"ẹpa" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ɛ̀.k͡pà/ Forms: ẹ̀pà [canonical]
Etymology: Cognate with Igbo ọ̀kpà, Igala ọ̀kpà, likely originally referring to the Bambara groundnut Etymology templates: {{cog|ig|ọ̀kpà}} Igbo ọ̀kpà, {{cog|igl|ọ̀kpà}} Igala ọ̀kpà Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ẹ̀pà|head2=}} ẹ̀pà, {{yo-pos|noun|ẹ̀pà|}} ẹ̀pà, {{yo-noun|ẹ̀pà}} ẹ̀pà
  1. Bambara groundnut Categories (topical): Weapons Categories (lifeform): Legumes, Nuts Synonyms: ẹ̀pà ròro
    Sense id: en-ẹpa-yo-noun-r9TSOy~n Disambiguation of Weapons: 90 8 2 Disambiguation of Legumes: 86 12 2 Disambiguation of Nuts: 85 13 2 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 3 1 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 1
  2. peanut, groundnut Synonyms: ọ̀yẹ̀yẹ̀, ẹ̀pẹ̀yọ̀
    Sense id: en-ẹpa-yo-noun-Y11qYkR9
  3. (slang, euphemistic) bullet Tags: euphemistic, slang Synonyms: ọta, àhàyá
    Sense id: en-ẹpa-yo-noun-7RLrIAAP Categories (other): Yoruba euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ẹlẹ́pà
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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ẹlẹ́pà"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ig",
        "2": "ọ̀kpà"
      },
      "expansion": "Igbo ọ̀kpà",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "ọ̀kpà"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala ọ̀kpà",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Igbo ọ̀kpà, Igala ọ̀kpà, likely originally referring to the Bambara groundnut",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "ẹ̀pà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ẹ̀pà",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹ̀pà",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ẹ̀pà",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹ̀pà",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "95 4 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 3 1",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "97 3 1",
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          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 12 2",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Legumes",
          "orig": "yo:Legumes",
          "parents": [
            "Fabales order plants",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 13 2",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Nuts",
          "orig": "yo:Nuts",
          "parents": [
            "Foods",
            "Plants",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 8 2",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Weapons",
          "orig": "yo:Weapons",
          "parents": [
            "Hunting",
            "Military",
            "Tools",
            "Human activity",
            "Society",
            "Technology",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "Bambara groundnut"
      ],
      "id": "en-ẹpa-yo-noun-r9TSOy~n",
      "links": [
        [
          "Bambara groundnut",
          "Bambara groundnut"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ẹ̀pà ròro"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "peanut, groundnut"
      ],
      "id": "en-ẹpa-yo-noun-Y11qYkR9",
      "links": [
        [
          "peanut",
          "peanut"
        ],
        [
          "groundnut",
          "groundnut"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ọ̀yẹ̀yẹ̀"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹ̀pẹ̀yọ̀"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Yoruba euphemisms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bullet"
      ],
      "id": "en-ẹpa-yo-noun-7RLrIAAP",
      "links": [
        [
          "bullet",
          "bullet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, euphemistic) bullet"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ọta"
        },
        {
          "word": "àhàyá"
        }
      ],
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        "euphemistic",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̀.k͡pà/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Bambara groundnut"
  ],
  "word": "ẹpa"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "yo:Legumes",
    "yo:Nuts",
    "yo:Weapons"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "ẹlẹ́pà"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Igbo ọ̀kpà, Igala ọ̀kpà, likely originally referring to the Bambara groundnut",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ẹ̀pà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
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        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹ̀pà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ẹ̀pà",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ẹ̀pà",
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    },
    {
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        "1": "ẹ̀pà"
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "Bambara groundnut"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Bambara groundnut",
          "Bambara groundnut"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ẹ̀pà ròro"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "peanut, groundnut"
      ],
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        [
          "peanut",
          "peanut"
        ],
        [
          "groundnut",
          "groundnut"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ọ̀yẹ̀yẹ̀"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹ̀pẹ̀yọ̀"
        }
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        [
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          "bullet"
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        "(slang, euphemistic) bullet"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ọta"
        },
        {
          "word": "àhàyá"
        }
      ],
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        "euphemistic",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̀.k͡pà/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Bambara groundnut"
  ],
  "word": "ẹpa"
}

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