See Oke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "From òkè (“mountain”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "Òkè",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "proper noun",
"head": "Òkè",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "Òkè",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "proper noun",
"2": "Òkè"
},
"expansion": "Òkè",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "Òkè"
},
"expansion": "Òkè",
"name": "yo-prop"
}
],
"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 35 32 20",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 32 33 22",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "33 28 26 13",
"kind": "other",
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"orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
"parents": [],
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}
],
"glosses": [
"The orisha of mountains and hills."
],
"id": "en-Oke-yo-name-37JvBB6b",
"links": [
[
"orisha",
"orisha"
],
[
"mountains",
"mountains"
],
[
"hills",
"hills"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Òrìṣà-òkè"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "9 41 38 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "13 35 32 20",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 32 33 22",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "33 28 26 13",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "yo",
"name": "Yoruba religion",
"orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "They may be further specified by the mountain they are associated with (ex. Òkè Olúmọ for the deity believed to inhabit the Olúmọ rock."
},
{
"text": "Orisha associated with specific locations include Òkè Olúmọ, Òkè Ìdànrè, Òkèmelú, and Òkè Ìbàdàn"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A general name for any orisha or deity that is believed to inhabit mountains, hills, or large rocks."
],
"id": "en-Oke-yo-name-vuuWfZF7",
"links": [
[
"orisha",
"orisha"
],
[
"deity",
"deity"
],
[
"mountains",
"mountains"
],
[
"hills",
"hills"
],
[
"rocks",
"rocks"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Òrìṣà-òkè"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "9 41 38 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "13 35 32 20",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 32 33 22",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "33 28 26 13",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "yo",
"name": "Yoruba religion",
"orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A prefix of a name given to worshippers of the orisha of mountains, a shortening of such a name (ex. Òkétáyọ̀)"
],
"id": "en-Oke-yo-name-msmQSXkw",
"links": [
[
"prefix",
"prefix"
],
[
"name",
"name"
],
[
"shortening",
"shortening"
],
[
"Òkétáyọ̀",
"Oketayọ#Yoruba"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba female given names",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba given names",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba male given names",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba unisex given names",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "9 41 38 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "13 35 32 20",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 32 33 22",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "33 28 26 13",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "yo",
"name": "Yoruba religion",
"orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "13 25 23 39",
"word": "Òkéfẹ́mi"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 25 23 39",
"word": "Òkégbọlá"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 25 23 39",
"word": "Òképọ́nmilé"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 25 23 39",
"word": "Òkétáyọ̀"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 25 23 39",
"word": "Òkéwùnmí"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "It is given to a child who is believed to have come to life through the power of the odù Ifá chapter Ìrẹtẹ̀ Àáyá (Ìrẹtẹ̀-Ògùndá)."
}
],
"glosses": [
"a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá"
],
"id": "en-Oke-yo-name-W3gOEbqF",
"links": [
[
"given name",
"given name"
],
[
"orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá",
"orukọ amutọrunwa#Yoruba"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ò.kè/"
}
],
"word": "Oke"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba proper nouns",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
"yo:Yoruba religion"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "Òkéfẹ́mi"
},
{
"word": "Òkégbọlá"
},
{
"word": "Òképọ́nmilé"
},
{
"word": "Òkétáyọ̀"
},
{
"word": "Òkéwùnmí"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From òkè (“mountain”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "Òkè",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "proper noun",
"head": "Òkè",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "Òkè",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "proper noun",
"2": "Òkè"
},
"expansion": "Òkè",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "Òkè"
},
"expansion": "Òkè",
"name": "yo-prop"
}
],
"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"The orisha of mountains and hills."
],
"links": [
[
"orisha",
"orisha"
],
[
"mountains",
"mountains"
],
[
"hills",
"hills"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Òrìṣà-òkè"
}
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "They may be further specified by the mountain they are associated with (ex. Òkè Olúmọ for the deity believed to inhabit the Olúmọ rock."
},
{
"text": "Orisha associated with specific locations include Òkè Olúmọ, Òkè Ìdànrè, Òkèmelú, and Òkè Ìbàdàn"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A general name for any orisha or deity that is believed to inhabit mountains, hills, or large rocks."
],
"links": [
[
"orisha",
"orisha"
],
[
"deity",
"deity"
],
[
"mountains",
"mountains"
],
[
"hills",
"hills"
],
[
"rocks",
"rocks"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Òrìṣà-òkè"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A prefix of a name given to worshippers of the orisha of mountains, a shortening of such a name (ex. Òkétáyọ̀)"
],
"links": [
[
"prefix",
"prefix"
],
[
"name",
"name"
],
[
"shortening",
"shortening"
],
[
"Òkétáyọ̀",
"Oketayọ#Yoruba"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Yoruba female given names",
"Yoruba given names",
"Yoruba male given names",
"Yoruba unisex given names"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "It is given to a child who is believed to have come to life through the power of the odù Ifá chapter Ìrẹtẹ̀ Àáyá (Ìrẹtẹ̀-Ògùndá)."
}
],
"glosses": [
"a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá"
],
"links": [
[
"given name",
"given name"
],
[
"orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá",
"orukọ amutọrunwa#Yoruba"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ò.kè/"
}
],
"word": "Oke"
}
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