"ipin" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ì.k͡pĩ́/ Forms: ìpín [canonical]
Etymology: From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pín (“to share out; to divide”), literally “one's lot, one's portion”. Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ì-|pín|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=one's lot, one's portion|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to share out; to divide}} ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pín (“to share out; to divide”), literally “one's lot, one's portion” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìpín|head2=}} ìpín, {{yo-pos|noun|ìpín|}} ìpín, {{yo-noun|ìpín}} ìpín
  1. the act of dividing something into parts
    Sense id: en-ipin-yo-noun-IzJxZc-9 Categories (other): Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 11 13 29 4 19 25
  2. portion, division, section
    Sense id: en-ipin-yo-noun-dcBysHpt Categories (other): Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 11 13 29 4 19 25
  3. (drama) act
    Sense id: en-ipin-yo-noun--D8Hvhbi Categories (other): Drama, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix), Yoruba religion Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 44 2 12 31 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 11 13 29 4 19 25 Disambiguation of Yoruba religion: 11 11 42 11 11 13 Topics: broadcasting, drama, dramaturgy, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
  4. share
    Sense id: en-ipin-yo-noun-w7xFrDUv
  5. destiny, fate (literally "one's life portion") Synonyms: àyànmọ́, kádàrá, ìpín-àìrò
    Sense id: en-ipin-yo-noun-fJWKc2MJ Categories (other): Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 11 13 29 4 19 25
  6. (mathematics) quotient
    Sense id: en-ipin-yo-noun-2GHuNi44 Categories (other): Mathematics, Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 11 13 29 4 19 25 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ẹlẹ́rìí ìpín (english: nickname for Orunmila), Ìpín (english: one's personal orisha, orisha of destiny and luck) [literally], ìpín-afọ̀ (english: paragraph), ìpín-agbàláyè (english: quota), ìpín-àṣẹsí-ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀ (english: separation of powers), ìpín-àṣẹ́-sí-ẹlẹ́kajẹ̀ka (english: decentralization)
Categories (other): Culture Disambiguation of Culture: 0 0 0 0 0 0
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  "categories": [
    {
      "_dis": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "yo",
      "name": "Culture",
      "orig": "yo:Culture",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "nickname for Orunmila",
      "translation": "nickname for Orunmila",
      "word": "Ẹlẹ́rìí ìpín"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "one's personal orisha, orisha of destiny and luck",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "translation": "one's personal orisha, orisha of destiny and luck",
      "word": "Ìpín"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "paragraph",
      "translation": "paragraph",
      "word": "ìpín-afọ̀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "quota",
      "translation": "quota",
      "word": "ìpín-agbàláyè"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "separation of powers",
      "translation": "separation of powers",
      "word": "ìpín-àṣẹsí-ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "decentralization",
      "translation": "decentralization",
      "word": "ìpín-àṣẹ́-sí-ẹlẹ́kajẹ̀ka"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ì-",
        "3": "pín",
        "id1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "lit": "one's lot, one's portion",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to share out; to divide"
      },
      "expansion": "ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pín (“to share out; to divide”), literally “one's lot, one's portion”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pín (“to share out; to divide”), literally “one's lot, one's portion”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ìpín",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ìpín",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìpín",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ìpín",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìpín",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ìpín"
      },
      "expansion": "ìpín",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 13 29 4 19 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the act of dividing something into parts"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipin-yo-noun-IzJxZc-9",
      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "dividing",
          "dividing"
        ],
        [
          "parts",
          "parts"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 13 29 4 19 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "portion, division, section"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipin-yo-noun-dcBysHpt",
      "links": [
        [
          "portion",
          "portion"
        ],
        [
          "division",
          "division"
        ],
        [
          "section",
          "section"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Drama",
          "orig": "yo:Drama",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 6 44 2 12 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 13 29 4 19 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 11 42 11 11 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Yoruba religion",
          "orig": "yo:Yoruba religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "act"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipin-yo-noun--D8Hvhbi",
      "links": [
        [
          "drama",
          "drama"
        ],
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(drama) act"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "drama",
        "dramaturgy",
        "entertainment",
        "film",
        "lifestyle",
        "media",
        "television",
        "theater"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "share"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipin-yo-noun-w7xFrDUv",
      "links": [
        [
          "share",
          "share"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 13 29 4 19 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "destiny, fate (literally \"one's life portion\")"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipin-yo-noun-fJWKc2MJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "destiny",
          "destiny"
        ],
        [
          "fate",
          "fate"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "àyànmọ́"
        },
        {
          "word": "kádàrá"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìpín-àìrò"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Mathematics",
          "orig": "yo:Mathematics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 13 29 4 19 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "quotient"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipin-yo-noun-2GHuNi44",
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "quotient",
          "quotient"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) quotient"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.k͡pĩ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ipin"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix)",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "yo:Culture",
    "yo:Yoruba religion"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "nickname for Orunmila",
      "translation": "nickname for Orunmila",
      "word": "Ẹlẹ́rìí ìpín"
    },
    {
      "english": "one's personal orisha, orisha of destiny and luck",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "translation": "one's personal orisha, orisha of destiny and luck",
      "word": "Ìpín"
    },
    {
      "english": "paragraph",
      "translation": "paragraph",
      "word": "ìpín-afọ̀"
    },
    {
      "english": "quota",
      "translation": "quota",
      "word": "ìpín-agbàláyè"
    },
    {
      "english": "separation of powers",
      "translation": "separation of powers",
      "word": "ìpín-àṣẹsí-ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀"
    },
    {
      "english": "decentralization",
      "translation": "decentralization",
      "word": "ìpín-àṣẹ́-sí-ẹlẹ́kajẹ̀ka"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ì-",
        "3": "pín",
        "id1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "lit": "one's lot, one's portion",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to share out; to divide"
      },
      "expansion": "ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pín (“to share out; to divide”), literally “one's lot, one's portion”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pín (“to share out; to divide”), literally “one's lot, one's portion”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ìpín",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ìpín",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìpín",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ìpín",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìpín",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ìpín"
      },
      "expansion": "ìpín",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the act of dividing something into parts"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "dividing",
          "dividing"
        ],
        [
          "parts",
          "parts"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "portion, division, section"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "portion",
          "portion"
        ],
        [
          "division",
          "division"
        ],
        [
          "section",
          "section"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "yo:Drama"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "act"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drama",
          "drama"
        ],
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(drama) act"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "drama",
        "dramaturgy",
        "entertainment",
        "film",
        "lifestyle",
        "media",
        "television",
        "theater"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "share"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "share",
          "share"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "destiny, fate (literally \"one's life portion\")"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "destiny",
          "destiny"
        ],
        [
          "fate",
          "fate"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "àyànmọ́"
        },
        {
          "word": "kádàrá"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìpín-àìrò"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "yo:Mathematics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "quotient"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "quotient",
          "quotient"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) quotient"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.k͡pĩ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ipin"
}

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