"iro" meaning in Yoruba

See iro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ì.ɾó/ Forms: ìró [canonical]
Etymology: From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ró (“to wrap”), probably from Proto-Yoruboid *ù-ló, compare with Igala ùló Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ì-|ró|id1=nominalizing prefix|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to wrap}} ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ró (“to wrap”), {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*ù-ló}} Proto-Yoruboid *ù-ló, {{cog|igl|ùló}} Igala ùló Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìró|head2=}} ìró, {{yo-pos|noun|ìró|}} ìró, {{yo-noun|ìró}} ìró
  1. a cloth wrapped around a woman's lower body, usually made with six yards of fabric Categories (lifeform): Mammals Derived forms: oníròó (english: one with a cloth wrapper)
    Sense id: en-iro-yo-noun-jQvaRNng Disambiguation of Mammals: 37 3 3 14 37 3 3 3 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 57 1 1 20 17 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ùró (CY, SEY)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ì.ɾó/ Forms: ìró [canonical]
Etymology: From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ró (“to sound”) Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ì-|ró|id2=nominalizing prefix|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to sound}} ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ró (“to sound”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìró|head2=}} ìró, {{yo-pos|noun|ìró|}} ìró, {{yo-noun|ìró}} ìró
  1. sound; noise Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-iro-yo-noun-dmFD7C8M Disambiguation of Music: 17 45 0 34 3 0 0 0
  2. (by extension) distant news or information on someone or something Tags: broadly Synonyms: ìròyìn
    Sense id: en-iro-yo-noun-EnJY4RLE
  3. (phonetics) speech sound Categories (topical): Phonetics Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-iro-yo-noun-uMmrdblQ Disambiguation of Mammals: 37 3 3 14 37 3 3 3 Categories (other): Yoruba terms prefixed with i- Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i-: 12 16 61 12 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ùró (CY, SEY) Derived forms: bátànì ìró (english: sound pattern), gbúròó, ìró asétán-ánnápè (english: glottal stop), ìró ohùn (english: pitch), ìró àfitán-ánnápè (english: glottal sound), ìró àìkùnyín-ùn (english: voiceless sound), ìró-akùnyín-ùn (english: voiced sound; sonorant), ìró-àfèjì-ètèpè (english: bilabial sound) Related terms: ariwo (english: noise), ùfófó (english: noise) [Ekiti]
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ī.ɾò/ Forms: irò [canonical]
Etymology: Compare with Olukumi úrò (“ape”) Etymology templates: {{cog|ulb|úrò|t=ape}} Olukumi úrò (“ape”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=irò|head2=}} irò, {{yo-pos|noun|irò|}} irò, {{yo-noun|irò}} irò
  1. a general term for any species of great ape; gorilla, chimpanzee Categories (topical): Clothing Categories (lifeform): Mammals Synonyms: elégbèdè, ìnàkí Related terms: ọṣà (english: chimpanzee), ọ̀bọ (english: monkey)
    Sense id: en-iro-yo-noun-qv04OZma Disambiguation of Clothing: 36 0 0 17 47 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Mammals: 37 3 3 14 37 3 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ùró (CY, SEY)
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ì.ɾò/ Forms: ìrò [canonical]
Etymology: From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + rò (“to think”), see èrò (“thought”) Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ì-|rò|id1=nominalizing prefix|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to think}} ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + rò (“to think”), {{l|yo|èrò|t=thought}} èrò (“thought”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìrò|head2=}} ìrò, {{yo-pos|noun|ìrò|}} ìrò, {{yo-noun|ìrò}} ìrò
  1. thinking; the process of thinking Derived forms: àìrò (english: lack of thinking), ìròkúrò (english: bad thinking)
    Sense id: en-iro-yo-noun-S4R0GfE2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ùró (CY, SEY)
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /ì.ɾō/ Forms: ìro [canonical]
Etymology: From ì- + ro Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ì-|ro}} ì- + ro Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìro|head2=}} ìro, {{yo-pos|noun|ìro|}} ìro, {{yo-noun|ìro}} ìro
  1. meanness, cruelty Synonyms: ìkà, ìwàkíwà
    Sense id: en-iro-yo-noun-QnbNqdfd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ùró (CY, SEY)
Etymology number: 5

