"funfun" meaning in Yoruba

See funfun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fũ̄.fũ̄/
Etymology: From the root verb Proto-Yoruboid *-fũ, seem throughout Volta-Niger languages, Urhobo fuanfo, Edo fua (“to be white”), Ayere enfu, Ibibio fia, Ahwai farak, Blench suggests potentially Proto-Niger-Congo *-fu. Etymology templates: {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*-fũ}} Proto-Yoruboid *-fũ, {{cog|urh|fuanfo}} Urhobo fuanfo, {{cog|bin|fua|t=to be white}} Edo fua (“to be white”), {{cog|aye|enfu}} Ayere enfu, {{cog|ibb|fia}} Ibibio fia, {{cog|nfd|farak}} Ahwai farak, {{inh|yo|nic-pro|*-fu}} Proto-Niger-Congo *-fu Head templates: {{head|yo|adjective|head=funfun|head2=}} funfun, {{yo-pos|adjective|funfun}} funfun, {{yo-adj|funfun}} funfun
  1. white Categories (topical): Colors
    Sense id: en-funfun-yo-adj-AY-pakRx Disambiguation of Colors: 52 34 14 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 50 38 12 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with topic categories using raw markup: 89 8 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: فُنفُن

Noun

IPA: /fũ̄.fũ̄/
Etymology: From the root verb Proto-Yoruboid *-fũ, seem throughout Volta-Niger languages, Urhobo fuanfo, Edo fua (“to be white”), Ayere enfu, Ibibio fia, Ahwai farak, Blench suggests potentially Proto-Niger-Congo *-fu. Etymology templates: {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*-fũ}} Proto-Yoruboid *-fũ, {{cog|urh|fuanfo}} Urhobo fuanfo, {{cog|bin|fua|t=to be white}} Edo fua (“to be white”), {{cog|aye|enfu}} Ayere enfu, {{cog|ibb|fia}} Ibibio fia, {{cog|nfd|farak}} Ahwai farak, {{inh|yo|nic-pro|*-fu}} Proto-Niger-Congo *-fu Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=funfun|head2=}} funfun, {{yo-pos|noun|funfun|}} funfun, {{yo-noun|funfun}} funfun
  1. whiteness, white color
    Sense id: en-funfun-yo-noun-~I~OsOqL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: فُنفُن

Verb

IPA: /fũ̄.fũ̄/
Etymology: From the root verb Proto-Yoruboid *-fũ, seem throughout Volta-Niger languages, Urhobo fuanfo, Edo fua (“to be white”), Ayere enfu, Ibibio fia, Ahwai farak, Blench suggests potentially Proto-Niger-Congo *-fu. Etymology templates: {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*-fũ}} Proto-Yoruboid *-fũ, {{cog|urh|fuanfo}} Urhobo fuanfo, {{cog|bin|fua|t=to be white}} Edo fua (“to be white”), {{cog|aye|enfu}} Ayere enfu, {{cog|ibb|fia}} Ibibio fia, {{cog|nfd|farak}} Ahwai farak, {{inh|yo|nic-pro|*-fu}} Proto-Niger-Congo *-fu Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=funfun|head2=}} funfun, {{yo-pos|verb|funfun}} funfun, {{yo-verb|funfun}} funfun
  1. to be white
    Sense id: en-funfun-yo-verb-RGyUpFLp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: فُنفُن

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        "1": "funfun"
      },
      "expansion": "funfun",
      "name": "yo-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Give me the white cloth.",
          "text": "Fún mi l'áṣọ funfun.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fũ̄.fũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "فُنفُن"
    }
  ],
  "word": "funfun"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Yoruba dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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