loṣoo in Yoruba

IPA: /ló.ʃòó/ Forms: lóṣòó [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From ló (“to squat”) + òṣó (“a crouching position”). Etymology templates: {{com|yo|ló|òṣó|t1=to squat|t2=a crouching position}} ló (“to squat”) + òṣó (“a crouching position”) Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=lóṣòó|head2=}} lóṣòó, {{yo-pos|verb|lóṣòó}} lóṣòó, {{yo-verb|lóṣòó}} lóṣòó

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ló",
        "3": "òṣó",
        "t1": "to squat",
        "t2": "a crouching position"
      },
      "expansion": "ló (“to squat”) + òṣó (“a crouching position”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ló (“to squat”) + òṣó (“a crouching position”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lóṣòó",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "lóṣòó",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lóṣòó",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "lóṣòó"
      },
      "expansion": "lóṣòó",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lóṣòó"
      },
      "expansion": "lóṣòó",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "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"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "squat, crouch",
          "word": "ìlóṣòó"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to squat; to crouch"
      ],
      "id": "en-loṣoo-yo-verb-Hn8l~a6i",
      "links": [
        [
          "squat",
          "squat"
        ],
        [
          "crouch",
          "crouch"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bẹ̀rẹ̀"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ló.ʃòó/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loṣoo"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "squat, crouch",
      "word": "ìlóṣòó"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ló",
        "3": "òṣó",
        "t1": "to squat",
        "t2": "a crouching position"
      },
      "expansion": "ló (“to squat”) + òṣó (“a crouching position”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ló (“to squat”) + òṣó (“a crouching position”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lóṣòó",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "lóṣòó",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lóṣòó",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "lóṣòó"
      },
      "expansion": "lóṣòó",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lóṣòó"
      },
      "expansion": "lóṣòó",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba compound terms",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yoruba verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to squat; to crouch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "squat",
          "squat"
        ],
        [
          "crouch",
          "crouch"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bẹ̀rẹ̀"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ló.ʃòó/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loṣoo"
}

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"loṣoo" meaning in Yoruba

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