"bẹru" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /bɛ̀.ɾù/ Forms: bẹ̀rù [canonical]
Etymology: From bà (“to fear”) + ẹ̀rù (“fear”), literally “to fear fear”. Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|bà|ẹ̀rù|lit=to fear fear|t1=to fear|t2=fear}} bà (“to fear”) + ẹ̀rù (“fear”), literally “to fear fear” Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=bẹ̀rù|head2=}} bẹ̀rù, {{yo-pos|verb|bẹ̀rù}} bẹ̀rù, {{yo-verb|bẹ̀rù}} bẹ̀rù
  1. (transitive) to fear, to be afraid Tags: transitive Synonyms: bà
    Sense id: en-bẹru-yo-verb-N6T-DOvP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. (transitive) to show respect, to venerate Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bẹru-yo-verb-h4tdg34~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bèrù [Ekiti] Derived forms: ìbẹ̀rù (english: fear, fearfulness)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "fear, fearfulness",
      "word": "ìbẹ̀rù"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "bà",
        "3": "ẹ̀rù",
        "lit": "to fear fear",
        "t1": "to fear",
        "t2": "fear"
      },
      "expansion": "bà (“to fear”) + ẹ̀rù (“fear”), literally “to fear fear”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bà (“to fear”) + ẹ̀rù (“fear”), literally “to fear fear”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bẹ̀rù",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "bẹ̀rù",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bẹ̀rù",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "bẹ̀rù"
      },
      "expansion": "bẹ̀rù",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bẹ̀rù"
      },
      "expansion": "bẹ̀rù",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fear, to be afraid"
      ],
      "id": "en-bẹru-yo-verb-N6T-DOvP",
      "links": [
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ],
        [
          "afraid",
          "afraid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to fear, to be afraid"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bà"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to show respect, to venerate"
      ],
      "id": "en-bẹru-yo-verb-h4tdg34~",
      "links": [
        [
          "show",
          "show"
        ],
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ],
        [
          "venerate",
          "venerate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to show respect, to venerate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛ̀.ɾù/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Ekiti"
      ],
      "word": "bèrù"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bẹru"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba compound terms",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "fear, fearfulness",
      "word": "ìbẹ̀rù"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "bà",
        "3": "ẹ̀rù",
        "lit": "to fear fear",
        "t1": "to fear",
        "t2": "fear"
      },
      "expansion": "bà (“to fear”) + ẹ̀rù (“fear”), literally “to fear fear”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bà (“to fear”) + ẹ̀rù (“fear”), literally “to fear fear”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bẹ̀rù",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "bẹ̀rù",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bẹ̀rù",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "bẹ̀rù"
      },
      "expansion": "bẹ̀rù",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bẹ̀rù"
      },
      "expansion": "bẹ̀rù",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fear, to be afraid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ],
        [
          "afraid",
          "afraid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to fear, to be afraid"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bà"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to show respect, to venerate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "show",
          "show"
        ],
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ],
        [
          "venerate",
          "venerate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to show respect, to venerate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛ̀.ɾù/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Ekiti"
      ],
      "word": "bèrù"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bẹru"
}

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