"zan" meaning in Gun

See zan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /zã̀/ Forms: zàn [canonical], zàn lɛ́ [plural], zàn lẹ́ [plural], òzàn [alternative], ozàn [alternative]
Etymology: Cognates include Fon zàn, Saxwe Gbe ojàn (“mat”) Etymology templates: {{cog|fon|zàn}} Fon zàn, {{cog|sxw|ojàn|t=mat}} Saxwe Gbe ojàn (“mat”) Head templates: {{head|guw|noun|plural|zàn lɛ́|or|zàn lẹ́|head=zàn}} zàn (plural zàn lɛ́ or zàn lẹ́)
  1. bed
    Sense id: en-zan-guw-noun-xQUlMsIg Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Times of day Disambiguation of Gun entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Times of day: 33 33 33
  2. mat
    Sense id: en-zan-guw-noun-DBxUGvnM Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Times of day Disambiguation of Gun entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Times of day: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /zã́/ Forms: zán [canonical], zán lɛ́ [plural], zán lẹ́ [plural], ozán [alternative], òzán [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *-zã́. Cognates include Fon zǎn, Saxwe Gbe ozàn, Aja (West Africa) ezan and Ewe zã. Etymology templates: {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*-zã́}} Proto-Gbe *-zã́, {{cog|fon|zǎn}} Fon zǎn, {{cog|sxw|ozàn}} Saxwe Gbe ozàn, {{cog|ajg|ezan}} Aja (West Africa) ezan, {{cog|ee|zã}} Ewe zã Head templates: {{head|guw|noun|plural|zán lɛ́|or|zán lẹ́|head=zán}} zán (plural zán lɛ́ or zán lẹ́)
  1. night Derived forms: Zángbètɔ́ (english: Zangbeto), Zángbètọ́ (english: Zangbeto), zánmɛ̀ (english: night/in the night), zánmẹ̀ (english: night/in the night)
    Sense id: en-zan-guw-noun-F2Rz1zEz Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Times of day Disambiguation of Gun entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Times of day: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "zàn"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon zàn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "ojàn",
        "t": "mat"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ojàn (“mat”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Fon zàn, Saxwe Gbe ojàn (“mat”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zàn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zàn lɛ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zàn lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "òzàn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ozàn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "zàn lɛ́",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "zàn lẹ́",
        "head": "zàn"
      },
      "expansion": "zàn (plural zàn lɛ́ or zàn lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "guw",
          "name": "Times of day",
          "orig": "guw:Times of day",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bed"
      ],
      "id": "en-zan-guw-noun-xQUlMsIg",
      "links": [
        [
          "bed",
          "bed"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "guw",
          "name": "Times of day",
          "orig": "guw:Times of day",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mat"
      ],
      "id": "en-zan-guw-noun-DBxUGvnM",
      "links": [
        [
          "mat",
          "mat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zã̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zan"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*-zã́"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *-zã́",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "zǎn"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon zǎn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "ozàn"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ozàn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "ezan"
      },
      "expansion": "Aja (West Africa) ezan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "zã"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe zã",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *-zã́. Cognates include Fon zǎn, Saxwe Gbe ozàn, Aja (West Africa) ezan and Ewe zã.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zán",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zán lɛ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zán lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ozán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "òzán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "zán lɛ́",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "zán lẹ́",
        "head": "zán"
      },
      "expansion": "zán (plural zán lɛ́ or zán lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "guw",
          "name": "Times of day",
          "orig": "guw:Times of day",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "Zangbeto",
          "translation": "Zangbeto",
          "word": "Zángbètɔ́"
        },
        {
          "english": "Zangbeto",
          "translation": "Zangbeto",
          "word": "Zángbètọ́"
        },
        {
          "english": "night/in the night",
          "translation": "night/in the night",
          "word": "zánmɛ̀"
        },
        {
          "english": "night/in the night",
          "translation": "night/in the night",
          "word": "zánmẹ̀"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "night"
      ],
      "id": "en-zan-guw-noun-F2Rz1zEz",
      "links": [
        [
          "night",
          "night"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zã́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
    "Gun lemmas",
    "Gun nouns",
    "Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
    "Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
    "Pages with 11 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "guw:Times of day"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "zàn"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon zàn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "ojàn",
        "t": "mat"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ojàn (“mat”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Fon zàn, Saxwe Gbe ojàn (“mat”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zàn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zàn lɛ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zàn lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "òzàn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ozàn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "zàn lɛ́",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "zàn lẹ́",
        "head": "zàn"
      },
      "expansion": "zàn (plural zàn lɛ́ or zàn lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bed",
          "bed"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mat",
          "mat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zã̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zan"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Gun entries with incorrect language header",
    "Gun lemmas",
    "Gun nouns",
    "Gun terms derived from Proto-Gbe",
    "Gun terms inherited from Proto-Gbe",
    "Pages with 11 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "guw:Times of day"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "Zangbeto",
      "translation": "Zangbeto",
      "word": "Zángbètɔ́"
    },
    {
      "english": "Zangbeto",
      "translation": "Zangbeto",
      "word": "Zángbètọ́"
    },
    {
      "english": "night/in the night",
      "translation": "night/in the night",
      "word": "zánmɛ̀"
    },
    {
      "english": "night/in the night",
      "translation": "night/in the night",
      "word": "zánmẹ̀"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "alv-gbe-pro",
        "3": "*-zã́"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Gbe *-zã́",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fon",
        "2": "zǎn"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon zǎn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sxw",
        "2": "ozàn"
      },
      "expansion": "Saxwe Gbe ozàn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajg",
        "2": "ezan"
      },
      "expansion": "Aja (West Africa) ezan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ee",
        "2": "zã"
      },
      "expansion": "Ewe zã",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Gbe *-zã́. Cognates include Fon zǎn, Saxwe Gbe ozàn, Aja (West Africa) ezan and Ewe zã.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zán",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zán lɛ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zán lẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ozán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "òzán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "zán lɛ́",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "zán lẹ́",
        "head": "zán"
      },
      "expansion": "zán (plural zán lɛ́ or zán lẹ́)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Gun",
  "lang_code": "guw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "night"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "night",
          "night"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zã́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zan"
}

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