ọkaṣa in Yoruba

IPA: /ɔ̀.kà.ʃà/ Forms: ọ̀kàṣà [canonical], àkàṣà [alternative], alákàṣà [alternative], ọlọ́kàṣà [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From ọ̀- + kàṣà Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ọ̀-|kàṣà}} ọ̀- + kàṣà Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ọ̀kàṣà|head2=}} ọ̀kàṣà, {{yo-pos|noun|ọ̀kàṣà|}} ọ̀kàṣà, {{yo-noun|ọ̀kàṣà}} ọ̀kàṣà

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ọ̀-",
        "3": "kàṣà"
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀- + kàṣà",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ọ̀- + kàṣà",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ọ̀kàṣà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àkàṣà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alákàṣà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ọlọ́kàṣà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ọ̀kàṣà",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀kàṣà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ọ̀kàṣà",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀kàṣà",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ọ̀kàṣà"
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀kàṣà",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with ọ-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Crustaceans",
          "orig": "yo:Crustaceans",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "lobsterman",
          "word": "ọlọ́kàṣà"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "crayfish, lobster"
      ],
      "id": "en-ọkaṣa-yo-noun-VpwZT8O6",
      "links": [
        [
          "crayfish",
          "crayfish"
        ],
        [
          "lobster",
          "lobster"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "edé"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔ̀.kà.ʃà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ọkaṣa"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "lobsterman",
      "word": "ọlọ́kàṣà"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ọ̀-",
        "3": "kàṣà"
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀- + kàṣà",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ọ̀- + kàṣà",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ọ̀kàṣà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àkàṣà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alákàṣà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ọlọ́kàṣà",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ọ̀kàṣà",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀kàṣà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ọ̀kàṣà",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀kàṣà",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ọ̀kàṣà"
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀kàṣà",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba nouns",
        "Yoruba terms prefixed with ọ-",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "yo:Crustaceans"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "crayfish, lobster"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crayfish",
          "crayfish"
        ],
        [
          "lobster",
          "lobster"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "edé"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔ̀.kà.ʃà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ọkaṣa"
}

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"ọkaṣa" meaning in Yoruba

Noun