"dinku" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /dĩ́.kù/ Forms: dínkù [canonical]
Etymology: From dín (“to subtract”) + kù (“to remain”), literally “To remove an amount from something but quantity still remains”. Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|dín|kù|lit=To remove an amount from something but quantity still remains|t1=to subtract|t2=to remain}} dín (“to subtract”) + kù (“to remain”), literally “To remove an amount from something but quantity still remains” Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=dínkù|head2=}} dínkù, {{yo-pos|verb|dínkù}} dínkù, {{yo-verb|dínkù}} dínkù
  1. (transitive) to reduce the quantity or scale of something, to decrease Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dinku-yo-verb-j4g2w7X2
  2. (intransitive) to become decreased or reduced Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-dinku-yo-verb-lK2bityS Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 24 63 13
  3. (transitive) to abate Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-dinku-yo-verb-iAsXzhaX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dín kù Derived forms: àmúwá adínkùsíi (english: diminishing returns), ìdínkù ohun-ìjà-onínúkílà (english: nuclear disarmament), ìdínkù (english: reduction)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "diminishing returns",
      "word": "àmúwá adínkùsíi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "nuclear disarmament",
      "word": "ìdínkù ohun-ìjà-onínúkílà"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "reduction",
      "word": "ìdínkù"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "dín (“to subtract”) + kù (“to remain”), literally “To remove an amount from something but quantity still remains”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From dín (“to subtract”) + kù (“to remain”), literally “To remove an amount from something but quantity still remains”.",
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    {
      "form": "dínkù",
      "tags": [
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    },
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        "to reduce the quantity or scale of something, to decrease"
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        [
          "decrease",
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        ]
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        "(transitive) to reduce the quantity or scale of something, to decrease"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "24 63 13",
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "to become decreased or reduced"
      ],
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        ],
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        "(intransitive) to become decreased or reduced"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
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        "to abate"
      ],
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        [
          "abate",
          "abate"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to abate"
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/dĩ́.kù/"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "word": "dín kù"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Yoruba lemmas",
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    {
      "english": "diminishing returns",
      "word": "àmúwá adínkùsíi"
    },
    {
      "english": "nuclear disarmament",
      "word": "ìdínkù ohun-ìjà-onínúkílà"
    },
    {
      "english": "reduction",
      "word": "ìdínkù"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "dín",
        "3": "kù",
        "lit": "To remove an amount from something but quantity still remains",
        "t1": "to subtract",
        "t2": "to remain"
      },
      "expansion": "dín (“to subtract”) + kù (“to remain”), literally “To remove an amount from something but quantity still remains”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From dín (“to subtract”) + kù (“to remain”), literally “To remove an amount from something but quantity still remains”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dínkù",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head2": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "dínkù"
      },
      "expansion": "dínkù",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dínkù"
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      "expansion": "dínkù",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "Yoruba transitive verbs"
      ],
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        "to reduce the quantity or scale of something, to decrease"
      ],
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          "quantity",
          "quantity"
        ],
        [
          "scale",
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        [
          "decrease",
          "decrease"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to reduce the quantity or scale of something, to decrease"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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        "Yoruba intransitive verbs"
      ],
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        "to become decreased or reduced"
      ],
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        "(intransitive) to become decreased or reduced"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
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        "Yoruba transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to abate"
      ],
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        [
          "abate",
          "abate"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to abate"
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dĩ́.kù/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dín kù"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dinku"
}

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