"mu" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /mũ̄/
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=mu|head2=}} mu, {{yo-pos|verb|mu}} mu, {{yo-verb|mu}} mu
  1. to drink
    Sense id: en-mu-yo-verb-5i9kA2DY
  2. to suck
    Sense id: en-mu-yo-verb-2Bw5qSPa
  3. to lick (juicy fruits such as oranges, or deserts such as ice cream)
    Sense id: en-mu-yo-verb-GBho~nSq Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 16 7 7 7 7 16 7 9 7
  4. to smoke
    Sense id: en-mu-yo-verb-hTUCj0gR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mọ (Ọ̀wọ̀, Ìkálẹ̀) Derived forms: ajẹ-òkúta-má-mu-omi, ẹmu (english: palm wine), momi (english: to drink water), mọtí (english: to drink alcohol), mugbó (english: to smoke weed), mumi (english: to drink water), mutí (english: to drink alcohol), mímu (english: drinkable, drinking)
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /mṹ/ Forms: mú [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=mú|head2=}} mú, {{yo-pos|verb|mú}} mú, {{yo-verb|mú}} mú
  1. to take
    Sense id: en-mu-yo-verb-TuaAS407
  2. to catch
    Sense id: en-mu-yo-verb-~neHFCn2
  3. to have an effect on (relating to temperature)
    Sense id: en-mu-yo-verb-W9zQ4CYU
  4. (auxiliary verb) to cause something to do something else (must be used with another verb) Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-mu-yo-verb--FaKObCo Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 16 7 7 7 7 16 7 9 7
  5. to be sharp
    Sense id: en-mu-yo-verb-5kGcrDV~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mú wá (english: to bring), mú ẹ̀tanú kúrò (english: to break down stereotypes), mú dání (english: to hold)
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /mũ̀/ Forms: mù [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=mù|head2=}} mù, {{yo-pos|verb|mù}} mù, {{yo-verb|mù}} mù
  1. to be hidden
    Sense id: en-mu-yo-verb-NKGymsVL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /mũ̀/ Forms: mù [canonical]
Etymology: Cognates with Yoruba mọ̀ Etymology templates: {{cog|yo|mọ̀}} Yoruba mọ̀ Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=mù|head2=}} mù, {{yo-pos|verb|mù}} mù, {{yo-verb|mù}} mù
  1. (Ijebu) to know Derived forms: mùwé (english: to be smart)
    Sense id: en-mu-yo-verb-Vk7G5aRj Categories (other): Ijẹbu Yoruba
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for mu meaning in Yoruba (6.0kB)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ajẹ-òkúta-má-mu-omi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "palm wine",
      "word": "ẹmu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to drink water",
      "word": "momi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to drink alcohol",
      "word": "mọtí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to smoke weed",
      "word": "mugbó"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to drink water",
      "word": "mumi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to drink alcohol",
      "word": "mutí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "drinkable, drinking",
      "word": "mímu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "mu",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "mu"
      },
      "expansion": "mu",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mu"
      },
      "expansion": "mu",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yo",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Don't drink alcohol if you want to drive.",
          "text": "Má mu ọtí tó o bá fẹ́ wakọ̀.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to drink"
      ],
      "id": "en-mu-yo-verb-5i9kA2DY",
      "links": [
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The baby is still sucking breast.",
          "text": "Ọmọ-ọwọ́ ṣì ń mu ọmú.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to suck"
      ],
      "id": "en-mu-yo-verb-2Bw5qSPa",
      "links": [
        [
          "suck",
          "suck"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 16 7 7 7 7 16 7 9 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The child is licking orange.",
          "text": "Ọmọdé ń mu ọsàn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lick (juicy fruits such as oranges, or deserts such as ice cream)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mu-yo-verb-GBho~nSq",
      "links": [
        [
          "lick",
          "lick"
        ],
        [
          "orange",
          "orange#English"
        ],
        [
          "ice cream",
          "ice cream#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She doesn't smoke cigarettes.",
          "text": "Kò kí ń mu sìgá.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to smoke"
      ],
      "id": "en-mu-yo-verb-hTUCj0gR",
      "links": [
        [
          "smoke",
          "smoke"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Ọ̀wọ̀, Ìkálẹ̀",
      "word": "mọ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mu"
}

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to bring",
      "word": "mú wá"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to break down stereotypes",
      "word": "mú ẹ̀tanú kúrò"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to hold",
      "word": "mú dání"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "yo",
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        "head2": ""
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "mú"
      },
      "expansion": "mú",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mú"
      },
      "expansion": "mú",
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to take"
      ],
      "id": "en-mu-yo-verb-TuaAS407",
      "links": [
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The police have caught us!",
          "text": "Àwọn ọlọ́pàá ti mú wa o.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I caught the ball.",
          "text": "Mo mú bọ́ọ̀lù.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to catch"
      ],
      "id": "en-mu-yo-verb-~neHFCn2",
      "links": [
        [
          "catch",
          "catch"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I feel cold. (Cold is having an effect on me)",
          "text": "Òtútù ń mú mi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have an effect on (relating to temperature)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mu-yo-verb-W9zQ4CYU",
      "links": [
        [
          "have",
          "have"
        ],
        [
          "effect",
          "effect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 16 7 7 7 7 16 7 9 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That drug made me sleep.",
          "text": "Oògùn yẹn mú mi sùn.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It made me drink water.",
          "text": "Ó mú mi mumi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cause something to do something else (must be used with another verb)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mu-yo-verb--FaKObCo",
      "links": [
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary verb) to cause something to do something else (must be used with another verb)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That knife is sharp.",
          "text": "Ọbẹ̀ náà mú.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be sharp"
      ],
      "id": "en-mu-yo-verb-5kGcrDV~",
      "links": [
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mṹ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mu"
}

