"imi" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ī.mĩ́/ Forms: imí [canonical]
Etymology: From i- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mí (“to breathe; to give life to”). Doublet of ẹ̀mí, èmí, and ìmí. Cognate with Olukumi imí Etymology templates: {{af|yo|i-|mí|id1=nominalizing prefix|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to breathe; to give life to}} i- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mí (“to breathe; to give life to”), {{doublet|yo|ẹ̀mí|èmí|ìmí}} Doublet of ẹ̀mí, èmí, and ìmí, {{cog|ulb|imí}} Olukumi imí Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=imí|head2=}} imí, {{yo-pos|noun|imí|}} imí, {{yo-noun|imí}} imí
  1. (Ekiti, Ondo) strength, power Tags: Ekiti Synonyms: agbára, okun Derived forms: Ifámímíkòmí (english: Yoruba name meaning "Ifa bestowed me with strength")
    Sense id: en-imi-yo-noun-JxQgMxcd Categories (other): Ekiti Yoruba, Ondo Yoruba, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 61 6 11 11 10 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 47 6 20 20 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ī.mĩ́/ Forms: imí [canonical]
Etymology: Possibly euphemistic Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=imí|head2=}} imí, {{yo-pos|noun|imí|}} imí, {{yo-noun|imí}} imí
  1. feces, excrement Synonyms: ìgbẹ́, iyín, iwín, ìṣu Derived forms: imí-ọjọ́ (english: sulphur), yímíyímí (english: dung beetle), imí òṣùmàrè (english: sulphur, phosphorus)
    Sense id: en-imi-yo-noun-7v6ZLTVd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ì.mĩ̀/ Forms: ìmì [canonical]
Etymology: From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mì (“to swallow”) Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ì-|mì|id1=nominalizing prefix|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to swallow}} ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mì (“to swallow”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìmì|head2=}} ìmì, {{yo-pos|noun|ìmì|}} ìmì, {{yo-noun|ìmì}} ìmì
  1. the act of swallowing
    Sense id: en-imi-yo-noun-2yKq7mCh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ì.mĩ́/ Forms: ìmí [canonical]
Etymology: From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mí (“to breath”). Doublet of ẹ̀mí, èmí, and imí Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ì-|mí|id1=nominalizing prefix|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to breath}} ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mí (“to breath”), {{doublet|yo|ẹ̀mí|èmí|imí}} Doublet of ẹ̀mí, èmí, and imí Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìmí|head2=}} ìmí, {{yo-pos|noun|ìmí|}} ìmí, {{yo-noun|ìmí}} ìmí
  1. the act of breathing
    Sense id: en-imi-yo-noun-VSE8B4YK
  2. respiration
    Sense id: en-imi-yo-noun-6Pd6tYio
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ẹ̀yà-ara ìmí (english: respiratory system)
Etymology number: 4
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.mĩ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imi"
}

Download raw JSONL data for imi meaning in Yoruba (5.4kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Ekiti, Ondo",
  "path": [
    "imi"
  ],
  "section": "Yoruba",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "imi",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Ekiti, Ondo",
  "path": [
    "imi"
  ],
  "section": "Yoruba",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "imi",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Yoruba dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). 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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