"Sokoto" meaning in Yoruba

See Sokoto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /só.kó.tó/ Forms: Sókótó [canonical]
Etymology: From Hausa Sakkwato, said to ultimately be from Arabic سُوق (sūq) Etymology templates: {{bor|yo|ha|Sakkwato}} Hausa Sakkwato, {{der|yo|ar|سُوق}} Arabic سُوق (sūq) Head templates: {{head|yo|proper noun|head=Sókótó|head2=}} Sókótó, {{yo-pos|proper noun|Sókótó}} Sókótó, {{yo-prop|Sókótó}} Sókótó
  1. (historical) the Sokoto Caliphate Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Sokoto-yo-name-Jx7lu6Ke
  2. A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Sokoto. Categories (place): Places in Nigeria, Sokoto State, Nigeria, States of Nigeria
    Sense id: en-Sokoto-yo-name-SQzbvWkI Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 4 96
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    {
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  "etymology_text": "From Hausa Sakkwato, said to ultimately be from Arabic سُوق (sūq)",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "the Sokoto Caliphate"
      ],
      "id": "en-Sokoto-yo-name-Jx7lu6Ke",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) the Sokoto Caliphate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English links with redundant wikilinks",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Places in Nigeria",
          "orig": "yo:Places in Nigeria",
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            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Sokoto State, Nigeria",
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            "Africa",
            "Earth",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "States of Nigeria",
          "orig": "yo:States of Nigeria",
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            "Places",
            "Political subdivisions",
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            "Polities",
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          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "4 96",
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          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Sokoto."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "Nigeria",
          "Nigeria#English"
        ],
        [
          "North West",
          "North West#English"
        ],
        [
          "Sokoto",
          "Sokoto#English"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/só.kó.tó/"
    }
  ],
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    "Yoruba proper nouns",
    "Yoruba terms borrowed from Hausa",
    "Yoruba terms derived from Arabic",
    "Yoruba terms derived from Hausa",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ar",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hausa Sakkwato, said to ultimately be from Arabic سُوق (sūq)",
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "proper noun",
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        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Sókótó",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "2": "Sókótó"
      },
      "expansion": "Sókótó",
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the Sokoto Caliphate"
      ],
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        "(historical) the Sokoto Caliphate"
      ],
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        "historical"
      ]
    },
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        "yo:Places in Nigeria",
        "yo:Sokoto State, Nigeria",
        "yo:States of Nigeria"
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "North West",
          "North West#English"
        ],
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          "Sokoto",
          "Sokoto#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/só.kó.tó/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sokoto"
}

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