"ekun" meaning in Nupe

See ekun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ē.kũ̄/ Forms: ekunzhì [plural]
Etymology: Cognate with Gbari ekun, possibly related to Yoruba ogun. Etymology templates: {{cog|gby|ekun}} Gbari ekun, {{cog|yo|ogun}} Yoruba ogun Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|head=ekun}} ekun, {{nup-pos|noun|ekun}} ekun, {{nup-noun|ekun|ekunzhì}} ekun (plural ekunzhì)
  1. war Derived forms: ekungùn (english: warring), ekungùnci (english: warrior), kùngun (english: to fight a war)
    Sense id: en-ekun-nup-noun-otjapCgb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ē.kṹ/ Forms: ekún [canonical], ekúnzhì [plural]
Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|head=ekún}} ekún, {{nup-pos|noun|ekún}} ekún, {{nup-noun|ekún|ekúnzhì}} ekún (plural ekúnzhì)
  1. corpse
    Sense id: en-ekun-nup-noun-QsdTlq8d Categories (other): Nupe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Nupe entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gby",
        "2": "ekun"
      },
      "expansion": "Gbari ekun",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ogun"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ogun",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Gbari ekun, possibly related to Yoruba ogun.",
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    {
      "form": "ekunzhì",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ekunzhì"
      },
      "expansion": "ekun (plural ekunzhì)",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "english": "warring",
          "word": "ekungùn"
        },
        {
          "english": "warrior",
          "word": "ekungùnci"
        },
        {
          "english": "to fight a war",
          "word": "kùngun"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-ekun-nup-noun-otjapCgb",
      "links": [
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        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.kũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekun"
}

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      "form": "ekún",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ekúnzhì",
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      ]
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  ],
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          "_dis": "11 89",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-ekun-nup-noun-QsdTlq8d",
      "links": [
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          "corpse",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ē.kṹ/"
    }
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    "Nupe lemmas",
    "Nupe nouns",
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    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "warring",
      "word": "ekungùn"
    },
    {
      "english": "warrior",
      "word": "ekungùnci"
    },
    {
      "english": "to fight a war",
      "word": "kùngun"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gby",
        "2": "ekun"
      },
      "expansion": "Gbari ekun",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ogun"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ogun",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Gbari ekun, possibly related to Yoruba ogun.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ekunzhì",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ekun"
      },
      "expansion": "ekun",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ekun"
      },
      "expansion": "ekun",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ekun",
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      },
      "expansion": "ekun (plural ekunzhì)",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nup",
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.kũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekun"
}

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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ekún"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ekún"
      },
      "expansion": "ekún",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ekún",
        "2": "ekúnzhì"
      },
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      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "corpse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "corpse"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.kṹ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekun"
}

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