"ga" meaning in Yoruba

See ga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɡà/ Forms: gà [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=gà|head2=}} gà, {{yo-pos|verb|gà}} gà, {{yo-verb|gà}} gà
  1. to set up a collapsible device; to open out; to spread out
    Sense id: en-ga-yo-verb-zFlAfZok Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 56 8 6 16 5 10
  2. to gape open
    Sense id: en-ga-yo-verb-nYLbZVuk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ẹṣin ń lekó, òròmọ adìẹ ń gàdí, gàga, gbólóhùn gígà (english: cleft sentence)
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɡā/
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=ga|head2=}} ga, {{yo-pos|verb|ga}} ga, {{yo-verb|ga}} ga
  1. to be tall
    Sense id: en-ga-yo-verb-lfyLYT4c
  2. (idiomatic) to be beyond that which can be tolerated or described Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ga-yo-verb-NDmqeanH Categories (other): Ede Cabe links with redundant alt parameters, Ede Ica links with redundant alt parameters, Ede Idaca links with redundant alt parameters, Ede Ije links with redundant alt parameters, Manigri-Kambolé Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters, Yoruba links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Ede Cabe links with redundant alt parameters: 29 71 Disambiguation of Ede Ica links with redundant alt parameters: 37 63 Disambiguation of Ede Idaca links with redundant alt parameters: 37 63 Disambiguation of Ede Ije links with redundant alt parameters: 37 63 Disambiguation of Manigri-Kambolé Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters: 40 60 Disambiguation of Yoruba links with redundant alt parameters: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gíga (english: tallness; height), ó ga! (english: this is beyond description!)
Etymology number: 3 Synonyms: Yoruba varieties and languages: gaview map (english: to be tall), ga餖ǸcàBaàtɛgù餖 (Ìcà, Ìncà), ga餖ÌdàácàBeninIgbó Ìdàácàgù餖Ọ̀họ̀rí (Dasa Zunmɛ̀), Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèỌ̀họ̀rí (Dasa Zunmɛ̀), Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí (Dasa Zunmɛ̀), ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́ga餖Onigbologa餖Kétu (Dasa Zunmɛ̀), ÀnàgóKétugù餖Ifɛ̀Akpáréga餖 (Dasa Zunmɛ̀), gù餖Atakpamɛga餖, gù餖Bokoga餖Tchettiga餖 (Tsɛti, Cɛti), gù餖Northern NagoKamboleɡã餖Manigrigù餖Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá. It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms (Funṣọ Akere, 1977), especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo

Verb

IPA: /ɡá/ Forms: gá [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=gá|head2=}} gá, {{yo-pos|verb|gá}} gá, {{yo-verb|gá}} gá
  1. to stand aloof
    Sense id: en-ga-yo-verb-xQmFj09V
  2. to become tired or fed up Synonyms: gọ́
    Sense id: en-ga-yo-verb-Jca~gtdr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: agá (english: one who stands aloof, one who is fed up), gígá, ìgá
Etymology number: 4
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gàga"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "gbólóhùn gígà"
    }
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              8,
              12
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              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Help me open this umbrella",
          "text": "Bá mi ga agbòjò yìí",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to set up a collapsible device; to open out; to spread out"
      ],
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        ],
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          "english": "The ground shall open and swallow you up",
          "text": "Ilẹ̀ á gà jù ọ́ lọ",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to gape open"
      ],
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        ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɡà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ga"
}

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      "english": "this is beyond description!",
      "word": "ó ga!"
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        "to be tall"
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        "to be beyond that which can be tolerated or described"
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        "(idiomatic) to be beyond that which can be tolerated or described"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to be tall",
      "word": "Yoruba varieties and languages: gaview map"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Ìcà, Ìncà",
      "word": "ga餖ǸcàBaàtɛgù餖"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
      "word": "ga餖ÌdàácàBeninIgbó Ìdàácàgù餖Ọ̀họ̀rí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
      "word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèỌ̀họ̀rí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
      "word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
      "word": "ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́ga餖Onigbologa餖Kétu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
      "word": "ÀnàgóKétugù餖Ifɛ̀Akpáréga餖"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gù餖Atakpamɛga餖"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
      "word": "gù餖Bokoga餖Tchettiga餖"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gù餖Northern NagoKamboleɡã餖Manigrigù餖Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ga"
}

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "one who stands aloof, one who is fed up",
      "word": "agá"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gígá"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "english": "This matter has caused me to be fed up",
          "text": "ọ̀rọ̀ náàá gá mi",
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      ],
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        "to become tired or fed up"
      ],
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          "tired",
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        {
          "word": "gọ́"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡá/"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "ẹṣin ń lekó, òròmọ adìẹ ń gàdí"
    },
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      "word": "gàga"
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          "english": "Help me open this umbrella",
          "text": "Bá mi ga agbòjò yìí",
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        "to set up a collapsible device; to open out; to spread out"
      ],
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        "to gape open"
      ],
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        ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɡà/"
    }
  ],
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      "roman": "Ìcà, Ìncà",
      "word": "ga餖ǸcàBaàtɛgù餖"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
      "word": "ga餖ÌdàácàBeninIgbó Ìdàácàgù餖Ọ̀họ̀rí"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
      "word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèỌ̀họ̀rí"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
      "word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
      "word": "ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́ga餖Onigbologa餖Kétu"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
      "word": "ÀnàgóKétugù餖Ifɛ̀Akpáréga餖"
    },
    {
      "word": "gù餖Atakpamɛga餖"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
      "word": "gù餖Bokoga餖Tchettiga餖"
    },
    {
      "word": "gù餖Northern NagoKamboleɡã餖Manigrigù餖Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties"
    },
    {
      "roman": "i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá",
      "word": "now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Funṣọ Akere, 1977",
      "word": "have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá. It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms"
    },
    {
      "word": "especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi"
    },
    {
      "word": "nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ga"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "one who stands aloof, one who is fed up",
      "word": "agá"
    },
    {
      "word": "gígá"
    },
    {
      "word": "ìgá"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "gá",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "gá",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "gá"
      },
      "expansion": "gá",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gá"
      },
      "expansion": "gá",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to stand aloof"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stand",
          "stand"
        ],
        [
          "aloof",
          "aloof"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              32,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "This matter has caused me to be fed up",
          "text": "ọ̀rọ̀ náàá gá mi",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to become tired or fed up"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ],
        [
          "tired",
          "tired"
        ],
        [
          "fed up",
          "fed up"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gọ́"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ga"
}

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