"ọtẹlẹmuyẹ" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ɔ̀.tɛ̄.lɛ̀.mṹ.jɛ́/ Forms: ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́ [canonical]
Etymology: From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ̀ (“to step”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”) + múyẹ́ (“quietly, gently”), literally “One who walks around quietly (while investigating)”. Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ọ̀-|tẹ̀|ilẹ̀|múyẹ́|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=One who walks around quietly (while investigating)|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to step|t3=land|t4=quietly, gently}} ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ̀ (“to step”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”) + múyẹ́ (“quietly, gently”), literally “One who walks around quietly (while investigating)” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́|head2=}} ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́, {{yo-pos|noun|ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́|}} ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́, {{yo-noun|ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́}} ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́
  1. (literally) one who tip-toes Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-ọtẹlẹmuyẹ-yo-noun-JZBGw6LP
  2. (idiomatic) police detective, investigator Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ọtẹlẹmuyẹ-yo-noun-SPX1jrIA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with ọ- (nominalizing prefix), Occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with ọ- (nominalizing prefix): 20 80 Disambiguation of Occupations: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ìwé-ìtàn-àròsọ ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́ (english: detective novel, fiction), iṣẹ́ ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́ (english: detective work)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "detective novel, fiction",
      "word": "ìwé-ìtàn-àròsọ ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "detective work",
      "word": "iṣẹ́ ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ọ̀-",
        "3": "tẹ̀",
        "4": "ilẹ̀",
        "5": "múyẹ́",
        "id1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "lit": "One who walks around quietly (while investigating)",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to step",
        "t3": "land",
        "t4": "quietly, gently"
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ̀ (“to step”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”) + múyẹ́ (“quietly, gently”), literally “One who walks around quietly (while investigating)”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ̀ (“to step”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”) + múyẹ́ (“quietly, gently”), literally “One who walks around quietly (while investigating)”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́"
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one who tip-toes"
      ],
      "id": "en-ọtẹlẹmuyẹ-yo-noun-JZBGw6LP",
      "links": [
        [
          "tip-toes",
          "tip-toes"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) one who tip-toes"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with ọ- (nominalizing prefix)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "yo:Occupations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "police detective, investigator"
      ],
      "id": "en-ọtẹlẹmuyẹ-yo-noun-SPX1jrIA",
      "links": [
        [
          "police",
          "police"
        ],
        [
          "detective",
          "detective"
        ],
        [
          "investigator",
          "investigator"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) police detective, investigator"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔ̀.tɛ̄.lɛ̀.mṹ.jɛ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ọtẹlẹmuyẹ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba compound terms",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms prefixed with ọ- (nominalizing prefix)",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "yo:Occupations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "detective novel, fiction",
      "word": "ìwé-ìtàn-àròsọ ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́"
    },
    {
      "english": "detective work",
      "word": "iṣẹ́ ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ọ̀-",
        "3": "tẹ̀",
        "4": "ilẹ̀",
        "5": "múyẹ́",
        "id1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "lit": "One who walks around quietly (while investigating)",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to step",
        "t3": "land",
        "t4": "quietly, gently"
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ̀ (“to step”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”) + múyẹ́ (“quietly, gently”), literally “One who walks around quietly (while investigating)”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ọ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ̀ (“to step”) + ilẹ̀ (“land”) + múyẹ́ (“quietly, gently”), literally “One who walks around quietly (while investigating)”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́"
      },
      "expansion": "ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one who tip-toes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tip-toes",
          "tip-toes"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) one who tip-toes"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "police detective, investigator"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "police",
          "police"
        ],
        [
          "detective",
          "detective"
        ],
        [
          "investigator",
          "investigator"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) police detective, investigator"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔ̀.tɛ̄.lɛ̀.mṹ.jɛ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ọtẹlẹmuyẹ"
}

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