"ṣọkọ" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /ʃɔ̄.kɔ̄/
Etymology: From ṣe (“to be, to do”) + ọkọ (“husband”) Etymology templates: {{com|yo|ṣe|ọkọ|t1=to be, to do|t2=husband}} ṣe (“to be, to do”) + ọkọ (“husband”) Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=ṣọkọ|head2=}} ṣọkọ, {{yo-pos|verb|ṣọkọ}} ṣọkọ, {{yo-verb|ṣọkọ}} ṣọkọ
  1. (literally) to be a husband, to be someone's husband Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-ṣọkọ-yo-verb-zWOdmVq-
  2. (idiomatic, somewhat derogatory) to rule over or dominate a group of people or territory Tags: derogatory, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ṣọkọ-yo-verb-9awO-C8e Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ṣe",
        "3": "ọkọ",
        "t1": "to be, to do",
        "t2": "husband"
      },
      "expansion": "ṣe (“to be, to do”) + ọkọ (“husband”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ṣe (“to be, to do”) + ọkọ (“husband”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "ṣọkọ",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ṣọkọ",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "ṣọkọ"
      },
      "expansion": "ṣọkọ",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ṣọkọ"
      },
      "expansion": "ṣọkọ",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be a husband, to be someone's husband"
      ],
      "id": "en-ṣọkọ-yo-verb-zWOdmVq-",
      "links": [
        [
          "husband",
          "husband"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) to be a husband, to be someone's husband"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 67",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(praise poetry of a king or warrior)",
          "roman": "He ruled over Ekiti and ruled over the Akoko",
          "text": "Ó ṣọkọ Èkìtì ṣọkọ Àkókó",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Ó fi okó ṣọkọ Ẹ̀gbá, à á fi òbò ṣọkọ rẹ\nYou used your manhood to rule over the Ẹgba people, we will now use our womanhood to dominate you\n(From a 1940s Anti-tax protest song against the Aláké)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to rule over or dominate a group of people or territory"
      ],
      "id": "en-ṣọkọ-yo-verb-9awO-C8e",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "over",
          "over"
        ],
        [
          "dominate",
          "dominate"
        ],
        [
          "group",
          "group"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "territory",
          "territory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, somewhat derogatory) to rule over or dominate a group of people or territory"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɔ̄.kɔ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ṣọkọ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Yoruba compound terms",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Yoruba verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ṣe",
        "3": "ọkọ",
        "t1": "to be, to do",
        "t2": "husband"
      },
      "expansion": "ṣe (“to be, to do”) + ọkọ (“husband”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ṣe (“to be, to do”) + ọkọ (“husband”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "ṣọkọ",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ṣọkọ",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "ṣọkọ"
      },
      "expansion": "ṣọkọ",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ṣọkọ"
      },
      "expansion": "ṣọkọ",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be a husband, to be someone's husband"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "husband",
          "husband"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) to be a husband, to be someone's husband"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba derogatory terms",
        "Yoruba idioms",
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(praise poetry of a king or warrior)",
          "roman": "He ruled over Ekiti and ruled over the Akoko",
          "text": "Ó ṣọkọ Èkìtì ṣọkọ Àkókó",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Ó fi okó ṣọkọ Ẹ̀gbá, à á fi òbò ṣọkọ rẹ\nYou used your manhood to rule over the Ẹgba people, we will now use our womanhood to dominate you\n(From a 1940s Anti-tax protest song against the Aláké)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to rule over or dominate a group of people or territory"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "over",
          "over"
        ],
        [
          "dominate",
          "dominate"
        ],
        [
          "group",
          "group"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "territory",
          "territory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, somewhat derogatory) to rule over or dominate a group of people or territory"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɔ̄.kɔ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ṣọkọ"
}

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