"ekiro" meaning in Tooro

See ekiro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ekíɾo/
Rhymes: -íɾo Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dó (“night”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ttj|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀dó||night|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dó (“night”), {{inh+|ttj|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀dó||night}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dó (“night”) Head templates: {{head|ttj|adverb}} ekiro
  1. nocturnally, at night Related terms: nyenkya (english: in the morning), ihangwe (english: at midday), rwebagyo (english: in the evening), itumbi (english: at midnight)
    Sense id: en-ekiro-ttj-adv-kpdyYmk4

Noun

IPA: /ekíɾo/ Forms: ekiro class 7 [canonical], ebiro class 8 [plural], augmentless biro [plural]
Rhymes: -íɾo Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dó (“night”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ttj|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀dó||night|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dó (“night”), {{inh+|ttj|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀dó||night}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dó (“night”) Head templates: {{head|ttj|noun|head=}} ekiro, {{ttj-noun|7|8}} ekiro class 7 (plural ebiro class 8, augmentless kiro, plural augmentless biro)
  1. (uncountable) night, nighttime Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ekiro-ttj-noun-dj8lZpvh Categories (other): Night Disambiguation of Night: 44 56 0
  2. (countable) day (24-hour period of time) Tags: countable Synonyms: izooba
    Sense id: en-ekiro-ttj-noun-XEDxsRgw Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Tooro entries with incorrect language header, Times of day Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 1 1 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 1 1 60 Disambiguation of Tooro entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 96 Disambiguation of Times of day: 2 8 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eky'ekiro (english: supper, dinner)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "supper, dinner",
      "translation": "supper, dinner",
      "word": "eky'ekiro"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kɪ̀dó"
    ]
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
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      "expansion": "Inherited",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dó (“night”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ekiro class 7",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebiro class 8",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "augmentless biro",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": ""
      },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "e",
        "ki",
        "ro"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tooro",
  "lang_code": "ttj",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      ],
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          "night"
        ],
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          "nighttime"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "52 1 1 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "39 1 1 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "1 2 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tooro entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "2 8 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ttj",
          "name": "Times of day",
          "orig": "ttj:Times of day",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Near-synonym: izooba"
        }
      ],
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        "day (24-hour period of time)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ekiro-ttj-noun-XEDxsRgw",
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        [
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          "day"
        ]
      ],
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        "(countable) day (24-hour period of time)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "izooba"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ekíɾo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-íɾo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekiro"
}

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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kɪ̀dó"
    ]
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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        "2": "bnt-pro",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "night"
      },
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "ttj",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "ekiro",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "e",
        "ki",
        "ro"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tooro",
  "lang_code": "ttj",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nyamusana"
        }
      ],
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        "nocturnally, at night"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "nocturnally",
          "nocturnally"
        ],
        [
          "at night",
          "at night"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "in the morning",
          "translation": "in the morning",
          "word": "nyenkya"
        },
        {
          "english": "at midday",
          "translation": "at midday",
          "word": "ihangwe"
        },
        {
          "english": "in the evening",
          "translation": "in the evening",
          "word": "rwebagyo"
        },
        {
          "english": "at midnight",
          "translation": "at midnight",
          "word": "itumbi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ekíɾo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-íɾo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekiro"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:Tooro/íɾo/3 syllables",
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    "Tooro class 7 nouns",
    "Tooro entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tooro lemmas",
    "Tooro nouns",
    "Tooro terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Tooro terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
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    "ttj:Times of day"
  ],
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      "english": "supper, dinner",
      "translation": "supper, dinner",
      "word": "eky'ekiro"
    }
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kɪ̀dó"
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        "tr": "",
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      "form": "ekiro class 7",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebiro class 8",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "augmentless biro",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "parts": [
        "e",
        "ki",
        "ro"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "ttj",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Tooro uncountable nouns"
      ],
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        "night, nighttime"
      ],
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        [
          "night",
          "night"
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          "nighttime"
        ]
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Near-synonym: izooba"
        }
      ],
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        "day (24-hour period of time)"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(countable) day (24-hour period of time)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "izooba"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ekíɾo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-íɾo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekiro"
}

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        "ts": ""
      },
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        "ro"
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  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "english": "in the morning",
      "translation": "in the morning",
      "word": "nyenkya"
    },
    {
      "english": "at midday",
      "translation": "at midday",
      "word": "ihangwe"
    },
    {
      "english": "in the evening",
      "translation": "in the evening",
      "word": "rwebagyo"
    },
    {
      "english": "at midnight",
      "translation": "at midnight",
      "word": "itumbi"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "word": "nyamusana"
        }
      ],
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        "nocturnally, at night"
      ],
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        [
          "nocturnally",
          "nocturnally"
        ],
        [
          "at night",
          "at night"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ekíɾo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-íɾo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekiro"
}

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