"edan" meaning in Nupe

See edan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /è.dã́/ Forms: èdán [canonical], èdánzhì [plural]
Etymology: Cognate with Yoruba àdán. Etymology templates: {{cog|yo|àdán}} Yoruba àdán Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|head=èdán}} èdán, {{nup-pos|noun|èdán}} èdán, {{nup-noun|èdán|èdánzhì}} èdán (plural èdánzhì)
  1. fruit bat
    Sense id: en-edan-nup-noun-5rwTX0Pg Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Nupe entries with incorrect language header, Bats, Landforms Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 5 6 77 8 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 3 88 4 1 Disambiguation of Nupe entries with incorrect language header: 91 7 2 Disambiguation of Bats: 86 11 3 Disambiguation of Landforms: 52 2 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ē.dã́/ Forms: edán [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|head=edán}} edán, {{nup-pos|noun|edán}} edán, {{nup-noun|edán}} edán
  1. spying Derived forms: túdán (english: to spy)
    Sense id: en-edan-nup-noun-SSA-fdAy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ē.dã́/ Forms: edán [canonical], edánzhì [plural]
Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|head=edán}} edán, {{nup-pos|noun|edán}} edán, {{nup-noun|edán|edánzhì}} edán (plural edánzhì)
  1. ravine Synonyms: gùdù
    Sense id: en-edan-nup-noun-gS2z12q- Categories (other): Landforms Disambiguation of Landforms: 52 2 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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