"ghẹngwa" meaning in Yoruba

See ghẹngwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɣɛ̃̄.ɡʷà/ Forms: ghẹngwà [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=ghẹngwà|head2=}} ghẹngwà, {{yo-pos|verb|ghẹngwà}} ghẹngwà, {{yo-verb|ghẹngwà}} ghẹngwà
  1. (Ilajẹ) to be beautiful Synonyms: rẹwà, sẹngwà (Ọwọ, Ondo), hẹngwà (Ilajẹ, Ikalẹ), hunwà (english: Owe)
    Sense id: en-ghẹngwa-yo-verb-rk9XLoZ0 Categories (other): Ilajẹ Yoruba, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header
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  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "ghẹngwà",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ghẹngwà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "ghẹngwà"
      },
      "expansion": "ghẹngwà",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ghẹngwà"
      },
      "expansion": "ghẹngwà",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ilajẹ Yoruba",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A well born person is better than a beautiful person.",
          "text": "Ọnẹ yí a bí rire, ó ghàn jù ọnẹ a bí ghẹngwà.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Ilaje, the ones who are beautiful in canoes.",
          "text": "Ìlàjẹ, agbénọ́kọ̀ghẹngwà.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be beautiful"
      ],
      "id": "en-ghẹngwa-yo-verb-rk9XLoZ0",
      "links": [
        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ilajẹ) to be beautiful"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rẹwà"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Ọwọ, Ondo",
          "word": "sẹngwà"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Ilajẹ, Ikalẹ",
          "word": "hẹngwà"
        },
        {
          "english": "Owe",
          "word": "hunwà"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣɛ̃̄.ɡʷà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ghẹngwa"
}
{
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    {
      "form": "ghẹngwà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
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        "head2": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "ghẹngwà"
      },
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      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ghẹngwà"
      },
      "expansion": "ghẹngwà",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yo",
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        "Ilajẹ Yoruba",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples",
        "Yoruba verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A well born person is better than a beautiful person.",
          "text": "Ọnẹ yí a bí rire, ó ghàn jù ọnẹ a bí ghẹngwà.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Ilaje, the ones who are beautiful in canoes.",
          "text": "Ìlàjẹ, agbénọ́kọ̀ghẹngwà.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be beautiful"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ilajẹ) to be beautiful"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣɛ̃̄.ɡʷà/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "rẹwà"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Ọwọ, Ondo",
      "word": "sẹngwà"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Ilajẹ, Ikalẹ",
      "word": "hẹngwà"
    },
    {
      "english": "Owe",
      "word": "hunwà"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ghẹngwa"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ghẹngwa meaning in Yoruba (1.3kB)

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