expansion": "(Nigeria)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
        "Gun lemmas",
        "Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
        "Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
        "Gun terms with usage examples",
        "Gun verbs",
        "Nigerian Gun",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's very good",
          "text": "É yọ́n táún",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be good"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɲɔ̃́/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɔ̃́/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "nyɔ́"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Benin",
      "word": "nyɔ́n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yọn"
}

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