"lowo bi ṣẹkẹrẹ" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /ló.wó bí ʃɛ̀.kɛ̀.ɾɛ̀/ Forms: lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀ [canonical]
Etymology: From the fact that ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀ were traditionally adorned with cowry shells (owó ẹyọ), which were also used as money. Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀|head2=}} lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀, {{yo-pos|verb|lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀}} lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀, {{yo-verb|lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀}} lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀
  1. (simile) to have money like a sekere
    Sense id: en-lowo_bi_ṣẹkẹrẹ-yo-verb-6kuYBeiu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba similes
     
{
  "etymology_text": "From the fact that ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀ were traditionally adorned with cowry shells (owó ẹyọ), which were also used as money.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀",
      "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": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba similes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have money like a sekere"
      ],
      "id": "en-lowo_bi_ṣẹkẹrẹ-yo-verb-6kuYBeiu",
      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ],
        [
          "sekere",
          "sekere"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simile",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(simile) to have money like a sekere"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ló.wó bí ʃɛ̀.kɛ̀.ɾɛ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lowo bi ṣẹkẹrẹ"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From the fact that ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀ were traditionally adorned with cowry shells (owó ẹyọ), which were also used as money.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba multiword terms",
        "Yoruba similes",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yoruba verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have money like a sekere"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ],
        [
          "sekere",
          "sekere"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simile",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(simile) to have money like a sekere"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ló.wó bí ʃɛ̀.kɛ̀.ɾɛ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lowo bi ṣẹkẹrẹ"
}

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