"famu" meaning in Yoruba

See famu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fà.mũ̄/ Forms: fàmu [canonical]
Etymology: fà (“to pull”) + mu (“drink”), literally “To draw up and then consume” Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|fà|mu|lit=To draw up and then consume|t1=to pull|t2=drink}} fà (“to pull”) + mu (“drink”), literally “To draw up and then consume” Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=fàmu|head2=}} fàmu, {{yo-pos|verb|fàmu}} fàmu, {{yo-verb|fàmu}} fàmu
  1. (transitive) absorb Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-famu-yo-verb-IrCQ3UbH Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header
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      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "fà",
        "3": "mu",
        "lit": "To draw up and then consume",
        "t1": "to pull",
        "t2": "drink"
      },
      "expansion": "fà (“to pull”) + mu (“drink”), literally “To draw up and then consume”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "fà (“to pull”) + mu (“drink”), literally “To draw up and then consume”",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fàmu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "fàmu",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fàmu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "fàmu"
      },
      "expansion": "fàmu",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fàmu"
      },
      "expansion": "fàmu",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "absorb"
      ],
      "id": "en-famu-yo-verb-IrCQ3UbH",
      "links": [
        [
          "absorb",
          "absorb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) absorb"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fà.mũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "famu"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "fà",
        "3": "mu",
        "lit": "To draw up and then consume",
        "t1": "to pull",
        "t2": "drink"
      },
      "expansion": "fà (“to pull”) + mu (“drink”), literally “To draw up and then consume”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "fà (“to pull”) + mu (“drink”), literally “To draw up and then consume”",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fàmu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "fàmu",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fàmu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "fàmu"
      },
      "expansion": "fàmu",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fàmu"
      },
      "expansion": "fàmu",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba compound terms",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yoruba transitive verbs",
        "Yoruba verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "absorb"
      ],
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        [
          "absorb",
          "absorb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) absorb"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fà.mũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "famu"
}

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