"jiyan" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒī.jã̀/ Forms: jiyàn [canonical]
Etymology: From jà (“to fight”) + iyàn (“argument”). Etymology templates: {{com|yo|jà|iyàn|t1=to fight|t2=argument}} jà (“to fight”) + iyàn (“argument”) Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=jiyàn|head2=}} jiyàn, {{yo-pos|verb|jiyàn}} jiyàn, {{yo-verb|jiyàn}} jiyàn
  1. to argue Derived forms: olùjiyàn (english: debator), àríyàjiyàn (english: debate), ìjiyàn (english: argument; debate)
    Sense id: en-jiyan-yo-verb-rzpvbSoP Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 82 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒī.jã́/ Forms: jiyán [canonical]
Etymology: From contraction of jẹ (“to eat”) iyán (“pounded yam”). Etymology templates: {{contraction|yo|jẹ (“to eat”) iyán (“pounded yam”)|nocap=1}} contraction of jẹ (“to eat”) iyán (“pounded yam”) Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=jiyán|head2=}} jiyán, {{yo-pos|verb|jiyán}} jiyán, {{yo-verb|jiyán}} jiyán
  1. to eat pounded yam Synonyms: jẹyán
    Sense id: en-jiyan-yo-verb-piNU5u-A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for jiyan meaning in Yoruba (2.1kB)

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        "to eat pounded yam"
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