"kakiri" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /ká.kī.ɾī/ Forms: kákiri [canonical], káàkiri [alternative]
Etymology: From ká (“to surround; everywhere”) + kiri (“to wander around (aimlessly)”) Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|ká|kiri|t1=to surround; everywhere|t2=to wander around (aimlessly)}} ká (“to surround; everywhere”) + kiri (“to wander around (aimlessly)”) Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=kákiri|head2=}} kákiri, {{yo-pos|verb|kákiri}} kákiri, {{yo-verb|kákiri}} kákiri
  1. to go or wonder all over some place or everywhere
    Sense id: en-kakiri-yo-verb-Vsqrypaq Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. to be everywhere
    Sense id: en-kakiri-yo-verb-sKfy-6Mm Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: apínkákiri (english: diffuse), ìpínkákiri (english: diffusion), kákiri ayé (english: worldwide)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "diffuse",
      "word": "apínkákiri"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "diffusion",
      "word": "ìpínkákiri"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "worldwide",
      "word": "kákiri ayé"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ká",
        "3": "kiri",
        "t1": "to surround; everywhere",
        "t2": "to wander around (aimlessly)"
      },
      "expansion": "ká (“to surround; everywhere”) + kiri (“to wander around (aimlessly)”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ká (“to surround; everywhere”) + kiri (“to wander around (aimlessly)”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kákiri",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "káàkiri",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "kákiri",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kákiri",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "kákiri"
      },
      "expansion": "kákiri",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kákiri"
      },
      "expansion": "kákiri",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to go or wonder all over some place or everywhere"
      ],
      "id": "en-kakiri-yo-verb-Vsqrypaq",
      "links": [
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ],
        [
          "wonder",
          "wonder"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "everywhere",
          "everywhere"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be everywhere"
      ],
      "id": "en-kakiri-yo-verb-sKfy-6Mm",
      "links": [
        [
          "everywhere",
          "everywhere"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ká.kī.ɾī/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kakiri"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba compound terms",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "diffuse",
      "word": "apínkákiri"
    },
    {
      "english": "diffusion",
      "word": "ìpínkákiri"
    },
    {
      "english": "worldwide",
      "word": "kákiri ayé"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ká",
        "3": "kiri",
        "t1": "to surround; everywhere",
        "t2": "to wander around (aimlessly)"
      },
      "expansion": "ká (“to surround; everywhere”) + kiri (“to wander around (aimlessly)”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ká (“to surround; everywhere”) + kiri (“to wander around (aimlessly)”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kákiri",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "káàkiri",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "kákiri",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kákiri",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "kákiri"
      },
      "expansion": "kákiri",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kákiri"
      },
      "expansion": "kákiri",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to go or wonder all over some place or everywhere"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ],
        [
          "wonder",
          "wonder"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "everywhere",
          "everywhere"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be everywhere"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "everywhere",
          "everywhere"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ká.kī.ɾī/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kakiri"
}

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