"kọngila" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /kɔ̄.ŋ̄.ɡí.lá/ Forms: kọn̄gílá [canonical]
Etymology: From English contractor, possibly via Hausa kwangila. Etymology templates: {{bor|yo|en|contractor}} English contractor, {{bor|yo|ha|kwangila}} Hausa kwangila Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=kọn̄gílá|head2=}} kọn̄gílá, {{yo-pos|noun|kọn̄gílá|}} kọn̄gílá, {{yo-noun|kọn̄gílá}} kọn̄gílá
  1. contractor Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms: agbaṣẹ́ṣe, kọn̄gílátọ̀
    Sense id: en-kọngila-yo-noun-LH40KR26 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "contractor"
      },
      "expansion": "English contractor",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ha",
        "3": "kwangila"
      },
      "expansion": "Hausa kwangila",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English contractor, possibly via Hausa kwangila.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kọn̄gílá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "kọn̄gílá",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kọn̄gílá",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "kọn̄gílá",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kọn̄gílá",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kọn̄gílá"
      },
      "expansion": "kọn̄gílá",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "yo:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "yo:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "contractor"
      ],
      "id": "en-kọngila-yo-noun-LH40KR26",
      "links": [
        [
          "contractor",
          "contractor"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "agbaṣẹ́ṣe"
        },
        {
          "word": "kọn̄gílátọ̀"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ̄.ŋ̄.ɡí.lá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kọngila"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "contractor"
      },
      "expansion": "English contractor",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ha",
        "3": "kwangila"
      },
      "expansion": "Hausa kwangila",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English contractor, possibly via Hausa kwangila.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kọn̄gílá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "kọn̄gílá",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kọn̄gílá",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "kọn̄gílá",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kọn̄gílá",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kọn̄gílá"
      },
      "expansion": "kọn̄gílá",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba nouns",
        "Yoruba terms borrowed from English",
        "Yoruba terms borrowed from Hausa",
        "Yoruba terms derived from English",
        "Yoruba terms derived from Hausa",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "yo:Occupations",
        "yo:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "contractor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "contractor",
          "contractor"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "agbaṣẹ́ṣe"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ̄.ŋ̄.ɡí.lá/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "kọn̄gílátọ̀"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kọngila"
}

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