"buaya" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /bù.á.jà/ Forms: bùáyà [canonical]
Etymology: From Hausa bùwāyā̀. Etymology templates: {{bor|yo|ha|bùwāyā̀}} Hausa bùwāyā̀ Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=bùáyà|head2=}} bùáyà, {{yo-pos|verb|bùáyà}} bùáyà, {{yo-verb|bùáyà}} bùáyà
  1. to be large, to be expensive, (in degree or quantity) Synonyms: tóbi Derived forms: ìbùáyà, abùáyà
    Sense id: en-buaya-yo-verb-m6R8Ut56 Categories (other): Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header
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      "name": "bor"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        }
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              9,
              14
            ]
          ],
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              11,
              16
            ]
          ],
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "abùáyà"
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba terms borrowed from Hausa",
        "Yoruba terms derived from Hausa",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples",
        "Yoruba verbs"
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            ]
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        }
      ],
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        "to be large, to be expensive, (in degree or quantity)"
      ],
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/bù.á.jà/"
    }
  ],
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}

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