"eye" meaning in Yoruba

See eye in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /è.jé/ Forms: èye [canonical], yèyé [alternative]
Etymology: Possibly related to etymology 2, but this is used in slightly more formal settings. Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=èye|head2=}} èye, {{yo-pos|noun|èye|}} èye, {{yo-noun|èye}} èye
  1. (Ekiti) mother, mom Tags: Ekiti Synonyms: ìyá, ùyá, màmá, mọ́mì, abiyamọ, iye, ìmọ̀mọ́, màámi, ìmọ́ọ̀
    Sense id: en-eye-yo-noun-SlO7ppnL Categories (other): Ekiti Yoruba, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 33 28 33 6
  2. a term of familiarity or respect for an older woman, or older female relative, or a priestess Synonyms: ìyá, màmá, yèyé
    Sense id: en-eye-yo-noun-Ac-9oKY5 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 33 28 33 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Èyé Káre (english: nickname for Ọ̀ṣun), èyé àbá (english: paternal grandmother)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /è.jē/ Forms: èyé [canonical], yèyé [alternative]
Etymology: Perhaps related to Edo iye and Yorùbá iye Etymology templates: {{cog|bin|iye}} Edo iye Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=èyé|head2=}} èyé, {{yo-pos|noun|èyé|}} èyé, {{yo-noun|èyé}} èyé
  1. (Ekiti) mother, mom Tags: Ekiti Synonyms: ìyá, ùyá, màmá, mọ́mì, abiyamọ, iye, ìmọ̀mọ́, màámi, ìmọ́ọ̀
    Sense id: en-eye-yo-noun-SlO7ppnL1 Categories (other): Ekiti Yoruba, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 33 28 33 6
  2. a term of familiarity or respect for an older woman, or older female relative Synonyms: ìyá, màmá, yèyé
    Sense id: en-eye-yo-noun-P0xjQ46E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: èyeèye (english: grandmother, maternal grandmother)
Etymology number: 2
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "nickname for Ọ̀ṣun",
      "word": "Èyé Káre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "paternal grandmother",
      "word": "èyé àbá"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "Possibly related to etymology 2, but this is used in slightly more formal settings.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "èye",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yèyé",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
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        "head": "èye",
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      },
      "expansion": "èye",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "èye",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "èye",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "èye"
      },
      "expansion": "èye",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ekiti Yoruba",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 28 33 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother, mom"
      ],
      "id": "en-eye-yo-noun-SlO7ppnL",
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "mom",
          "mom"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ekiti) mother, mom"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ìyá"
        },
        {
          "word": "ùyá"
        },
        {
          "word": "màmá"
        },
        {
          "word": "mọ́mì"
        },
        {
          "word": "abiyamọ"
        },
        {
          "word": "iye"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìmọ̀mọ́"
        },
        {
          "word": "màámi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìmọ́ọ̀"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ekiti"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 28 33 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a term of familiarity or respect for an older woman, or older female relative, or a priestess"
      ],
      "id": "en-eye-yo-noun-Ac-9oKY5",
      "links": [
        [
          "familiarity",
          "familiarity"
        ],
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ],
        [
          "priestess",
          "priestess"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ìyá"
        },
        {
          "word": "màmá"
        },
        {
          "word": "yèyé"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.jé/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eye"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "grandmother, maternal grandmother",
      "word": "èyeèye"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bin",
        "2": "iye"
      },
      "expansion": "Edo iye",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Perhaps related to Edo iye and Yorùbá iye",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "èyé",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yèyé",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "èyé",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "èyé",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "èyé",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "èyé",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "èyé"
      },
      "expansion": "èyé",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ekiti Yoruba",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 28 33 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother, mom"
      ],
      "id": "en-eye-yo-noun-SlO7ppnL1",
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "mom",
          "mom"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ekiti) mother, mom"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ìyá"
        },
        {
          "word": "ùyá"
        },
        {
          "word": "màmá"
        },
        {
          "word": "mọ́mì"
        },
        {
          "word": "abiyamọ"
        },
        {
          "word": "iye"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìmọ̀mọ́"
        },
        {
          "word": "màámi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìmọ́ọ̀"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ekiti"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a term of familiarity or respect for an older woman, or older female relative"
      ],
      "id": "en-eye-yo-noun-P0xjQ46E",
      "links": [
        [
          "familiarity",
          "familiarity"
        ],
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ìyá"
        },
        {
          "word": "màmá"
        },
        {
          "word": "yèyé"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.jē/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eye"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba palindromes",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "nickname for Ọ̀ṣun",
      "word": "Èyé Káre"
    },
    {
      "english": "paternal grandmother",
      "word": "èyé àbá"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "Possibly related to etymology 2, but this is used in slightly more formal settings.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "èye",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yèyé",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "èye",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "èye",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "èye",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "èye",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "èye"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ekiti Yoruba"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother, mom"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "mom",
          "mom"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ekiti) mother, mom"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ìyá"
        },
        {
          "word": "ùyá"
        },
        {
          "word": "màmá"
        },
        {
          "word": "mọ́mì"
        },
        {
          "word": "abiyamọ"
        },
        {
          "word": "iye"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìmọ̀mọ́"
        },
        {
          "word": "màámi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìmọ́ọ̀"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ekiti"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a term of familiarity or respect for an older woman, or older female relative, or a priestess"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "familiarity",
          "familiarity"
        ],
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ],
        [
          "priestess",
          "priestess"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ìyá"
        },
        {
          "word": "màmá"
        },
        {
          "word": "yèyé"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.jé/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eye"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba palindromes",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "grandmother, maternal grandmother",
      "word": "èyeèye"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "bin",
        "2": "iye"
      },
      "expansion": "Edo iye",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Perhaps related to Edo iye and Yorùbá iye",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "èyé",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yèyé",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "èyé",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "èyé",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "èyé",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "èyé",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "èyé"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Ekiti Yoruba"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother, mom"
      ],
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        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "mom",
          "mom"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ekiti) mother, mom"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ìyá"
        },
        {
          "word": "ùyá"
        },
        {
          "word": "màmá"
        },
        {
          "word": "mọ́mì"
        },
        {
          "word": "abiyamọ"
        },
        {
          "word": "iye"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìmọ̀mọ́"
        },
        {
          "word": "màámi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìmọ́ọ̀"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ekiti"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a term of familiarity or respect for an older woman, or older female relative"
      ],
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        [
          "familiarity",
          "familiarity"
        ],
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ìyá"
        },
        {
          "word": "màmá"
        },
        {
          "word": "yèyé"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/è.jē/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eye"
}

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