"ilu" meaning in Yoruba

See ilu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ì.lú/ Forms: ìlú [canonical]
Etymology: ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + lú (“to intermingle, to mix, to come together”). Etymology templates: {{affix|yo|ì-|lú|id1=nominalizing prefix|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to intermingle, to mix, to come together}} ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + lú (“to intermingle, to mix, to come together”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìlú|head2=}} ìlú, {{yo-pos|noun|ìlú|}} ìlú, {{yo-noun|ìlú}} ìlú
  1. (historical) city state; kingdom Tags: historical Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-ilu-yo-noun-Fo3nj~iD Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 49 1 1 1 5 43 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 63 0 0 0 6 31 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 58 2 2 2 9 27
  2. town; city
    Sense id: en-ilu-yo-noun-~hq1JmAq
  3. country
    Sense id: en-ilu-yo-noun-r~ZOT9Ug
  4. establishment
    Sense id: en-ilu-yo-noun-ozuhYe3i
  5. (idiomatic, in the plural) chiefs (in their position as representatives of the people of the town) Tags: idiomatic, in-plural Synonyms: olóyè, ìjòyè, èèyàn
    Sense id: en-ilu-yo-noun-1-PJjLtJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ùlú Derived forms: aráàlú (english: townspeople), olóṣèlú (english: politician), olú-ìlú [uppercase], onílùú (english: of a city), ọmọ onílùú (english: citizen), ìlú ńlá [city, cities, region, location], ìlúmoyè (english: Yoruba chief), ìṣèlú [politics, government], òṣèlú (english: politician/politics)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ì.lù/ Forms: ìlù [canonical]
Etymology: From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + lù (“to beat, to hit”), literally “that which is beaten”. Etymology templates: {{affix|yo|ì-|lù|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=that which is beaten|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to beat, to hit}} ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + lù (“to beat, to hit”), literally “that which is beaten” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìlù|head2=}} ìlù, {{yo-pos|noun|ìlù|}} ìlù, {{yo-noun|ìlù}} ìlù
  1. (music) percussion instruments (in particular) drums Categories (topical): Music, Musical instruments Synonyms: ùlù
    Sense id: en-ilu-yo-noun-XrWm1R7O Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 49 1 1 1 5 43 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ùlú
Etymology number: 2

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

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "townspeople",
      "word": "aráàlú"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "politician",
      "word": "olóṣèlú"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "uppercase"
      ],
      "word": "olú-ìlú"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "of a city",
      "word": "onílùú"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "citizen",
      "word": "ọmọ onílùú"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "topics": [
        "city",
        "cities",
        "region",
        "location"
      ],
      "word": "ìlú ńlá"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "Yoruba chief",
      "word": "ìlúmoyè"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "topics": [
        "politics",
        "government"
      ],
      "word": "ìṣèlú"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "politician/politics",
      "word": "òṣèlú"
    }
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        "(historical) city state; kingdom"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ],
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        ],
        [
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      "id": "en-ilu-yo-noun-r~ZOT9Ug",
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      ]
    },
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      "id": "en-ilu-yo-noun-ozuhYe3i",
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        ]
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        "(idiomatic, in the plural) chiefs (in their position as representatives of the people of the town)"
      ],
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          "word": "olóyè"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìjòyè"
        },
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          "word": "èèyàn"
        }
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    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ùlú"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ilu"
}

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      },
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      ]
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          "name": "Music",
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          "parents": [
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            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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            "Tools",
            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Technology",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
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        ]
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        "(music) percussion instruments (in particular) drums"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ùlù"
        }
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ì.lù/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ùlú"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Yoruba nouns",
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  ],
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      "english": "townspeople",
      "word": "aráàlú"
    },
    {
      "english": "politician",
      "word": "olóṣèlú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "uppercase"
      ],
      "word": "olú-ìlú"
    },
    {
      "english": "of a city",
      "word": "onílùú"
    },
    {
      "english": "citizen",
      "word": "ọmọ onílùú"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "city",
        "cities",
        "region",
        "location"
      ],
      "word": "ìlú ńlá"
    },
    {
      "english": "Yoruba chief",
      "word": "ìlúmoyè"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "politics",
        "government"
      ],
      "word": "ìṣèlú"
    },
    {
      "english": "politician/politics",
      "word": "òṣèlú"
    }
  ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "city state; kingdom"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "kingdom",
          "kingdom"
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        "(historical) city state; kingdom"
      ],
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    },
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "ìjòyè"
        },
        {
          "word": "èèyàn"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ì.lú/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ùlú"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ilu"
}

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  ],
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        "percussion instruments (in particular) drums"
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        "(music) percussion instruments (in particular) drums"
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "ùlù"
    },
    {
      "word": "ùlú"
    }
  ],
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}

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