"ayo" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ā.jò/ Forms: ayò [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ayò|head2=}} ayò, {{yo-pos|noun|ayò|}} ayò, {{yo-noun|ayò}} ayò
  1. Any of a variety of plants including Guilandina bonduc and Corchorus olitorius (ewédú) Categories (topical): Games Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-ayo-yo-noun-hn4JcScI Disambiguation of Games: 17 4 42 37 Disambiguation of Plants: 42 12 37 9
  2. The seeds of the ayò plant Categories (lifeform): Plants Synonyms: ọmọ ayò
    Sense id: en-ayo-yo-noun-cMxVkhq9 Disambiguation of Plants: 42 12 37 9
  3. The strategy game ayo, a variety of the mancala or oware game played by the Yoruba, of which the seeds of the ayò plant are used in the game Categories (topical): Games Categories (lifeform): Plants Synonyms: ayò ọlọ́pọ́n, ayòayò, awò, ayò jẹ̀rin, ayò kàrè, ayò jòdù-jòdù
    Sense id: en-ayo-yo-noun--Ux9BH7Y Disambiguation of Games: 17 4 42 37 Disambiguation of Plants: 42 12 37 9 Categories (other): Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 24 2 4 8 3 2 0 2 25 2 1 9 1 13 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 27 2 0 9 1 14 4 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 24 2 60 14
  4. (by extension) A general term for any strategic game, competition, or pastime, hobby Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-ayo-yo-noun-fiOBjmPK Disambiguation of Games: 17 4 42 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: agbọndan ayò (english: longitudinal row of ayò holes), aláyò (english: someone who plays the ayo game), ojúlé ayò (english: the holes in the ayo board), ọmọ ayò (english: ayo pieces), ọpọ́n ayò (english: Ayo board, mancala board), ta ayò (english: to play ayo), àmì ayò (english: a point in competitive sport), òdù ayò (english: The hole in an ayo game board filled with seeds)
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      "english": "longitudinal row of ayò holes",
      "word": "agbọndan ayò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "someone who plays the ayo game",
      "word": "aláyò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "the holes in the ayo board",
      "word": "ojúlé ayò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "ayo pieces",
      "word": "ọmọ ayò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "Ayo board, mancala board",
      "word": "ọpọ́n ayò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to play ayo",
      "word": "ta ayò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "a point in competitive sport",
      "word": "àmì ayò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "The hole in an ayo game board filled with seeds",
      "word": "òdù ayò"
    }
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        }
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      "text": "→ English: ayo"
    }
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      "form": "ayò",
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      ]
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        }
      ],
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        "Any of a variety of plants including Guilandina bonduc and Corchorus olitorius (ewédú)"
      ],
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            "Nature"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The seeds of the ayò plant"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "seeds",
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        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ọmọ ayò"
        }
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    },
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          "_dis": "28 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 27 2 0 9 1 14 4",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 2 60 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "parents": [
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            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 4 42 37",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "parents": [
            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "When an expert ayo player becomes over-excited while ayo, he will occasionally utter some gibberish (proverb on over-excitement)",
          "text": "bí ayò ó bá wọ ọ̀ta lára, á dígbà sọ ìsọkúsọ",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The strategy game ayo, a variety of the mancala or oware game played by the Yoruba, of which the seeds of the ayò plant are used in the game"
      ],
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          "strategy",
          "strategy"
        ],
        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ],
        [
          "ayo",
          "ayo"
        ],
        [
          "mancala",
          "mancala"
        ],
        [
          "oware",
          "oware"
        ],
        [
          "seeds",
          "seeds"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ayò ọlọ́pọ́n"
        },
        {
          "word": "ayòayò"
        },
        {
          "word": "awò"
        },
        {
          "word": "ayò jẹ̀rin"
        },
        {
          "word": "ayò kàrè"
        },
        {
          "word": "ayò jòdù-jòdù"
        }
      ]
    },
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            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I won in a game",
          "text": "mo pa á ní ayò",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "A general term for any strategic game, competition, or pastime, hobby"
      ],
      "id": "en-ayo-yo-noun-fiOBjmPK",
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        [
          "strategic",
          "strategic"
        ],
        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ],
        [
          "competition",
          "competition"
        ],
        [
          "pastime",
          "pastime"
        ],
        [
          "hobby",
          "hobby"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) A general term for any strategic game, competition, or pastime, hobby"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ā.jò/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "yo:Ayò ọlọ́pọ́n"
  ],
  "word": "ayo"
}
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    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "yo:Games",
    "yo:Plants"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "longitudinal row of ayò holes",
      "word": "agbọndan ayò"
    },
    {
      "english": "someone who plays the ayo game",
      "word": "aláyò"
    },
    {
      "english": "the holes in the ayo board",
      "word": "ojúlé ayò"
    },
    {
      "english": "ayo pieces",
      "word": "ọmọ ayò"
    },
    {
      "english": "Ayo board, mancala board",
      "word": "ọpọ́n ayò"
    },
    {
      "english": "to play ayo",
      "word": "ta ayò"
    },
    {
      "english": "a point in competitive sport",
      "word": "àmì ayò"
    },
    {
      "english": "The hole in an ayo game board filled with seeds",
      "word": "òdù ayò"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "ayo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: ayo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: ayo"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "ayò",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "Any of a variety of plants including Guilandina bonduc and Corchorus olitorius (ewédú)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ewédú",
          "ewedu#Yoruba"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The seeds of the ayò plant"
      ],
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        [
          "seeds",
          "seeds"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ọmọ ayò"
        }
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "When an expert ayo player becomes over-excited while ayo, he will occasionally utter some gibberish (proverb on over-excitement)",
          "text": "bí ayò ó bá wọ ọ̀ta lára, á dígbà sọ ìsọkúsọ",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The strategy game ayo, a variety of the mancala or oware game played by the Yoruba, of which the seeds of the ayò plant are used in the game"
      ],
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        [
          "strategy",
          "strategy"
        ],
        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ],
        [
          "ayo",
          "ayo"
        ],
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          "mancala",
          "mancala"
        ],
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          "oware",
          "oware"
        ],
        [
          "seeds",
          "seeds"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ayò ọlọ́pọ́n"
        },
        {
          "word": "ayòayò"
        },
        {
          "word": "awò"
        },
        {
          "word": "ayò jẹ̀rin"
        },
        {
          "word": "ayò kàrè"
        },
        {
          "word": "ayò jòdù-jòdù"
        }
      ]
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        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "I won in a game",
          "text": "mo pa á ní ayò",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "A general term for any strategic game, competition, or pastime, hobby"
      ],
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          "strategic",
          "strategic"
        ],
        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ],
        [
          "competition",
          "competition"
        ],
        [
          "pastime",
          "pastime"
        ],
        [
          "hobby",
          "hobby"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) A general term for any strategic game, competition, or pastime, hobby"
      ],
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        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ā.jò/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "yo:Ayò ọlọ́pọ́n"
  ],
  "word": "ayo"
}

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