"alaye" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /à.là.jé/ Forms: àlàyé [canonical]
Etymology: à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + là (“to open, to expand”) + yé (“to understand”) Etymology templates: {{af|yo|à-|là|yé|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to open, to expand|t3=to understand}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + là (“to open, to expand”) + yé (“to understand”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=àlàyé|head2=}} àlàyé, {{yo-pos|noun|àlàyé|}} àlàyé, {{yo-noun|àlàyé}} àlàyé
  1. explanation
    Sense id: en-alaye-yo-noun-94~K5n1K Categories (other): Yoruba terms prefixed with a-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: الَيعِ
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ā.lá.jé/ Forms: aláyé [canonical]
Etymology: From oní- (“one who has”) + ayé (“life”), literally “one who possesses life”. Etymology templates: {{af|yo|oní-|ayé|lit=one who possesses life|t1=one who has|t2=life}} oní- (“one who has”) + ayé (“life”), literally “one who possesses life” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=aláyé|head2=}} aláyé, {{yo-pos|noun|aláyé|}} aláyé, {{yo-noun|aláyé}} aláyé
  1. (colloquial, slang) powerful or impactful person Tags: colloquial, slang
    Sense id: en-alaye-yo-noun-sQQFm-bo
  2. (colloquial, slang) thug Tags: colloquial, slang
    Sense id: en-alaye-yo-noun-N3zyF4pK
  3. (Internet, text messaging, criminal slang) a code word used by scammers to reveal themselves to each other Tags: Internet, slang Categories (topical): Crime, Internet
    Sense id: en-alaye-yo-noun-Lc3yJOgZ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with oni- Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 2 2 17 2 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 1 19 1 68 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 1 25 1 73 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with oni-: 5 21 5 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: الَيعِ Related terms: yàúyàúù
Etymology number: 2
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          "name": "Crime",
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            "Justice",
            "Fundamental"
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        },
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          "name": "Internet",
          "orig": "yo:Internet",
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            "Networking",
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      "ipa": "/ā.lá.jé/"
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    {
      "word": "الَيعِ"
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