"weyn" meaning in Somali

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Adjective

IPA: [weːn] Forms: waaweyn [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Somaloid *wein, Proto-Cushitic *wayn- (“to grow; to become”). Cognate with Maay wiin, Garre wiin, Aweer wii, Rendille wen, Jiiddu wuné, Yaaku -ein, Awngi ዋኒ (wanni), Beja win. Etymology templates: {{inh|so|cus-som-pro|*wein}} Proto-Somaloid *wein, {{inh|so|cus-pro|*wayn-|t=to grow; to become}} Proto-Cushitic *wayn- (“to grow; to become”), {{cog|ymm|wiin}} Maay wiin, {{cog|gex|wiin}} Garre wiin, {{cog|bob|wii}} Aweer wii, {{cog|rel|wen}} Rendille wen, {{cog|jii|wuné}} Jiiddu wuné, {{cog|muu|-ein}} Yaaku -ein, {{cog|awn|ዋኒ|tr=wanni}} Awngi ዋኒ (wanni), {{cog|bej|win}} Beja win Head templates: {{head|so|adjective|plural|waaweyn}} weyn (plural waaweyn)
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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "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": "ymm",
        "2": "wiin"
      },
      "expansion": "Maay wiin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gex",
        "2": "wiin"
      },
      "expansion": "Garre wiin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bob",
        "2": "wii"
      },
      "expansion": "Aweer wii",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "wen"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille wen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "wuné"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu wuné",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "muu",
        "2": "-ein"
      },
      "expansion": "Yaaku -ein",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "awn",
        "2": "ዋኒ",
        "tr": "wanni"
      },
      "expansion": "Awngi ዋኒ (wanni)",
      "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 Maay wiin, Garre wiin, Aweer wii, Rendille wen, Jiiddu wuné, Yaaku -ein, Awngi ዋኒ (wanni), Beja win.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waaweyn",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "waaweyn"
      },
      "expansion": "weyn (plural waaweyn)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "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"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yaaku terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "big"
      ],
      "id": "en-weyn-so-adj-KiH-bVkq",
      "links": [
        [
          "big",
          "big"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[weːn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weyn"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "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": "ymm",
        "2": "wiin"
      },
      "expansion": "Maay wiin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gex",
        "2": "wiin"
      },
      "expansion": "Garre wiin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bob",
        "2": "wii"
      },
      "expansion": "Aweer wii",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "wen"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille wen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "wuné"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu wuné",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "muu",
        "2": "-ein"
      },
      "expansion": "Yaaku -ein",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "awn",
        "2": "ዋኒ",
        "tr": "wanni"
      },
      "expansion": "Awngi ዋኒ (wanni)",
      "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 Maay wiin, Garre wiin, Aweer wii, Rendille wen, Jiiddu wuné, Yaaku -ein, Awngi ዋኒ (wanni), Beja win.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waaweyn",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "waaweyn"
      },
      "expansion": "weyn (plural waaweyn)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "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",
        "Yaaku terms in nonstandard scripts"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "big"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "big",
          "big"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[weːn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weyn"
}

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