"iwọ-oorun" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ì.wɔ̀.ōò.ɾũ̀/ Forms: ìwọ̀-oòrùn [canonical]
Etymology: From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wọ̀ (“to set or go down”) + oòrùn (“sun”), literally “the setting of the sun”. Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ì-|wọ̀|oòrùn|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=the setting of the sun|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to set or go down|t3=sun}} ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wọ̀ (“to set or go down”) + oòrùn (“sun”), literally “the setting of the sun” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìwọ̀-oòrùn|head2=}} ìwọ̀-oòrùn, {{yo-pos|noun|ìwọ̀-oòrùn|}} ìwọ̀-oòrùn, {{yo-noun|ìwọ̀-oòrùn}} ìwọ̀-oòrùn
  1. setting of the sun Categories (topical): Compass points
    Sense id: en-iwọ-oorun-yo-noun-I-nHzo4L Disambiguation of Compass points: 65 35 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix): 89 11
  2. west Synonyms: yámà
    Sense id: en-iwọ-oorun-yo-noun-dqeWIItx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: apá ìwọ̀-oòrùn Áfíríkà [Africa, West]
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Africa",
        "West"
      ],
      "word": "apá ìwọ̀-oòrùn Áfíríkà"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ì-",
        "3": "wọ̀",
        "4": "oòrùn",
        "id1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "lit": "the setting of the sun",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to set or go down",
        "t3": "sun"
      },
      "expansion": "ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wọ̀ (“to set or go down”) + oòrùn (“sun”), literally “the setting of the sun”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wọ̀ (“to set or go down”) + oòrùn (“sun”), literally “the setting of the sun”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn"
      },
      "expansion": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Compass points",
          "orig": "yo:Compass points",
          "parents": [
            "Directions",
            "Navigation",
            "Nature",
            "Transport",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "setting of the sun"
      ],
      "id": "en-iwọ-oorun-yo-noun-I-nHzo4L",
      "links": [
        [
          "setting",
          "setting"
        ],
        [
          "sun",
          "sun"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "west"
      ],
      "id": "en-iwọ-oorun-yo-noun-dqeWIItx",
      "links": [
        [
          "west",
          "west"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "yámà"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.wɔ̀.ōò.ɾũ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iwọ-oorun"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba compound terms",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms prefixed with i- (nominalizing prefix)",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "yo:Compass points"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Africa",
        "West"
      ],
      "word": "apá ìwọ̀-oòrùn Áfíríkà"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ì-",
        "3": "wọ̀",
        "4": "oòrùn",
        "id1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "lit": "the setting of the sun",
        "t1": "nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to set or go down",
        "t3": "sun"
      },
      "expansion": "ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wọ̀ (“to set or go down”) + oòrùn (“sun”), literally “the setting of the sun”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wọ̀ (“to set or go down”) + oòrùn (“sun”), literally “the setting of the sun”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn"
      },
      "expansion": "ìwọ̀-oòrùn",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "setting of the sun"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "setting",
          "setting"
        ],
        [
          "sun",
          "sun"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "west"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "west",
          "west"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "yámà"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.wɔ̀.ōò.ɾũ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iwọ-oorun"
}

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