"fẹlifẹli" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /fɛ̄.lī.fɛ̄.lī/ Forms: fẹli fẹli; fẹli-fẹli [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|yo|ideophone|head=fẹlifẹli|head2=}} fẹlifẹli, {{yo-pos|ideophone|fẹlifẹli}} fẹlifẹli
  1. (of being hot) piping; steaming
    Sense id: en-fẹlifẹli-yo-noun-XuGfBQmM Categories (other): Yoruba ideophones Disambiguation of Yoruba ideophones: 55 45
  2. (figurative, of news) breaking news Tags: figuratively Synonyms: yàjóyàjó
    Sense id: en-fẹlifẹli-yo-noun-9HGPvy2f Categories (other): Yoruba ideophones Disambiguation of Yoruba ideophones: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /fɛ̄.lí.fɛ̄.lì/ Forms: fẹlífẹlì [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=fẹlífẹlì|head2=}} fẹlífẹlì, {{yo-pos|noun|fẹlífẹlì}} fẹlífẹlì
  1. (Ijebu) razor blade
    Sense id: en-fẹlifẹli-yo-noun-kHf~xYA4 Categories (other): Ijẹbu Yoruba, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 16 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 12 72 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 28 12 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fẹli fẹli; fẹli-fẹli",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ideophone",
        "head": "fẹlifẹli",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fẹlifẹli",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ideophone",
        "2": "fẹlifẹli"
      },
      "expansion": "fẹlifẹli",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    }
  ],
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
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            [
              20,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "english": "This pounded yam is piping hot.",
          "text": "Iyán yìí gbóná fẹlifẹli.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "piping; steaming"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "steaming",
          "steaming"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of being hot) piping; steaming"
      ],
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        "of being hot",
        "ideophone"
      ]
    },
    {
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              10,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "Breaking news",
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          "text": "Ìròyìn tó gbóná fẹlifẹli",
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        }
      ],
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        "(figurative, of news) breaking news"
      ],
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      ],
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          "word": "yàjóyàjó"
        }
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/fɛ̄.lī.fɛ̄.lī/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fẹlifẹli"
}

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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "razor blade"
      ],
      "id": "en-fẹlifẹli-yo-noun-kHf~xYA4",
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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        "(Ijebu) razor blade"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛ̄.lí.fɛ̄.lì/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fẹlifẹli"
}
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    "Yoruba lemmas",
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    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter"
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  "etymology_number": 1,
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    }
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "This pounded yam is piping hot.",
          "text": "Iyán yìí gbóná fẹlifẹli.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "piping; steaming"
      ],
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        [
          "piping",
          "piping"
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        [
          "steaming",
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        ]
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        "(of being hot) piping; steaming"
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        }
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      ],
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      ],
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        }
      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/fɛ̄.lī.fɛ̄.lī/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fẹlifẹli"
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        "razor blade"
      ],
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          "razor blade"
        ]
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        "(Ijebu) razor blade"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛ̄.lí.fɛ̄.lì/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fẹlifẹli"
}

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