Noun

IPA: /ī.ɾō/
Etymology: Compare with Igala ílo, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *í-lo Etymology templates: {{cog|igl|ílo}} Igala ílo, {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*í-lo}} Proto-Yoruboid *í-lo Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=iro|head2=}} iro, {{yo-pos|noun|iro|}} iro, {{yo-noun|iro}} iro
  1. brass bell
    Sense id: en-iro-yo-noun-Xnq4p05P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ùró (CY, SEY)
Etymology number: 6

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          "_dis": "57 1 1 20 17 3 1 1",
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      "word": "ìró ohùn"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "ìró àìkùnyín-ùn"
    },
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            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
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            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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      ],
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "ùró"
    }
  ],
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}

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    }
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          "english": "chimpanzee",
          "word": "ọṣà"
        },
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          "word": "ọ̀bọ"
        }
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        {
          "word": "elégbèdè"
        },
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        }
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    }
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "ùró"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "word": "àìrò"
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  "etymology_text": "From ì- + ro",
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      "glosses": [
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        {
          "word": "ìkà"
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          "word": "ìwàkíwà"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ì.ɾō/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "gbúròó"
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      "english": "glottal stop",
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      "english": "pitch",
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      "english": "glottal sound",
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      "english": "voiceless sound",
      "word": "ìró àìkùnyín-ùn"
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      "english": "voiced sound; sonorant",
      "word": "ìró-akùnyín-ùn"
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    {
      "english": "bilabial sound",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
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      "english": "noise",
      "word": "ariwo"
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      "english": "noise",
      "tags": [
        "Ekiti"
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      "word": "ùfófó"
    }
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    {
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "distant news or information on someone or something"
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        [
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          "distant"
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        [
          "news",
          "news"
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        [
          "information",
          "information"
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        [
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        [
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          "something"
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        {
          "word": "ìròyìn"
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        "broadly"
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        "speech sound"
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          "sound"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(phonetics) speech sound"
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        "linguistics",
        "phonetics",
        "phonology",
        "sciences"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ì.ɾó/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "CY, SEY",
      "word": "ùró"
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      "expansion": "Olukumi úrò (“ape”)",
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  "etymology_text": "Compare with Olukumi úrò (“ape”)",
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    {
      "args": {
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    {
      "english": "chimpanzee",
      "word": "ọṣà"
    },
    {
      "english": "monkey",
      "word": "ọ̀bọ"
    }
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    {
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        {
          "word": "elégbèdè"
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        {
          "word": "ìnàkí"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ī.ɾò/"
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "CY, SEY",
      "word": "ùró"
    }
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      "english": "lack of thinking",
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      "english": "bad thinking",
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    }
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "èrò",
        "t": "thought"
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      "expansion": "èrò (“thought”)",
      "name": "l"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + rò (“to think”), see èrò (“thought”)",
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      "form": "ìrò",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ìrò",
        "3": ""
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      "expansion": "ìrò",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ìrò"
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "thinking; the process of thinking"
      ],
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          "process",
          "process"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.ɾò/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "CY, SEY",
      "word": "ùró"
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  "word": "iro"
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      "expansion": "ì- + ro",
      "name": "af"
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  "etymology_text": "From ì- + ro",
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      "form": "ìro",
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ìro",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìro",
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      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "meanness, cruelty"
      ],
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        [
          "meanness",
          "meanness"
        ],
        [
          "cruelty",
          "cruelty"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ìkà"
        },
        {
          "word": "ìwàkíwà"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.ɾō/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "CY, SEY",
      "word": "ùró"
    }
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  "word": "iro"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
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        "3": "*í-lo"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "brass bell"
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        [
          "brass",
          "brass"
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        [
          "bell",
          "bell"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ī.ɾō/"
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    {
      "roman": "CY, SEY",
      "word": "ùró"
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}

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