"ewi" meaning in Yoruba

See ewi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ē.wì/ Forms: ewì [canonical]
Etymology: Compare with iwì (“Egungun poetry”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ewì|head2=}} ewì, {{yo-pos|noun|ewì|}} ewì, {{yo-noun|ewì}} ewì
  1. poetry, poem Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-ewi-yo-noun-HS6j1TQl Disambiguation of Poetry: 64 36
  2. The Yoruba art of oral poetry and chanting for religious or entertainment purposes
    Sense id: en-ewi-yo-noun-dZTuyAvz Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: عِوِ Hyponyms: alámọ̀, ẹkún-ìyàwó, ẹ̀sà, iwì, oríkì, pípè, rárà, ìjálá, ìrèmọ̀jé Derived forms: ajẹméwì [poetic], akéwì (english: poet), eléwì (english: poetry writer), ewì àbáláyé [traditional] [poetry, writing, journalism, literature, communications, publishing, media], ewì àpilẹ̀kọ [literary] [poetry, writing, journalism, literature, communications, publishing, media], ewì àtẹnudẹ́nu (english: oral poetry), imọ̀ ewì (english: poetics), kéwì-kéwì (english: poet)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "ajẹméwì"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "poet",
      "word": "akéwì"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "poetry writer",
      "word": "eléwì"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "traditional"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "poetry",
        "writing",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "communications",
        "publishing",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "ewì àbáláyé"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "poetry",
        "writing",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "communications",
        "publishing",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "ewì àpilẹ̀kọ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "oral poetry",
      "word": "ewì àtẹnudẹ́nu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "poetics",
      "word": "imọ̀ ewì"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "poet",
      "word": "kéwì-kéwì"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare with iwì (“Egungun poetry”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ewì",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ewì",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ewì",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ewì",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ewì",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ewì"
      },
      "expansion": "ewì",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "alámọ̀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ẹkún-ìyàwó"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ẹ̀sà"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "iwì"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "oríkì"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pípè"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "rárà"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ìjálá"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ìrèmọ̀jé"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Poetry",
          "orig": "yo:Poetry",
          "parents": [
            "Art",
            "Literature",
            "Culture",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
            "Society",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He recited poetry at the event",
          "text": "ó ké ewì lágbo",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "poetry, poem"
      ],
      "id": "en-ewi-yo-noun-HS6j1TQl",
      "links": [
        [
          "poetry",
          "poetry"
        ],
        [
          "poem",
          "poem"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The Yoruba art of oral poetry and chanting for religious or entertainment purposes"
      ],
      "id": "en-ewi-yo-noun-dZTuyAvz",
      "links": [
        [
          "oral",
          "oral"
        ],
        [
          "poetry",
          "poetry"
        ],
        [
          "chanting",
          "chanting"
        ],
        [
          "religious",
          "religious"
        ],
        [
          "entertainment",
          "entertainment"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.wì/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "عِوِ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ewi"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "yo:Poetry"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "ajẹméwì"
    },
    {
      "english": "poet",
      "word": "akéwì"
    },
    {
      "english": "poetry writer",
      "word": "eléwì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "traditional"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "poetry",
        "writing",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "communications",
        "publishing",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "ewì àbáláyé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "poetry",
        "writing",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "communications",
        "publishing",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "ewì àpilẹ̀kọ"
    },
    {
      "english": "oral poetry",
      "word": "ewì àtẹnudẹ́nu"
    },
    {
      "english": "poetics",
      "word": "imọ̀ ewì"
    },
    {
      "english": "poet",
      "word": "kéwì-kéwì"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare with iwì (“Egungun poetry”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ewì",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ewì",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ewì",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ewì",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ewì",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ewì"
      },
      "expansion": "ewì",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "alámọ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "ẹkún-ìyàwó"
    },
    {
      "word": "ẹ̀sà"
    },
    {
      "word": "iwì"
    },
    {
      "word": "oríkì"
    },
    {
      "word": "pípè"
    },
    {
      "word": "rárà"
    },
    {
      "word": "ìjálá"
    },
    {
      "word": "ìrèmọ̀jé"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He recited poetry at the event",
          "text": "ó ké ewì lágbo",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "poetry, poem"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetry",
          "poetry"
        ],
        [
          "poem",
          "poem"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The Yoruba art of oral poetry and chanting for religious or entertainment purposes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oral",
          "oral"
        ],
        [
          "poetry",
          "poetry"
        ],
        [
          "chanting",
          "chanting"
        ],
        [
          "religious",
          "religious"
        ],
        [
          "entertainment",
          "entertainment"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ē.wì/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "عِوِ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ewi"
}

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