"caaro" meaning in Somali

See caaro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʕɑ̀ːˈrɔ́/, [ʡ͜ʢɑ̀ːˈɾɔ́] Forms: caaró [canonical, feminine], caarooyin [plural], caarada [definite]
Etymology: Unknown. Cognate with Jiiddu aaré, Oromo aaroo, Afar qaro. Compare also Rendille -h'ar- in binah'arto (“spider”). Etymology templates: {{unk|so}} Unknown, {{cog|jii|aaré}} Jiiddu aaré, {{cog|om|aaroo}} Oromo aaroo, {{cog|aa|qaro}} Afar qaro, {{m+|rel||-h'ar-}} Rendille -h'ar- Head templates: {{head|so|noun|plural|caarooyin|definite|caarada|g=f|head=caaró}} caaró f (plural caarooyin, definite caarada)
  1. spider
    Sense id: en-caaro-so-noun-m~oLUKkO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Somali entries with incorrect language header
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "aaré"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu aaré",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "aaroo"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo aaroo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "qaro"
      },
      "expansion": "Afar qaro",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-h'ar-"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille -h'ar-",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Cognate with Jiiddu aaré, Oromo aaroo, Afar qaro. Compare also Rendille -h'ar- in binah'arto (“spider”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caaró",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caarooyin",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caarada",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "caarooyin",
        "5": "definite",
        "6": "caarada",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "caaró"
      },
      "expansion": "caaró f (plural caarooyin, definite caarada)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spider"
      ],
      "id": "en-caaro-so-noun-m~oLUKkO",
      "links": [
        [
          "spider",
          "spider"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʕɑ̀ːˈrɔ́/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʡ͜ʢɑ̀ːˈɾɔ́]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caaro"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "aaré"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu aaré",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "aaroo"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo aaroo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "qaro"
      },
      "expansion": "Afar qaro",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-h'ar-"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille -h'ar-",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Cognate with Jiiddu aaré, Oromo aaroo, Afar qaro. Compare also Rendille -h'ar- in binah'arto (“spider”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caaró",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caarooyin",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caarada",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "caarooyin",
        "5": "definite",
        "6": "caarada",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "caaró"
      },
      "expansion": "caaró f (plural caarooyin, definite caarada)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
        "Somali feminine nouns",
        "Somali lemmas",
        "Somali nouns",
        "Somali terms with unknown etymologies"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spider"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spider",
          "spider"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʕɑ̀ːˈrɔ́/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʡ͜ʢɑ̀ːˈɾɔ́]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caaro"
}

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