"maleka" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /mà.lé.kà/ Forms: màlékà [canonical]
Etymology: From Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), the plural of مَلْأَك (malʔak), perhaps by way of an intermediary like Hausa màlā'ikā̀. Etymology templates: {{der|yo|ar|مَلَائِكَة}} Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), {{cog|ha|màlā'ikā̀}} Hausa màlā'ikā̀ Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=màlékà|head2=}} màlékà, {{yo-pos|noun|màlékà|}} màlékà, {{yo-noun|màlékà}} màlékà
  1. angel Synonyms: áńgẹ́lì
    Sense id: en-maleka-yo-noun-UZupGlpb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Religion
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "màlā'ikā̀"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "From Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), the plural of مَلْأَك (malʔak), perhaps by way of an intermediary like Hausa màlā'ikā̀.",
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    {
      "form": "màlékà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
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  ],
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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
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        "head2": ""
      },
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    },
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        "1": "noun",
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      },
      "expansion": "màlékà",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "màlékà"
      },
      "expansion": "màlékà",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "yo:Religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "angel"
      ],
      "id": "en-maleka-yo-noun-UZupGlpb",
      "links": [
        [
          "angel",
          "angel"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "áńgẹ́lì"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mà.lé.kà/"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مَلَائِكَة"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "màlā'ikā̀"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), the plural of مَلْأَك (malʔak), perhaps by way of an intermediary like Hausa màlā'ikā̀.",
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      ]
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  ],
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        "1": "yo",
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    },
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        "1": "màlékà"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "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 derived from Arabic",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "yo:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "angel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "angel",
          "angel"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "áńgẹ́lì"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mà.lé.kà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maleka"
}

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