"Bẹnẹ" meaning in Yoruba

See Bẹnẹ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bɛ̀.nɛ̃̀/ Forms: Bẹ̀nẹ̀ [canonical]
Etymology: From French Bénin * The country derives its name from the Benin Empire, in Portuguese Benim, from Yoruba Ìbìní the exonym for the empire which according to folklore was derived from the name Ilẹ̀ Ìbínú (“Land of vexation”). Etymology templates: {{bor|yo|fr|Bénin}} French Bénin, {{der|yo|pt|Benim}} Portuguese Benim, {{der|yo|yo|Ìbìní}} Yoruba Ìbìní Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Bẹ̀nẹ̀|head2=}} Bẹ̀nẹ̀, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Bẹ̀nẹ̀}} Bẹ̀nẹ̀, {{yo-proper noun|Bẹ̀nẹ̀}} Bẹ̀nẹ̀
  1. Benin (a country in Africa) Wikipedia link: Benin Empire, yo:Benin Categories (place): Benin, Countries, Countries in Africa
    Sense id: en-Bẹnẹ-yo-name--DwU3-De Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header
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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "Bénin"
      },
      "expansion": "French Bénin",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "Benim"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese Benim",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "yo",
        "3": "Ìbìní"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba Ìbìní",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French Bénin\n* The country derives its name from the Benin Empire, in Portuguese Benim, from Yoruba Ìbìní the exonym for the empire which according to folklore was derived from the name Ilẹ̀ Ìbínú (“Land of vexation”).",
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        "canonical"
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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Bẹ̀nẹ̀",
        "head2": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Bẹ̀nẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Bẹ̀nẹ̀",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "Bẹ̀nẹ̀"
      },
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      "name": "yo-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "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": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Benin",
          "orig": "yo:Benin",
          "parents": [
            "Africa",
            "Earth",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Countries",
          "orig": "yo:Countries",
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            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
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            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Countries in Africa",
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            "Places",
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            "Polities",
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            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
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        }
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      ],
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        ],
        [
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          "Africa#English"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Benin Empire",
        "yo:Benin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛ̀.nɛ̃̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bẹnẹ"
}
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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "Bénin"
      },
      "expansion": "French Bénin",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "Benim"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese Benim",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "yo",
        "3": "Ìbìní"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba Ìbìní",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French Bénin\n* The country derives its name from the Benin Empire, in Portuguese Benim, from Yoruba Ìbìní the exonym for the empire which according to folklore was derived from the name Ilẹ̀ Ìbínú (“Land of vexation”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Bẹ̀nẹ̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Bẹ̀nẹ̀",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Bẹ̀nẹ̀",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Bẹ̀nẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Bẹ̀nẹ̀",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Bẹ̀nẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Bẹ̀nẹ̀",
      "name": "yo-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba proper nouns",
        "Yoruba terms borrowed from French",
        "Yoruba terms derived from French",
        "yo:Benin",
        "yo:Countries",
        "yo:Countries in Africa"
      ],
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        "Benin (a country in Africa)"
      ],
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        [
          "Benin",
          "Benin#English"
        ],
        [
          "Africa",
          "Africa#English"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Benin Empire",
        "yo:Benin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛ̀.nɛ̃̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bẹnẹ"
}

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