"gun" meaning in Yoruba

See gun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɡũ̀/ Forms: gùn [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=gùn|head2=}} gùn, {{yo-pos|verb|gùn}} gùn, {{yo-verb|gùn}} gùn
  1. to be long (usually along a horizontal axis) Derived forms: gígùn (english: long), gùnlẹ́mìí (english: to be long-lived), àgùnfọn (english: giraffe), ìwọ̀n gígùn (english: length), Ògùn (english: Ogun river)
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb-BUmCZS6m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ìgùn
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɡũ̀/ Forms: gùn [canonical]
Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *gwũ̀ (“to ascend”) or Proto-Yoruboid *gũ̀, cognate with Igala gwú (“to climb, to mate”) Etymology templates: {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*gwũ̀|t=to ascend}} Proto-Yoruboid *gwũ̀ (“to ascend”), {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*gũ̀}} Proto-Yoruboid *gũ̀, {{cog|igl|gwú|t=to climb, to mate}} Igala gwú (“to climb, to mate”) Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=gùn|head2=}} gùn, {{yo-pos|verb|gùn}} gùn, {{yo-verb|gùn}} gùn
  1. (intransitive) to climb, to ascend something Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb-JNDZ1G7y
  2. to be climbed, to be mounted
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb-fbH2As1r Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 7 13 25 2 2 15 2 14 2 6 2 3 4 2
  3. (intransitive, transitive) to ride or mount (someone or something) Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb-B3ZdbwC2
  4. (idiomatic, intransitive) to copulate, to mate Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Synonyms: dó
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb-xAghs4Ia
  5. (idiomatic) to be possessed; (in particular) to be possessed by the spirit of an orisha Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb-94MhXVhU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ìgùn, agùn, ẹ̀gùn (english: rider, climber, hunter), gẹṣin (english: to ride a horse), gorí, goróyè, gòkè (english: lo climb upwards), mágùn (english: a charm used to prevent a man from sleeping with one's wife)
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɡũ̀/ Forms: gùn [canonical]
Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *gwũ̀ (“to sweat”), cognate with Igala gwù (“to sweat”), see *(ò)úgwũ̀ (“sweat”), úgwù (“sweat”), and òógùn (“sweat, perspiration”) Etymology templates: {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*gwũ̀|t=to sweat}} Proto-Yoruboid *gwũ̀ (“to sweat”), {{cog|igl|gwù|t=to sweat}} Igala gwù (“to sweat”) Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=gùn|head2=}} gùn, {{yo-pos|verb|gùn}} gùn, {{yo-verb|gùn}} gùn
  1. (intransitive) to sweat Tags: intransitive Synonyms: làágùn Derived forms: òógùn (english: sweat)
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb-ZGfmxTxk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ɡũ̄/
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=gun|head2=}} gun, {{yo-pos|verb|gun}} gun, {{yo-verb|gun}} gun
  1. to be angular in shape, to form an angle Derived forms: igun (english: corner, angle), orígun
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb--sna-0j2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /ɡṹ/ Forms: gún [canonical]
Etymology: Cognates with Itsekiri gún Etymology templates: {{cog|its|gún}} Itsekiri gún Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=gún|head2=}} gún, {{yo-pos|verb|gún}} gún, {{yo-verb|gún}} gún
  1. to pound Derived forms: ẹ̀gúnjẹ (english: bribery), gígún (english: pounding), àgúnmu (english: powder medicine)
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb-KMwUdNKt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Verb

IPA: /ɡṹ/ Forms: gún [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=gún|head2=}} gún, {{yo-pos|verb|gún}} gún, {{yo-verb|gún}} gún
  1. to pierce; to jab; to penetrate; to stab Synonyms: gán (Ikalẹ) Derived forms: ẹ̀gún (english: thorn)
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb-g0UBR4PQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Verb

IPA: /ɡṹ/ Forms: gún [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=gún|head2=}} gún, {{yo-pos|verb|gún}} gún, {{yo-verb|gún}} gún
  1. to be straight; to straighten
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb-qZVWdHo7
  2. to be well arranged; to be in order
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb-iln47IQp
  3. to shrug one's shoulders
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb-PBSHbzrj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7

Verb

IPA: /ɡṹ/ Forms: gún [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=gún|head2=}} gún, {{yo-pos|verb|gún}} gún, {{yo-verb|gún}} gún
  1. to curse Synonyms: gégùn-ún Derived forms: gégùn-ún (english: to curse), ègún (english: curse)
    Sense id: en-gun-yo-verb-m8CeRdfL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 8
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        },
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          "english": "to be long-lived",
          "word": "gùnlẹ́mìí"
        },
        {
          "english": "giraffe",
          "word": "àgùnfọn"
        },
        {
          "english": "length",
          "word": "ìwọ̀n gígùn"
        },
        {
          "english": "Ogun river",
          "word": "Ògùn"
        }
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      "english": "rider, climber, hunter",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to ride a horse",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "goróyè"
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      "english": "lo climb upwards",
      "word": "gòkè"
    },
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      "english": "a charm used to prevent a man from sleeping with one's wife",
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        "(intransitive) to climb, to ascend something"
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        {
          "english": "She mounted a donkey",
          "text": "ó gun kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to ride or mount (someone or something)"
      ],
      "id": "en-gun-yo-verb-B3ZdbwC2",
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          "ride"
        ],
        [
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          "mount"
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      ],
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        "to copulate, to mate"
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        {
          "english": "He is behaving like someone that Sango is possessing",
          "text": "ó ń hùwà bí ẹni tí Ṣàngó ń gùn",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to be possessed; (in particular) to be possessed by the spirit of an orisha"
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          "possessed",
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        [
          "spirit",
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          "orisha"
        ]
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        "(idiomatic) to be possessed; (in particular) to be possessed by the spirit of an orisha"
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    }
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        "to be angular in shape, to form an angle"
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          "word": "ẹ̀gúnjẹ"
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          "word": "gígún"
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          "english": "powder medicine",
          "word": "àgúnmu"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Jumoke doesn't pound yam well, she can only make eba.",
          "text": "Jùmọ̀kẹ́ ò kí ń gún iyán dáadáa, ẹ̀bà nìkan ló lè tẹ̀.",
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{
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    {
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        {
          "english": "The doctor injected me with a needle.",
          "text": "Dókítà gún mi lábẹ́rẹ́.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "So that we may not be poked in the eye by the tall, pointed tree, one must watch it from afar.",
          "text": "Igi gogoro máà gún mi lójú; àtòkèèrè la ti ń wò ó",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to pierce; to jab; to penetrate; to stab"
      ],
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          "pierce"
        ],
        [
          "jab",
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        ],
        [
          "penetrate",
          "penetrate"
        ],
        [
          "stab",
          "stab"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "Ikalẹ",
          "word": "gán"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡṹ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gun"
}

{
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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    {
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        "to be straight; to straighten"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡṹ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gun"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Yoruba dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-09-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-08-20 using wiktextract (8e41825 and f99c758). 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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