See irun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*irṵ̀"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*ʊ-rʊ̃"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bin",
"2": "irọn"
},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
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},
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},
{
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"3": ""
},
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},
{
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},
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}
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"parents": [
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],
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},
{
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"Entry maintenance"
],
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},
{
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"parents": [
"Links with redundant alt parameters",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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"Entry maintenance"
],
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},
{
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"Entry maintenance"
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{
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"Entry maintenance"
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"Entry maintenance"
],
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},
{
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"parents": [
"Links with redundant alt parameters",
"Entry maintenance"
],
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}
],
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{
"english": "to cut hair",
"word": "gẹrun"
},
{
"english": "pubic hair",
"word": "irun abẹ́"
},
{
"english": "armpit hair",
"word": "irun abíyá"
},
{
"english": "body hair",
"word": "irun ara"
},
{
"english": "braided hair",
"word": "irun dídì"
},
{
"english": "nose hair, moustache",
"word": "irun imú"
},
{
"english": "nose hair",
"word": "irun inú imú"
},
{
"english": "threaded hair",
"word": "irun kíkó"
},
{
"english": "eye brow",
"word": "irun ojú"
},
{
"english": "head hair",
"word": "irun orí"
},
{
"english": "moustache",
"word": "irun ètè"
},
{
"english": "eyelashes",
"word": "irun ìpéǹpéjú"
},
{
"english": "moustache",
"word": "irunmú"
},
{
"english": "beard",
"word": "irùngbọ̀n"
}
],
"glosses": [
"hair"
],
"id": "en-irun-yo-noun-TcIVm7oF",
"links": [
[
"hair",
"hair"
]
],
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{
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"word": "Yoruba Varieties and Languages - irunview map"
},
{
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},
{
"word": "irọnPOLYSEMICÌkòròdúurunPOLYSEMIC"
},
{
"word": "irọnPOLYSEMICṢágámùurunPOLYSEMIC"
},
{
"roman": "Ọ̀ghọ̀",
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},
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{
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{
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},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèỌ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́irunPOLYSEMICOnigboloirunPOLYSEMICKétu"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "ÀnàgóÌláráirọnPOLYSEMICÌmẹ̀kọirọnPOLYSEMICKétuirunPOLYSEMIC"
},
{
"word": "irɔnPOLYSEMICIfɛ̀Akpáréirɔ̃POLYSEMIC"
},
{
"roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
"word": "nrũPOLYSEMICAtakpamɛirũPOLYSEMICBokoirũPOLYSEMICMoretanirũPOLYSEMICTchettiirɔ̃POLYSEMICMɔ̄kɔ́léKandintoPOLYSEMICPOLYSEMICNorthern NagoKamboleenyɔ̃POLYSEMICPOLYSEMICManigriiyɔ̃POLYSEMICPOLYSEMICSouthern NagoÌsakétéirunPOLYSEMICPOLYSEMICÌfànyìnirunPOLYSEMICPOLYSEMICNote: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties"
},
{
"roman": "i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá",
"word": "now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria"
},
{
"roman": "Funṣọ Akere, 1977",
"word": "have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá. It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms"
},
{
"word": "especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi"
},
{
"word": "nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ī.ɾũ̄/"
}
],
"word": "irun"
}
{
"etymology_number": 2,
"etymology_text": "Perhaps related to the root for five, see ọrún (“every five days”)",
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{
"form": "ìrun",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
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"2": "noun",
"head": "ìrun",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "ìrun",
"name": "head"
},
{
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"3": ""
},
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},
{
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"1": "ìrun"
},
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],
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"pos": "noun",
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{
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{
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"langcode": "yo",
"name": "Islam",
"orig": "yo:Islam",
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"Religion",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "7 93",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 93",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "27 73",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 83",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "yo",
"name": "Anatomy",
"orig": "yo:Anatomy",
"parents": [
"Biology",
"Medicine",
"Sciences",
"Healthcare",
"All topics",
"Health",
"Fundamental",
"Body"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "12 88",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "yo",
"name": "Body parts",
"orig": "yo:Body parts",
"parents": [
"Body",
"Anatomy",
"All topics",
"Biology",
"Medicine",
"Fundamental",
"Sciences",
"Healthcare",
"Health"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "0 100",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "yo",
"name": "Religion",
"orig": "yo:Religion",
"parents": [
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "to pray salat",
"word": "kírun"
}
],
"glosses": [
"salat (The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day)"
],
"id": "en-irun-yo-noun-qc8ULXDo",
"links": [
[
"salat",
"salat"
],
[
"prayer",
"prayer#English"
]
],
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"(Islam) salat (The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day)"
],
"topics": [
"Islam",
"lifestyle",
"religion"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ì.ɾũ̄/"
}
],
"word": "irun"
}
{
