"alejo" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /à.lē.d͡ʒò/ Forms: àlejò [canonical]
Etymology: From à- + ni + ejò Etymology templates: {{af|yo|à-|ni|ejò}} à- + ni + ejò Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=àlejò|head2=}} àlejò, {{yo-pos|noun|àlejò|}} àlejò, {{yo-noun|àlejò}} àlejò
  1. visitor; guest; stranger Categories (topical): People Synonyms: àjèjì, àrè, alátìpó
    Sense id: en-alejo-yo-noun-DzO5KHXZ Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with a-: 89 11
  2. (euphemistic) menstruation Tags: euphemistic Synonyms: nǹkan-oṣù, àṣẹ́
    Sense id: en-alejo-yo-noun-O66mEZld Categories (other): Yoruba euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gbà lálejò, gbàlejò, kú àlejò, ṣe lálejò, ṣàlejò, tẹjúmálejò
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gbà lálejò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gbàlejò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kú àlejò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ṣe lálejò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ṣàlejò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tẹjúmálejò"
    }
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From à- + ni + ejò",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head2": ""
      },
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "àlejò"
      },
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "97 3",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
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          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with a-",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "100 0",
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        "visitor; guest; stranger"
      ],
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          "visitor",
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        ],
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          "guest",
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        ],
        [
          "stranger",
          "stranger"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "àjèjì"
        },
        {
          "word": "àrè"
        },
        {
          "word": "alátìpó"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "menstruation"
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        [
          "menstruation",
          "menstruation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(euphemistic) menstruation"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nǹkan-oṣù"
        },
        {
          "word": "àṣẹ́"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/à.lē.d͡ʒò/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alejo"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba compound terms",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms prefixed with a-",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "yo:People"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gbà lálejò"
    },
    {
      "word": "gbàlejò"
    },
    {
      "word": "kú àlejò"
    },
    {
      "word": "ṣe lálejò"
    },
    {
      "word": "ṣàlejò"
    },
    {
      "word": "tẹjúmálejò"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "à-",
        "3": "ni",
        "4": "ejò"
      },
      "expansion": "à- + ni + ejò",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From à- + ni + ejò",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "àlejò",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "àlejò",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "àlejò",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "àlejò",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "àlejò",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "àlejò"
      },
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      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "visitor; guest; stranger"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "visitor",
          "visitor"
        ],
        [
          "guest",
          "guest"
        ],
        [
          "stranger",
          "stranger"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "àjèjì"
        },
        {
          "word": "àrè"
        },
        {
          "word": "alátìpó"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba euphemisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "menstruation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "menstruation",
          "menstruation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(euphemistic) menstruation"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nǹkan-oṣù"
        },
        {
          "word": "àṣẹ́"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/à.lē.d͡ʒò/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alejo"
}

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