"emi" meaning in Yoruba

See emi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /è.mĩ̄/ Forms: èmi [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|pronoun|head=èmi|head2=}} èmi, {{yo-pos|pronoun|èmi}} èmi
  1. I (emphatic first-person singular personal pronoun)
    Sense id: en-emi-yo-pron-W2whwx6v Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba pronouns Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Yoruba pronouns: 75 25 Related terms: mo, n̄, mi, èmi, o, ọ, ẹ, ìwọ, ó, [pronoun dropped], [preceding vowel repeated for mono­syllabic verbs], ẹ̀, òun, a, wa, àwa, yín, ẹ̀yin, wọ́n, wọn, àwọn, mèé, wo, wé, ó, é, òwun, òun, á, ẹni, wẹn, wẹ́n, ẹ̀wẹn, ọ̀wọn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /ē.mĩ̄/
Head templates: {{head|yo|pronoun|head=emi|head2=}} emi, {{yo-pos|pronoun|emi}} emi
  1. what Synonyms: kí
    Sense id: en-emi-yo-pron-dJqywNBs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "èmi",
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        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "head2": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pronoun",
        "2": "èmi"
      },
      "expansion": "èmi",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "I (emphatic first-person singular personal pronoun)"
      ],
      "id": "en-emi-yo-pron-W2whwx6v",
      "links": [
        [
          "I",
          "I"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "mo"
        },
        {
          "word": "n̄"
        },
        {
          "word": "mi"
        },
        {
          "word": "èmi"
        },
        {
          "word": "o"
        },
        {
          "word": "ọ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìwọ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ó"
        },
        {
          "word": "[pronoun dropped]"
        },
        {
          "word": "[preceding vowel repeated for mono­syllabic verbs]"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹ̀"
        },
        {
          "word": "òun"
        },
        {
          "word": "a"
        },
        {
          "word": "wa"
        },
        {
          "word": "àwa"
        },
        {
          "word": "yín"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹ̀yin"
        },
        {
          "word": "wọ́n"
        },
        {
          "word": "wọn"
        },
        {
          "word": "àwọn"
        },
        {
          "word": "mèé"
        },
        {
          "word": "wo"
        },
        {
          "word": "wé"
        },
        {
          "word": "ó, é"
        },
        {
          "word": "òwun, òun"
        },
        {
          "word": "á"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹni"
        },
        {
          "word": "wẹn"
        },
        {
          "word": "wẹ́n"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹ̀wẹn"
        },
        {
          "word": "ọ̀wọn"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.mĩ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "emi"
}

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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "emi"
      },
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      "name": "yo-pos"
    }
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              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What are you doing that you gather together in this large group?",
          "text": "Emi l'ẹ̀ ń ṣe t'ẹ́ ẹ fi pọ̀ báyìí",
          "translation": "What are you doing that you gather together in this large group?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what"
      ],
      "id": "en-emi-yo-pron-dJqywNBs",
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        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "kí"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.mĩ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "emi"
}
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    "Yoruba lemmas",
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    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
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    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "èmi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "èmi",
      "name": "yo-pos"
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    },
    {
      "word": "n̄"
    },
    {
      "word": "mi"
    },
    {
      "word": "èmi"
    },
    {
      "word": "o"
    },
    {
      "word": "ọ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ẹ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ìwọ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ó"
    },
    {
      "word": "[pronoun dropped]"
    },
    {
      "word": "[preceding vowel repeated for mono­syllabic verbs]"
    },
    {
      "word": "ẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "òun"
    },
    {
      "word": "a"
    },
    {
      "word": "wa"
    },
    {
      "word": "àwa"
    },
    {
      "word": "yín"
    },
    {
      "word": "ẹ̀yin"
    },
    {
      "word": "wọ́n"
    },
    {
      "word": "wọn"
    },
    {
      "word": "àwọn"
    },
    {
      "word": "mèé"
    },
    {
      "word": "wo"
    },
    {
      "word": "wé"
    },
    {
      "word": "ó, é"
    },
    {
      "word": "òwun, òun"
    },
    {
      "word": "á"
    },
    {
      "word": "ẹni"
    },
    {
      "word": "wẹn"
    },
    {
      "word": "wẹ́n"
    },
    {
      "word": "ẹ̀wẹn"
    },
    {
      "word": "ọ̀wọn"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "I (emphatic first-person singular personal pronoun)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "I",
          "I"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.mĩ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "emi"
}

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    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba pronouns",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "head": "emi",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "emi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pronoun",
        "2": "emi"
      },
      "expansion": "emi",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "pron",
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      ],
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            ]
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          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What are you doing that you gather together in this large group?",
          "text": "Emi l'ẹ̀ ń ṣe t'ẹ́ ẹ fi pọ̀ báyìí",
          "translation": "What are you doing that you gather together in this large group?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kí"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.mĩ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "emi"
}

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