kọngila in Yoruba

IPA: /kɔ̄.ŋ̄.ɡí.lá/ Forms: kọn̄gílá [canonical], kọn̄gílátọ̀ [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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

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{
  "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kọn̄gílátọ̀",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "yo:Occupations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "yo:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "contractor"
      ],
      "id": "en-kọngila-yo-noun-LH40KR26",
      "links": [
        [
          "contractor",
          "contractor"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "agbaṣẹ́ṣe"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ̄.ŋ̄.ɡí.lá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kọngila"
}

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{
  "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kọn̄gílátọ̀",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kọngila"
}

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"kọngila" meaning in Yoruba

Noun