"etan" meaning in Nupe

See etan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /è.tã̀/ Forms: ètàn [canonical], ètànzhì [plural]
Etymology: Cognates include Yoruba ìtàn. Etymology templates: {{cog|yo|ìtàn}} Yoruba ìtàn Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=ètàn}} ètàn, {{nup-pos|noun|ètàn}} ètàn, {{nup-noun|ètàn|ètànzhì}} ètàn (plural ètànzhì)
  1. history
    Sense id: en-etan-nup-noun-JZqo75io Categories (other): History Disambiguation of History: 100 0 0 0
  2. tradition
    Sense id: en-etan-nup-noun-3E2JXD0A Categories (other): Nupe entries with incorrect language header, Nupe terms prefixed with e-, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Nupe entries with incorrect language header: 11 66 11 11 Disambiguation of Nupe terms prefixed with e-: 13 61 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 15 56 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 55 15 15
  3. lineage ; genealogy
    Sense id: en-etan-nup-noun-K6ee1Qx1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /e.tã́/ Forms: etán [canonical], etánzhì [plural]
Etymology: From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tán (“to pain”). Etymology templates: {{af|nup|e-|tán|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to pain}} e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tán (“to pain”) Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=etán}} etán, {{nup-pos|noun|etán}} etán, {{nup-noun|etán|etánzhì}} etán (plural etánzhì)
  1. pain
    Sense id: en-etan-nup-noun-XHjI5xYO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
{
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ìtàn"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ìtàn",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Yoruba ìtàn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ètàn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ètànzhì",
      "links": [
        [
          "ètànzhì",
          "etanzhi"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "ètàn"
      },
      "expansion": "ètàn",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ètàn"
      },
      "expansion": "ètàn",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ètàn",
        "2": "ètànzhì"
      },
      "expansion": "ètàn (plural ètànzhì)",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nup",
          "name": "History",
          "orig": "nup:History",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "history"
      ],
      "id": "en-etan-nup-noun-JZqo75io",
      "links": [
        [
          "history",
          "history"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 66 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nupe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 61 13 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nupe terms prefixed with e-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 56 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 14 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 55 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tradition"
      ],
      "id": "en-etan-nup-noun-3E2JXD0A",
      "links": [
        [
          "tradition",
          "tradition"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lineage ; genealogy"
      ],
      "id": "en-etan-nup-noun-K6ee1Qx1",
      "links": [
        [
          "lineage",
          "lineage"
        ],
        [
          "genealogy",
          "genealogy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.tã̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "etan"
}

{
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "e-",
        "3": "tán",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to pain"
      },
      "expansion": "e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tán (“to pain”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tán (“to pain”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "etán",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "etánzhì",
      "links": [
        [
          "etánzhì",
          "etanzhi"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "etán"
      },
      "expansion": "etán",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "etán"
      },
      "expansion": "etán",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "etán",
        "2": "etánzhì"
      },
      "expansion": "etán (plural etánzhì)",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pain"
      ],
      "id": "en-etan-nup-noun-XHjI5xYO",
      "links": [
        [
          "pain",
          "pain"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e.tã́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "etan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Nupe entries with incorrect language header",
    "Nupe lemmas",
    "Nupe nouns",
    "Nupe terms prefixed with e-",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nup:History"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ìtàn"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ìtàn",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Yoruba ìtàn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ètàn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ètànzhì",
      "links": [
        [
          "ètànzhì",
          "etanzhi"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "ètàn"
      },
      "expansion": "ètàn",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ètàn"
      },
      "expansion": "ètàn",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ètàn",
        "2": "ètànzhì"
      },
      "expansion": "ètàn (plural ètànzhì)",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "history"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "history",
          "history"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tradition"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tradition",
          "tradition"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lineage ; genealogy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lineage",
          "lineage"
        ],
        [
          "genealogy",
          "genealogy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.tã̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "etan"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Nupe entries with incorrect language header",
    "Nupe lemmas",
    "Nupe nouns",
    "Nupe terms prefixed with e-",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nup:History"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "e-",
        "3": "tán",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to pain"
      },
      "expansion": "e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tán (“to pain”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tán (“to pain”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "etán",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "etánzhì",
      "links": [
        [
          "etánzhì",
          "etanzhi"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "etán"
      },
      "expansion": "etán",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "etán"
      },
      "expansion": "etán",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "etán",
        "2": "etánzhì"
      },
      "expansion": "etán (plural etánzhì)",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pain",
          "pain"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e.tã́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "etan"
}

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