"iṣu-nikan-kọniyan" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ī.ʃū.nĩ̀.kã̀.kɔ́.nĩ̄.jã́/ Forms: iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán [canonical]
Etymology: From iṣu (“yam”) + nìkàn (“only”) + kọ́ (“not”) + ni (“to be”) + iyán (“pounded yam”), literally “Yam is not the only thing that can be pounded”. Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|iṣu|nìkàn|kọ́|ni|iyán|lit=Yam is not the only thing that can be pounded|t1=yam|t2=only|t3=not|t4=to be|t5=pounded yam}} iṣu (“yam”) + nìkàn (“only”) + kọ́ (“not”) + ni (“to be”) + iyán (“pounded yam”), literally “Yam is not the only thing that can be pounded” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán|head2=}} iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán, {{yo-pos|noun|iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán|}} iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán, {{yo-noun|iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán}} iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán
  1. A nickname for cassava Synonyms: gbágùúdá, ẹ̀gẹ́, pákí, lábíríkánná, ìgbáyẹ̀kẹ̀tẹ̀
    Sense id: en-iṣu-nikan-kọniyan-yo-noun-dprNEV84 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Foods, Plants, Vegetables
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        "2": "iṣu",
        "3": "nìkàn",
        "4": "kọ́",
        "5": "ni",
        "6": "iyán",
        "lit": "Yam is not the only thing that can be pounded",
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        "t2": "only",
        "t3": "not",
        "t4": "to be",
        "t5": "pounded yam"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From iṣu (“yam”) + nìkàn (“only”) + kọ́ (“not”) + ni (“to be”) + iyán (“pounded yam”), literally “Yam is not the only thing that can be pounded”.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán",
        "head2": ""
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      "name": "head"
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      "name": "yo-pos"
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      },
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "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": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Foods",
          "orig": "yo:Foods",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "name": "Plants",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Vegetables",
          "orig": "yo:Vegetables",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        "A nickname for cassava"
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          "cassava",
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        {
          "word": "gbágùúdá"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹ̀gẹ́"
        },
        {
          "word": "pákí"
        },
        {
          "word": "lábíríkánná"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìgbáyẹ̀kẹ̀tẹ̀"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ī.ʃū.nĩ̀.kã̀.kɔ́.nĩ̄.jã́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iṣu-nikan-kọniyan"
}
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        "2": "iṣu",
        "3": "nìkàn",
        "4": "kọ́",
        "5": "ni",
        "6": "iyán",
        "lit": "Yam is not the only thing that can be pounded",
        "t1": "yam",
        "t2": "only",
        "t3": "not",
        "t4": "to be",
        "t5": "pounded yam"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From iṣu (“yam”) + nìkàn (“only”) + kọ́ (“not”) + ni (“to be”) + iyán (“pounded yam”), literally “Yam is not the only thing that can be pounded”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán",
        "head2": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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        "2": "iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán",
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      "name": "yo-pos"
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba compound terms",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba nouns",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "yo:Foods",
        "yo:Plants",
        "yo:Vegetables"
      ],
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        "A nickname for cassava"
      ],
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          "cassava"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "gbágùúdá"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹ̀gẹ́"
        },
        {
          "word": "pákí"
        },
        {
          "word": "lábíríkánná"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìgbáyẹ̀kẹ̀tẹ̀"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ī.ʃū.nĩ̀.kã̀.kɔ́.nĩ̄.jã́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iṣu-nikan-kọniyan"
}

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