"ena" meaning in Nupe

See ena in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ē.nã̄/ Forms: enazhì [plural]
Etymology: Compare Yoruba iná, uná and Igala úná. Etymology templates: {{cog|yo|iná, uná}} Yoruba iná, uná, {{cog|igl|úná}} Igala úná Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=ena}} ena, {{nup-pos|noun|ena}} ena, {{nup-noun|ena|enazhì}} ena (plural enazhì)
  1. fire
    Sense id: en-ena-nup-noun-3J8osS3R
  2. light
    Sense id: en-ena-nup-noun-macCYXLU Categories (other): Light, Light sources Disambiguation of Light: 1 89 8 2 Disambiguation of Light sources: 2 48 45 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ē.nã̄/ Forms: enazhì [plural]
Etymology: Compare with Gbari ena (“goat”), perhaps related to Yoruba ẹran (“animal, meat”) Etymology templates: {{cog|gby|ena|t=goat}} Gbari ena (“goat”), {{cog|yo|ẹran|t=animal, meat}} Yoruba ẹran (“animal, meat”) Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=ena}} ena, {{nup-pos|noun|ena}} ena, {{nup-noun|ena|enazhì}} ena (plural enazhì)
  1. mammal
    Sense id: en-ena-nup-noun-5kWvjg5O Categories (other): Animals, Art, Light sources, Mammals Disambiguation of Animals: 12 12 61 14 Disambiguation of Art: 0 0 59 41 Disambiguation of Light sources: 2 48 45 4 Disambiguation of Mammals: 2 14 82 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ē.nã̀/ Forms: enà [canonical], enàzhì [plural]
Etymology: Compare Yoruba ọnà. Etymology templates: {{cog|yo|ọnà}} Yoruba ọnà Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=enà}} enà, {{nup-pos|noun|enà}} enà, {{nup-noun|enà|enàzhì}} enà (plural enàzhì)
  1. artistic design; embroidery; engraving
    Sense id: en-ena-nup-noun-eVcUhYXg Categories (other): Nupe entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Nupe entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 14 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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    [
      "iná",
      "ina#Yoruba"
    ],
    [
      "uná",
      "una#Yoruba"
    ],
    [
      "úná",
      "una#Igala"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "iná, uná"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba iná, uná",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "úná"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala úná",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Yoruba iná, uná and Igala úná.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "enazhì",
      "links": [
        [
          "enazhì",
          "enazhi"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "ena"
      },
      "expansion": "ena",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ena"
      },
      "expansion": "ena",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ena",
        "2": "enazhì"
      },
      "expansion": "ena (plural enazhì)",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fire"
      ],
      "id": "en-ena-nup-noun-3J8osS3R",
      "links": [
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 89 8 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nup",
          "name": "Light",
          "orig": "nup:Light",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 48 45 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nup",
          "name": "Light sources",
          "orig": "nup:Light sources",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "light"
      ],
      "id": "en-ena-nup-noun-macCYXLU",
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.nã̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ena"
}

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    [
      "ena",
      "ena#Gbari"
    ],
    [
      "ẹran",
      "ẹran#Yoruba"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
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      "args": {
        "1": "gby",
        "2": "ena",
        "t": "goat"
      },
      "expansion": "Gbari ena (“goat”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ẹran",
        "t": "animal, meat"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ẹran (“animal, meat”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare with Gbari ena (“goat”), perhaps related to Yoruba ẹran (“animal, meat”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "enazhì",
      "links": [
        [
          "enazhì",
          "enazhi"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "ena"
      },
      "expansion": "ena",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ena"
      },
      "expansion": "ena",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ena",
        "2": "enazhì"
      },
      "expansion": "ena (plural enazhì)",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 12 61 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nup",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "nup:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 59 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nup",
          "name": "Art",
          "orig": "nup:Art",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 48 45 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nup",
          "name": "Light sources",
          "orig": "nup:Light sources",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 14 82 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nup",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "nup:Mammals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mammal"
      ],
      "id": "en-ena-nup-noun-5kWvjg5O",
      "links": [
        [
          "mammal",
          "mammal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.nã̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ena"
}

{
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    [
      "ọnà",
      "ọna#Yoruba"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "3",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ọnà"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ọnà",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Yoruba ọnà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "enà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enàzhì",
      "links": [
        [
          "enàzhì",
          "enazhi"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "enà"
      },
      "expansion": "enà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "enà"
      },
      "expansion": "enà",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enà",
        "2": "enàzhì"
      },
      "expansion": "enà (plural enàzhì)",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 14 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nupe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "artistic design; embroidery; engraving"
      ],
      "id": "en-ena-nup-noun-eVcUhYXg",
      "links": [
        [
          "design",
          "design"
        ],
        [
          "embroidery",
          "embroidery"
        ],
        [
          "engraving",
          "engraving"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.nã̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ena"
}
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    "Nupe lemmas",
    "Nupe nouns",
    "Pages with 23 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nup:Animals",
    "nup:Art",
    "nup:Light",
    "nup:Light sources",
    "nup:Mammals"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "iná",
      "ina#Yoruba"
    ],
    [
      "uná",
      "una#Yoruba"
    ],
    [
      "úná",
      "una#Igala"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "iná, uná"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba iná, uná",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "úná"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala úná",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Yoruba iná, uná and Igala úná.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "enazhì",
      "links": [
        [
          "enazhì",
          "enazhi"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
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        "head": "ena"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ena"
      },
      "expansion": "ena",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ena",
        "2": "enazhì"
      },
      "expansion": "ena (plural enazhì)",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "light"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.nã̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ena"
}

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    "Nupe lemmas",
    "Nupe nouns",
    "Pages with 23 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nup:Animals",
    "nup:Art",
    "nup:Light",
    "nup:Light sources",
    "nup:Mammals"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ena",
      "ena#Gbari"
    ],
    [
      "ẹran",
      "ẹran#Yoruba"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gby",
        "2": "ena",
        "t": "goat"
      },
      "expansion": "Gbari ena (“goat”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ẹran",
        "t": "animal, meat"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ẹran (“animal, meat”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare with Gbari ena (“goat”), perhaps related to Yoruba ẹran (“animal, meat”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "enazhì",
      "links": [
        [
          "enazhì",
          "enazhi"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "ena"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ena"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ena",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mammal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mammal",
          "mammal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.nã̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ena"
}

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    "Nupe entries with incorrect language header",
    "Nupe lemmas",
    "Nupe nouns",
    "Pages with 23 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "nup:Art",
    "nup:Light",
    "nup:Light sources",
    "nup:Mammals"
  ],
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    [
      "ọnà",
      "ọna#Yoruba"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "3",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "enà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "enàzhì",
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "artistic design; embroidery; engraving"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "design",
          "design"
        ],
        [
          "embroidery",
          "embroidery"
        ],
        [
          "engraving",
          "engraving"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ē.nã̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ena"
}

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