See esi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"warthog, hog; (in particular) red river hog"
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"warthog",
"warthog"
],
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"hog",
"hog"
],
[
"red river hog",
"red river hog"
]
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{
"word": "ìmàdò"
},
{
"word": "ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ igbó"
},
{
"word": "túrúkù"
}
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"2": "èṣín"
},
"expansion": "Itsekiri èṣín",
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}
],
"etymology_text": "Compare with Igala échí, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-cí, compare with Itsekiri èṣín",
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{
"form": "esí",
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"canonical"
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},
{
"form": "esín",
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},
{
"form": "isí",
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"alternative"
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"word": "ẹ̀gúsí"
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"Cucurbita pepo, pumpkin, squash"
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"Cucurbita pepo",
"Cucurbita pepo#Translingual"
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"pumpkin",
"pumpkin"
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"squash",
"squash"
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"word": "elégédé"
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{
"word": "gbọ̀rọ̀"
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"1": "ibb",
"2": "edi"
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"warthog, hog; (in particular) red river hog"
],
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"warthog",
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[
"hog",
"hog"
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[
"red river hog",
"red river hog"
]
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{
"word": "ìmàdò"
},
{
"word": "ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ igbó"
},
{
"word": "túrúkù"
}
]
}
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"ipa": "/ē.sì/"
}
],
"word": "esi"
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"Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
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"etymology_text": "Compare with Igala échí, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-cí, compare with Itsekiri èṣín",
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"form": "esín",
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"form": "isí",
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"form": "eṣí",
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{
"glosses": [
"Cucurbita pepo, pumpkin, squash"
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[
"Cucurbita pepo",
"Cucurbita pepo#Translingual"
],
[
"pumpkin",
"pumpkin"
],
[
"squash",
"squash"
]
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{
"word": "elégédé"
},
{
"word": "gbọ̀rọ̀"
},
{
"word": "àpalá"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ē.sí/"
}
],
"word": "esi"
}
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