"efe" meaning in Nupe

See efe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ē.fè/ Forms: efè [canonical]
Etymology: Proposed to have derived from Proto-Nupoid *efè. Cognates include Gbari esè, Kakanda ife, Asu efè and Dibo efè. Etymology templates: {{inh|nup|alv-nup-pro|*efè}} Proto-Nupoid *efè, {{cog|gby|esè}} Gbari esè, {{cog|kka|ife}} Kakanda ife, {{cog|aum|efè}} Asu efè, {{cog|dio|efè}} Dibo efè Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|head=efè}} efè, {{nup-pos|noun|efè}} efè, {{nup-noun|efè}} efè
  1. wind Derived forms: lefè (english: driving rain)
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        "1": "nup",
        "2": "alv-nup-pro",
        "3": "*efè"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gby",
        "2": "esè"
      },
      "expansion": "Gbari esè",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kka",
        "2": "ife"
      },
      "expansion": "Kakanda ife",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aum",
        "2": "efè"
      },
      "expansion": "Asu efè",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dio",
        "2": "efè"
      },
      "expansion": "Dibo efè",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "canonical"
      ]
    }
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "efè"
      },
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      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efè"
      },
      "expansion": "efè",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kakanda terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nupe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nup",
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          "orig": "nup:Weather",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "driving rain",
          "translation": "driving rain",
          "word": "lefè"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wind"
      ],
      "id": "en-efe-nup-noun-m1jmgUWn",
      "links": [
        [
          "wind",
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.fè/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "efe"
}
{
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    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "driving rain",
      "translation": "driving rain",
      "word": "lefè"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "efè"
      },
      "expansion": "Asu efè",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dio",
        "2": "efè"
      },
      "expansion": "Dibo efè",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "efè"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "efè"
      },
      "expansion": "efè",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "efè"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Nupe entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Nupe nouns",
        "Nupe palindromes",
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        "Nupe terms inherited from Proto-Nupoid",
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "nup:Weather"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wind"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.fè/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "efe"
}

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