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"Ede Cabe links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Ica links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Idaca links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Ije links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts",
"Manigri-Kambolé Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"Manigri-Kambolé Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba links with redundant alt parameters",
"Yoruba nouns",
"Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid",
"Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter",
"yo:Anatomy",
"yo:Body parts",
"yo:Religion"
],
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{
"english": "to cut hair",
"word": "gẹrun"
},
{
"english": "pubic hair",
"word": "irun abẹ́"
},
{
"english": "armpit hair",
"word": "irun abíyá"
},
{
"english": "body hair",
"word": "irun ara"
},
{
"english": "braided hair",
"word": "irun dídì"
},
{
"english": "nose hair, moustache",
"word": "irun imú"
},
{
"english": "nose hair",
"word": "irun inú imú"
},
{
"english": "threaded hair",
"word": "irun kíkó"
},
{
"english": "eye brow",
"word": "irun ojú"
},
{
"english": "head hair",
"word": "irun orí"
},
{
"english": "moustache",
"word": "irun ètè"
},
{
"english": "eyelashes",
"word": "irun ìpéǹpéjú"
},
{
"english": "moustache",
"word": "irunmú"
},
{
"english": "beard",
"word": "irùngbọ̀n"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*irṵ̀"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *irṵ̀",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "alv-yrd-pro",
"3": "*ʊ-rʊ̃"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ-rʊ̃",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bin",
"2": "irọn"
},
"expansion": "Edo irọn",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *irṵ̀ or Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ-rʊ̃, cognate with Edo irọn",
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{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
"head": "irun",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "irun",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "irun",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "irun",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "irun"
},
"expansion": "irun",
"name": "yo-noun"
}
],
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"pos": "noun",
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{
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"hair"
],
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[
"hair",
"hair"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ī.ɾũ̄/"
}
],
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{
"english": "hair",
"word": "Yoruba Varieties and Languages - irunview map"
},
{
"word": "irọnPOLYSEMICRẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́urunPOLYSEMIC"
},
{
"word": "irọnPOLYSEMICÌkòròdúurunPOLYSEMIC"
},
{
"word": "irọnPOLYSEMICṢágámùurunPOLYSEMIC"
},
{
"roman": "Ọ̀ghọ̀",
"word": "irọnPOLYSEMICÌkálẹ̀ÒkìtìpupairọnPOLYSEMICÌlàjẹMahinirọnPOLYSEMICOǹdóOǹdóiọnPOLYSEMICỌ̀wọ̀Ọ̀wọ̀irọnPOLYSEMIC"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "iranPOLYSEMICUsẹnUsẹnirọnPOLYSEMICÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹurọnPOLYSEMICOlùkùmiUgbódùirọnPOLYSEMICProto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó ÈkìtìụnrụnPOLYSEMICÌfàkì ÈkìtìịrọnPOLYSEMICÀkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ụnrụnPOLYSEMICMọ̀bàỌ̀tùn ÈkìtìụnrụnPOLYSEMICNorthwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàirunPOLYSEMICẸ̀gbádòÌjàkáirunPOLYSEMICÈkóÈkóirunPOLYSEMICÌbàdànÌbàdànirunPOLYSEMICÌbàràpáIgbó ÒràirunPOLYSEMICÌbọ̀lọ́ÒṣogboirunPOLYSEMICÌlọrinÌlọrinirunPOLYSEMICOǹkóÒtùirọnPOLYSEMICÌwéré IléiọnPOLYSEMICÒkèhòirunPOLYSEMICÌsẹ́yìnirọnPOLYSEMICṢakíirọnPOLYSEMICTedéirunPOLYSEMICÌgbẹ́tìirunPOLYSEMICỌ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́irunPOLYSEMICStandard YorùbáNàìjíríàirunPOLYSEMICBɛ̀nɛ̀irunPOLYSEMICNortheast Yoruba"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "OkunGbẹ̀dẹ̀Ìyá Gbẹ̀dẹ̀irunPOLYSEMICÌbùnúBùnúirunPOLYSEMICÌjùmúÌjùmúirunPOLYSEMICÌkìrìAkutupa KiriirunPOLYSEMICÌyàgbàÌsánlú Ìtẹ̀dóirunPOLYSEMICOwéKabbairunPOLYSEMICỌ̀wọ́rọ̀Lọ́kọ́jairunPOLYSEMICEde Languages"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "Southwest YorubaAnaSokodeirɔ̃POLYSEMICCábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́n̄rɔnPOLYSEMICTchaouroun̄rɔnPOLYSEMICÌcàBantèirũPOLYSEMICÌdàácàBeninIgbó ÌdàácàirunPOLYSEMICỌ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèỌ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́irunPOLYSEMICOnigboloirunPOLYSEMICKétu"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "ÀnàgóÌláráirọnPOLYSEMICÌmẹ̀kọirọnPOLYSEMICKétuirunPOLYSEMIC"
},
{
"word": "irɔnPOLYSEMICIfɛ̀Akpáréirɔ̃POLYSEMIC"
},
{
"roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
"word": "nrũPOLYSEMICAtakpamɛirũPOLYSEMICBokoirũPOLYSEMICMoretanirũPOLYSEMICTchettiirɔ̃POLYSEMICMɔ̄kɔ́léKandintoPOLYSEMICPOLYSEMICNorthern NagoKamboleenyɔ̃POLYSEMICPOLYSEMICManigriiyɔ̃POLYSEMICPOLYSEMICSouthern NagoÌsakétéirunPOLYSEMICPOLYSEMICÌfànyìnirunPOLYSEMICPOLYSEMICNote: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties"
},
{
"roman": "i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá",
"word": "now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria"
},
{
"roman": "Funṣọ Akere, 1977",
"word": "have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá. It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms"
},
{
"word": "especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi"
},
{
"word": "nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo"
}
],
"word": "irun"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba nouns",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
"yo:Anatomy",
"yo:Body parts",
"yo:Religion"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "to pray salat",
"word": "kírun"
}
],
"etymology_number": 2,
"etymology_text": "Perhaps related to the root for five, see ọrún (“every five days”)",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ìrun",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
"head": "ìrun",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "ìrun",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "ìrun",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "ìrun",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ìrun"
},
"expansion": "ìrun",
"name": "yo-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"yo:Islam"
],
"glosses": [
"salat (The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day)"
],
"links": [
[
"salat",
"salat"
],
[
"prayer",
"prayer#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Islam) salat (The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day)"
],
"topics": [
"Islam",
"lifestyle",
"religion"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ì.ɾũ̄/"
}
],
"word": "irun"
}
Download raw JSONL data for irun meaning in Yoruba (6.9kB)
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