See weyn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"args": {
"1": "so",
"2": "cus-som-pro",
"3": "*wein-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Somaloid *wein-",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "so",
"2": "cus-pro",
"3": "*wayn-",
"t": "to grow; to become"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Cushitic *wayn- (“to grow; to become”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "jii",
"2": "wuni"
},
"expansion": "Jiiddu wuni",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "rel",
"2": "wen"
},
"expansion": "Rendille wen",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bob",
"2": "wii"
},
"expansion": "Aweer wii",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bej",
"2": "win"
},
"expansion": "Beja win",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Somaloid *wein-, Proto-Cushitic *wayn- (“to grow; to become”).\nCognate with Jiiddu wuni, Rendille wen, Aweer wii, Beja win.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "waaweyn",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "so",
"2": "adjective",
"3": "plural",
"4": "waaweyn"
},
"expansion": "weyn (plural waaweyn)",
"name": "head"
}
],
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"lang_code": "so",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"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": [
"big"
],
"id": "en-weyn-so-adj-KiH-bVkq",
"links": [
[
"big",
"big"
]
]
}
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{
"ipa": "/weːn/",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/wiːn/",
"note": "Garre"
},
{
"ipa": "/wiːn/",
"note": "Maay"
}
],
"word": "weyn"
}
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"1": "so",
"2": "cus-som-pro",
"3": "*wein-"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "so",
"2": "cus-pro",
"3": "*wayn-",
"t": "to grow; to become"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Cushitic *wayn- (“to grow; to become”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "jii",
"2": "wuni"
},
"expansion": "Jiiddu wuni",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "rel",
"2": "wen"
},
"expansion": "Rendille wen",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bob",
"2": "wii"
},
"expansion": "Aweer wii",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bej",
"2": "win"
},
"expansion": "Beja win",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Somaloid *wein-, Proto-Cushitic *wayn- (“to grow; to become”).\nCognate with Jiiddu wuni, Rendille wen, Aweer wii, Beja win.",
"forms": [
{
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "so",
"2": "adjective",
"3": "plural",
"4": "waaweyn"
},
"expansion": "weyn (plural waaweyn)",
"name": "head"
}
],
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"lang_code": "so",
"pos": "adj",
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"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Somali adjectives",
"Somali entries with incorrect language header",
"Somali lemmas",
"Somali terms derived from Proto-Cushitic",
"Somali terms derived from Proto-Somaloid",
"Somali terms inherited from Proto-Cushitic",
"Somali terms inherited from Proto-Somaloid"
],
"glosses": [
"big"
],
"links": [
[
"big",
"big"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/weːn/",
"tags": [
"Standard"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/wiːn/",
"note": "Garre"
},
{
"ipa": "/wiːn/",
"note": "Maay"
}
],
"word": "weyn"
}
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Somali dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-08-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-08-02 using wiktextract (a681f8a and 3c020d2). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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