Aṣamu in Yoruba

IPA: /à.ʃà.mṹ/ Forms: Àṣàmú [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: à (“one who”) + ṣà (“to select, to choose”) + mú (“to pick”), "The one we specially chose." Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|à|ṣà|mú|t1=one who|t2=to select, to choose|t3=to pick}} à (“one who”) + ṣà (“to select, to choose”) + mú (“to pick”) Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Àṣàmú|head2=}} Àṣàmú, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Àṣàmú}} Àṣàmú, {{yo-prop|Àṣàmú}} Àṣàmú

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    }
  ],
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}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "à",
        "3": "ṣà",
        "4": "mú",
        "t1": "one who",
        "t2": "to select, to choose",
        "t3": "to pick"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "à (“one who”) + ṣà (“to select, to choose”) + mú (“to pick”), \"The one we specially chose.\"",
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
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        "head2": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      },
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    }
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        "Yoruba oriki names",
        "Yoruba proper nouns",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yoruba unisex given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A unisex oríkì name, meaning \"The one we specially chose\"."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/à.ʃà.mṹ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Aṣamu"
}

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"Aṣamu" meaning in Yoruba

Proper name