"fu" meaning in Yoruba

See fu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fū/
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=fu|head2=}} fu, {{yo-pos|verb|fu}} fu, {{yo-verb|fu}} fu
  1. to suspect, to have a second thought on a person, to be vigilant Derived forms: fura (english: to suspect)
    Sense id: en-fu-yo-verb-VHk0ioh0 Categories (other): Pages with 30 entries, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "to suspect",
          "translation": "to suspect",
          "word": "fura"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              6
            ]
          ],
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            [
              2,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I suspect that the secret is out",
          "text": "ará fu mí pe àṣírí ti tú",
          "translation": "I suspect that the secret is out",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to suspect, to have a second thought on a person, to be vigilant"
      ],
      "id": "en-fu-yo-verb-VHk0ioh0",
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          "suspect",
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        ],
        [
          "second thought",
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        ],
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          "vigilant",
          "vigilant"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/fū/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fu"
}
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      "translation": "to suspect",
      "word": "fura"
    }
  ],
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        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Yoruba verbs"
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      ],
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        "to suspect, to have a second thought on a person, to be vigilant"
      ],
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          "suspect",
          "suspect"
        ],
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          "second thought",
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/fū/"
    }
  ],
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}

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