"ẹn" meaning in Yoruba

See ẹn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ɛ̃̀/ Forms: ẹ̀n [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|interjection|head=ẹ̀n|head2=}} ẹ̀n, {{yo-pos|interjection|ẹ̀n}} ẹ̀n
  1. (non-polite, used with people younger than you) Used to answer to one's name.
    Sense id: en-ẹn-yo-intj-OLEtangq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 98 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /ɛ̃̄/
Head templates: {{head|yo|interjection|head=ẹn|head2=}} ẹn, {{yo-pos|interjection|ẹn}} ẹn
  1. (colloquial) yes (when asked a question) Tags: colloquial Synonyms: bẹ́ẹ̀ ni [polite], hẹn Derived forms: ẹn-ẹn, ẹ̀n-ẹ́n-ẹ̀n
    Sense id: en-ẹn-yo-intj-yElzojl0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ẹ̀n",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
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        "head2": ""
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      "name": "head"
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      },
      "expansion": "ẹ̀n",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Professor Afolabi! — Yes?",
          "text": "Ọ̀jọ̀gbọ́n Afọlábí! — Ẹ̀n?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to answer to one's name."
      ],
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        "(non-polite, used with people younger than you) Used to answer to one's name."
      ],
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        "used with people younger than you"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̃̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ẹn"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
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        "head": "ẹn",
        "head2": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ẹn"
      },
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    }
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        {
          "word": "ẹn-ẹn"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹ̀n-ẹ́n-ẹ̀n"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Did you go to the market yesterday? — Yes, I did.",
          "text": "Ǹjó'o lọ s'ọ́jà lánàá? — Ẹn, mo lọ o.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "yes (when asked a question)"
      ],
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        "(colloquial) yes (when asked a question)"
      ],
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        {
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            "polite"
          ],
          "word": "bẹ́ẹ̀ ni"
        },
        {
          "word": "hẹn"
        }
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̃̄/"
    }
  ],
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    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter"
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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        {
          "english": "Professor Afolabi! — Yes?",
          "text": "Ọ̀jọ̀gbọ́n Afọlábí! — Ẹ̀n?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to answer to one's name."
      ],
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        "(non-polite, used with people younger than you) Used to answer to one's name."
      ],
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        "used with people younger than you"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̃̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ẹn"
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    "Yoruba lemmas",
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    "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ẹn-ẹn"
    },
    {
      "word": "ẹ̀n-ẹ́n-ẹ̀n"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "ẹn",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹn",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection",
        "2": "ẹn"
      },
      "expansion": "ẹn",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    }
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Did you go to the market yesterday? — Yes, I did.",
          "text": "Ǹjó'o lọ s'ọ́jà lánàá? — Ẹn, mo lọ o.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "yes (when asked a question)"
      ],
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        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) yes (when asked a question)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "polite"
          ],
          "word": "bẹ́ẹ̀ ni"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̃̄/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hẹn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ẹn"
}

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