"Pọsii" meaning in Yoruba

See Pọsii in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /k͡pɔ̀.síī/ Forms: Pọ̀síi [canonical]
Etymology: From pọ̀ sí i (“to augment; to increase”). Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Pọ̀síi|head2=}} Pọ̀síi, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Pọ̀síi}} Pọ̀síi, {{yo-prop|Pọ̀síi}} Pọ̀síi
  1. a unisex given name meaning “to increase”, it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Ayọ̀mipọ̀síi Categories (topical): Yoruba female given names, Yoruba given names, Yoruba male given names, Yoruba unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Pọsii-yo-name-1QOYtyUP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_text": "From pọ̀ sí i (“to augment; to increase”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Pọ̀síi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Pọ̀síi",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Pọ̀síi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Pọ̀síi"
      },
      "expansion": "Pọ̀síi",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Pọ̀síi"
      },
      "expansion": "Pọ̀síi",
      "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"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a unisex given name meaning “to increase”, it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Ayọ̀mipọ̀síi"
      ],
      "id": "en-Pọsii-yo-name-1QOYtyUP",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "nickname",
          "nickname"
        ],
        [
          "Ayọ̀mipọ̀síi",
          "Ayọmipọsii#Yoruba"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pɔ̀.síī/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Pọsii"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From pọ̀ sí i (“to augment; to increase”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Pọ̀síi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Pọ̀síi",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Pọ̀síi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Pọ̀síi"
      },
      "expansion": "Pọ̀síi",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Pọ̀síi"
      },
      "expansion": "Pọ̀síi",
      "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 meaning “to increase”, it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Ayọ̀mipọ̀síi"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "nickname",
          "nickname"
        ],
        [
          "Ayọ̀mipọ̀síi",
          "Ayọmipọsii#Yoruba"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k͡pɔ̀.síī/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Pọsii"
}

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