"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: 62 6 4 17 3 8
  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): Yoruba links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Yoruba links with redundant target parameters: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gíga (english: tallness; height), ó ga! (english: this is beyond description!)
Etymology number: 3 Synonyms: Proto-Itsekiri-SEY, Southeast Yoruba, Ìjẹ̀bú, gọn, Ìkálẹ̀, go, Ìlàjẹ, -, Oǹdó, Ọ̀wọ̀, Usẹn, Proto-Yoruba, Central Yoruba, Èkìtì, Ifẹ̀, Ìgbómìnà, Ìjẹ̀ṣà, Western Àkókó, Northwest Yoruba, Àwórì, Ẹ̀gbá, Ìbàdàn, Òǹkò, Ọ̀yọ́, Standard Yorùbá, Northeast Yoruba, Okun, Ìbùnú, Ìjùmú, Ìyàgbà, Owé, Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀

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

Download JSON data for ga meaning in Yoruba (4.9kB)

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      "word": "ẹṣin ń lekó, òròmọ adìẹ ń gàdí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gàga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "cleft sentence",
      "word": "gbólóhùn gígà"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        {
          "_dis": "62 6 4 17 3 8",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "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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          "device",
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        [
          "open",
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          "spread",
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        {
          "english": "The ground shall open and swallow you up",
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        "to gape open"
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      "ipa": "/ɡà/"
    }
  ],
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      "english": "tallness; height",
      "word": "gíga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "this is beyond description!",
      "word": "ó ga!"
    }
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        "to be beyond that which can be tolerated or described"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ìjẹ̀bú"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gọn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ìkálẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "go"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ìlàjẹ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Oǹdó"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ọ̀wọ̀"
    },
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      "word": "Èkìtì"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ifẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ìgbómìnà"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ìjẹ̀ṣà"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Western Àkókó"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Northwest Yoruba"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Àwórì"
    },
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ìbàdàn"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Òǹkò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ọ̀yọ́"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Standard Yorùbá"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Northeast Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Okun"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ìbùnú"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ìjùmú"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ìyàgbà"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Owé"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ga"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "one who stands aloof, one who is fed up",
      "word": "agá"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gígá"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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        "to stand aloof"
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          "stand",
          "stand"
        ],
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          "aloof",
          "aloof"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "This matter has caused me to be fed up",
          "text": "ọ̀rọ̀ náàá gá mi",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to become tired or fed up"
      ],
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          "become",
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        ],
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          "tired",
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          "fed up",
          "fed up"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "gọ́"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ɡá/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Yoruba lemmas",
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      "word": "ẹṣin ń lekó, òròmọ adìẹ ń gàdí"
    },
    {
      "word": "gàga"
    },
    {
      "english": "cleft sentence",
      "word": "gbólóhùn gígà"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Help me open this umbrella",
          "text": "Bá mi ga agbòjò yìí",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to set up a collapsible device; to open out; to spread out"
      ],
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        [
          "set up",
          "set up"
        ],
        [
          "collapsible",
          "collapsible"
        ],
        [
          "device",
          "device"
        ],
        [
          "open",
          "open"
        ],
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
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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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        [
          "gape",
          "gape"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ga"
}

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    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Yoruba verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "tallness; height",
      "word": "gíga"
    },
    {
      "english": "this is beyond description!",
      "word": "ó ga!"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "word": "kúrú"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be tall"
      ],
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          "tall"
        ]
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        "Yoruba idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be beyond that which can be tolerated or described"
      ],
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          "beyond",
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        ],
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          "tolerated",
          "tolerated"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) to be beyond that which can be tolerated or described"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡā/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Proto-Itsekiri-SEY"
    },
    {
      "word": "Southeast Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìjẹ̀bú"
    },
    {
      "word": "gọn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìkálẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "go"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìlàjẹ"
    },
    {
      "word": "-"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oǹdó"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ọ̀wọ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "Usẹn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Proto-Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Central Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Èkìtì"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ifẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìgbómìnà"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìjẹ̀ṣà"
    },
    {
      "word": "Western Àkókó"
    },
    {
      "word": "Northwest Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Àwórì"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ẹ̀gbá"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìbàdàn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Òǹkò"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ọ̀yọ́"
    },
    {
      "word": "Standard Yorùbá"
    },
    {
      "word": "Northeast Yoruba"
    },
    {
      "word": "Okun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìbùnú"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìjùmú"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ìyàgbà"
    },
    {
      "word": "Owé"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ga"
}

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    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba verbs"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "one who stands aloof, one who is fed up",
      "word": "agá"
    },
    {
      "word": "gígá"
    },
    {
      "word": "ìgá"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "gá",
        "head2": ""
      },
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      "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"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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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