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  "forms": [
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      "form": "mù",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head2": ""
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "mù"
      },
      "expansion": "mù",
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's hidden under the bush.",
          "text": "Ó mù sábẹ́ igbó.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be hidden"
      ],
      "id": "en-mu-yo-verb-NKGymsVL",
      "links": [
        [
          "hidden",
          "hidden"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mũ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mu"
}

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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "mọ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba mọ̀",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates with Yoruba mọ̀",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      },
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    }
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ijẹbu Yoruba",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "to be smart",
          "word": "mùwé"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to know"
      ],
      "id": "en-mu-yo-verb-Vk7G5aRj",
      "links": [
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ijebu) to know"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mũ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mu"
}
{
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    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Yoruba verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ajẹ-òkúta-má-mu-omi"
    },
    {
      "english": "palm wine",
      "word": "ẹmu"
    },
    {
      "english": "to drink water",
      "word": "momi"
    },
    {
      "english": "to drink alcohol",
      "word": "mọtí"
    },
    {
      "english": "to smoke weed",
      "word": "mugbó"
    },
    {
      "english": "to drink water",
      "word": "mumi"
    },
    {
      "english": "to drink alcohol",
      "word": "mutí"
    },
    {
      "english": "drinkable, drinking",
      "word": "mímu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "mu",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "mu"
      },
      "expansion": "mu",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mu"
      },
      "expansion": "mu",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Don't drink alcohol if you want to drive.",
          "text": "Má mu ọtí tó o bá fẹ́ wakọ̀.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to drink"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The baby is still sucking breast.",
          "text": "Ọmọ-ọwọ́ ṣì ń mu ọmú.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to suck"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "suck",
          "suck"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The child is licking orange.",
          "text": "Ọmọdé ń mu ọsàn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lick (juicy fruits such as oranges, or deserts such as ice cream)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lick",
          "lick"
        ],
        [
          "orange",
          "orange#English"
        ],
        [
          "ice cream",
          "ice cream#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She doesn't smoke cigarettes.",
          "text": "Kò kí ń mu sìgá.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to smoke"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "smoke",
          "smoke"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Ọ̀wọ̀, Ìkálẹ̀",
      "word": "mọ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mu"
}

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    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to bring",
      "word": "mú wá"
    },
    {
      "english": "to break down stereotypes",
      "word": "mú ẹ̀tanú kúrò"
    },
    {
      "english": "to hold",
      "word": "mú dání"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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    }
  ],
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        "head": "mú",
        "head2": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "mú"
      },
      "expansion": "mú",
      "name": "yo-pos"
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        "1": "mú"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to take"
      ],
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        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The police have caught us!",
          "text": "Àwọn ọlọ́pàá ti mú wa o.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I caught the ball.",
          "text": "Mo mú bọ́ọ̀lù.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to catch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "catch",
          "catch"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I feel cold. (Cold is having an effect on me)",
          "text": "Òtútù ń mú mi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have an effect on (relating to temperature)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "have",
          "have"
        ],
        [
          "effect",
          "effect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba auxiliary verbs",
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That drug made me sleep.",
          "text": "Oògùn yẹn mú mi sùn.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It made me drink water.",
          "text": "Ó mú mi mumi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cause something to do something else (must be used with another verb)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary verb) to cause something to do something else (must be used with another verb)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That knife is sharp.",
          "text": "Ọbẹ̀ náà mú.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be sharp"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mṹ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mu"
}

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    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba verbs"
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "mù",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mù",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "mù"
      },
      "expansion": "mù",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mù"
      },
      "expansion": "mù",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's hidden under the bush.",
          "text": "Ó mù sábẹ́ igbó.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be hidden"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hidden",
          "hidden"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mũ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mu"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to be smart",
      "word": "mùwé"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "mọ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba mọ̀",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates with Yoruba mọ̀",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mù",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "mù",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mù",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "mù"
      },
      "expansion": "mù",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mù"
      },
      "expansion": "mù",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ijẹbu Yoruba"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to know"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ijebu) to know"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mũ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mu"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Ijebu",
  "path": [
    "mu"
  ],
  "section": "Yoruba",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "mu",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Ijebu",
  "path": [
    "mu"
  ],
  "section": "Yoruba",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "mu",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Yoruba dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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