"Oni" meaning in Yoruba

See Oni in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ò.nĩ́/ Forms: Òní [canonical]
Etymology: From òní (“today”) Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Òní|head2=}} Òní, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Òní}} Òní, {{yo-prop|Òní}} Òní
  1. a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to a child who cries incessantly Categories (topical): Yoruba female given names, Yoruba given names, Yoruba male given names, Yoruba unisex given names Coordinate_terms: Ọ̀la, Ọ̀túnla
    Sense id: en-Oni-yo-name-gfzTXdhh Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header
{
  "etymology_text": "From òní (“today”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Òní",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Òní",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Òní",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Òní"
      },
      "expansion": "Òní",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Òní"
      },
      "expansion": "Òní",
      "name": "yo-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "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": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Yoruba female given names",
          "parents": [
            "Female given names",
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Yoruba given names",
          "parents": [
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Yoruba male given names",
          "parents": [
            "Male given names",
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Yoruba unisex given names",
          "parents": [
            "Unisex given names",
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "Ọ̀la"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ọ̀túnla"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to a child who cries incessantly"
      ],
      "id": "en-Oni-yo-name-gfzTXdhh",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá",
          "orukọ amutọrunwa#Yoruba"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ],
        [
          "cries",
          "cries"
        ],
        [
          "incessantly",
          "incessantly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ò.nĩ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Oni"
}
{
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "word": "Ọ̀la"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ọ̀túnla"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From òní (“today”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Òní",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Òní",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Òní",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Òní"
      },
      "expansion": "Òní",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Òní"
      },
      "expansion": "Òní",
      "name": "yo-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba female given names",
        "Yoruba given names",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba male given names",
        "Yoruba proper nouns",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yoruba unisex given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to a child who cries incessantly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá",
          "orukọ amutọrunwa#Yoruba"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ],
        [
          "cries",
          "cries"
        ],
        [
          "incessantly",
          "incessantly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ò.nĩ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Oni"
}

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