"iroko" meaning in Yoruba

See iroko in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ì.ɾó.kò/ Forms: ìrókò [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìrókò|head2=}} ìrókò, {{yo-pos|noun|ìrókò|}} ìrókò, {{yo-noun|ìrókò}} ìrókò
  1. iroko, African teak, Nigerian teak, rock elm (Milicia excelsa syn. Chlorophora excelsa); regarded as a sacred tree by the Yoruba people. Categories (lifeform): Mulberry family plants Synonyms: ùrókò [Ekiti] Derived forms: Ìrókò (english: The spirit believed to reside in iroko trees), ọmọdé bú ìrókò ó bojú wo ẹ̀yìn, ó ti gbàgbé pé olúwere kìí pa ẹni lóòjọ́ (english: proverb)
    Sense id: en-iroko-yo-noun-TnUWUBrS Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header
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            "1": "ha",
            "2": "loko",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hausa: loko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hausa: loko"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nup",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Nupe: ròókò",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nupe: ròókò"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bin",
            "2": "uloko",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Edo: uloko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Edo: uloko"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "iroko",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: iroko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: iroko"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "イロコ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: イロコ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: イロコ"
    }
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      "form": "ìrókò",
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        "canonical"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "head"
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      },
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        "1": "ìrókò"
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        },
        {
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            "Rosales order plants",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
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            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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          "english": "The spirit believed to reside in iroko trees",
          "word": "Ìrókò"
        },
        {
          "word": "ọmọdé bú ìrókò ó bojú wo ẹ̀yìn"
        },
        {
          "english": "proverb",
          "word": "ó ti gbàgbé pé olúwere kìí pa ẹni lóòjọ́"
        }
      ],
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        "iroko, African teak, Nigerian teak, rock elm (Milicia excelsa syn. Chlorophora excelsa); regarded as a sacred tree by the Yoruba people."
      ],
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        [
          "iroko",
          "iroko#English"
        ],
        [
          "African teak",
          "African teak"
        ],
        [
          "rock elm",
          "rock elm"
        ],
        [
          "Milicia excelsa",
          "Milicia excelsa#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "Yoruba",
          "Yoruba"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Ekiti"
          ],
          "word": "ùrókò"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ì.ɾó.kò/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iroko"
}
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    {
      "english": "The spirit believed to reside in iroko trees",
      "word": "Ìrókò"
    },
    {
      "word": "ọmọdé bú ìrókò ó bojú wo ẹ̀yìn"
    },
    {
      "english": "proverb",
      "word": "ó ti gbàgbé pé olúwere kìí pa ẹni lóòjọ́"
    }
  ],
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hausa: loko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hausa: loko"
    },
    {
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        {
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nupe: ròókò"
    },
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            "2": "uloko",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Edo: uloko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Edo: uloko"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "1": "en",
            "2": "iroko",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: iroko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: iroko"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "イロコ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: イロコ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: イロコ"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "ìrókò",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
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      "expansion": "ìrókò",
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    },
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        "2": "ìrókò",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ìrókò"
      },
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
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        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba nouns",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "yo:Mulberry family plants"
      ],
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        "iroko, African teak, Nigerian teak, rock elm (Milicia excelsa syn. Chlorophora excelsa); regarded as a sacred tree by the Yoruba people."
      ],
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        [
          "iroko",
          "iroko#English"
        ],
        [
          "African teak",
          "African teak"
        ],
        [
          "rock elm",
          "rock elm"
        ],
        [
          "Milicia excelsa",
          "Milicia excelsa#Translingual"
        ],
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          "Yoruba",
          "Yoruba"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.ɾó.kò/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Ekiti"
      ],
      "word": "ùrókò"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iroko"
}

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