"lemu" meaning in Nupe

See lemu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lè.mṹ/ Forms: lèmú [canonical], lèmúzhì [plural]
Etymology: From Hausa lḕmō, ultimately from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn). Etymology templates: {{bor|nup|ha|lḕmō}} Hausa lḕmō, {{der|nup|ar|لَيْمُون}} Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=lèmú}} lèmú, {{nup-pos|noun|lèmú}} lèmú, {{nup-noun|lèmú|lèmúzhì}} lèmú (plural lèmúzhì)
  1. orange
    Sense id: en-lemu-nup-noun-G0yRM9pz Categories (other): Nupe entries with incorrect language header, Foods, Fruits Disambiguation of Nupe entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Foods: 50 50 Disambiguation of Fruits: 68 32
  2. lime
    Sense id: en-lemu-nup-noun-77qoy~~8 Categories (other): Nupe entries with incorrect language header, Foods Disambiguation of Nupe entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Foods: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lèmúkó (english: grapefruit)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "grapefruit",
      "translation": "grapefruit",
      "word": "lèmúkó"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "ha",
        "3": "lḕmō"
      },
      "expansion": "Hausa lḕmō",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "لَيْمُون"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hausa lḕmō, ultimately from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lèmú",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lèmúzhì",
      "links": [
        [
          "lèmúzhì",
          "lemuzhi"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "lèmú"
      },
      "expansion": "lèmú",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "lèmú"
      },
      "expansion": "lèmú",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lèmú",
        "2": "lèmúzhì"
      },
      "expansion": "lèmú (plural lèmúzhì)",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nupe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nup",
          "name": "Foods",
          "orig": "nup:Foods",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nup",
          "name": "Fruits",
          "orig": "nup:Fruits",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "orange"
      ],
      "id": "en-lemu-nup-noun-G0yRM9pz",
      "links": [
        [
          "orange",
          "orange"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nupe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nup",
          "name": "Foods",
          "orig": "nup:Foods",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lime"
      ],
      "id": "en-lemu-nup-noun-77qoy~~8",
      "links": [
        [
          "lime",
          "lime"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lè.mṹ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lemu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Nupe entries with incorrect language header",
    "Nupe lemmas",
    "Nupe nouns",
    "Nupe terms borrowed from Hausa",
    "Nupe terms derived from Arabic",
    "Nupe terms derived from Hausa",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nup:Foods",
    "nup:Fruits"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "grapefruit",
      "translation": "grapefruit",
      "word": "lèmúkó"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "ha",
        "3": "lḕmō"
      },
      "expansion": "Hausa lḕmō",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "لَيْمُون"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hausa lḕmō, ultimately from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lèmú",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lèmúzhì",
      "links": [
        [
          "lèmúzhì",
          "lemuzhi"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nup",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "lèmú"
      },
      "expansion": "lèmú",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "lèmú"
      },
      "expansion": "lèmú",
      "name": "nup-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lèmú",
        "2": "lèmúzhì"
      },
      "expansion": "lèmú (plural lèmúzhì)",
      "name": "nup-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nupe",
  "lang_code": "nup",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "orange"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "orange",
          "orange"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lime"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lime",
          "lime"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lè.mṹ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lemu"
}

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