"na" meaning in Yoruba

See na in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /nã́/ (note: high-tone), /nã̄/ (note: mid-tone), /nã̀/ (note: low-tone) Forms: nà [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=nà|head2=}} nà, {{yo-pos|verb|nà}} nà, {{yo-verb|nà}} nà
  1. to beat; to hit; to smack Synonyms: lù
    Sense id: en-na-yo-verb-wJiqPxZw
  2. to defeat Synonyms: borí
    Sense id: en-na-yo-verb-7kWmnS7G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ìnàkunà (english: severe beating), na pápá bora, nani (english: to beat a person>), nínà (english: beating)
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /nã́/ (note: high-tone), /nã̄/ (note: mid-tone), /nã̀/ (note: low-tone) Forms: ná [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=ná|head2=}} ná, {{yo-pos|verb|ná}} ná, {{yo-verb|ná}} ná
  1. to spend Synonyms: náwó
    Sense id: en-na-yo-verb-B70KjR1c
  2. to cost
    Sense id: en-na-yo-verb-JkveZsFU
  3. to haggle; to bargain Synonyms: yọwó, nájà
    Sense id: en-na-yo-verb-RnCTAlvx
  4. to haggle; to bargain
    to trade; to go to the market
    Synonyms: yọwó, nájà, nájà
    Sense id: en-na-yo-verb-Ueu8J~3G Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 9 5 6 29 15 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dúnàádúrà (english: to negotiate), ìnákúnàá (english: misspending), nájà (english: to haggle; to trade), náwó (english: to spend money), ọjà níná (english: haggling)
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /nã́/ (note: high-tone), /nã̄/ (note: mid-tone), /nã̀/ (note: low-tone) Forms: nà [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=nà|head2=}} nà, {{yo-pos|verb|nà}} nà, {{yo-verb|nà}} nà
  1. to stretch; to raise
    Sense id: en-na-yo-verb-a97z-ZXy Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 9 5 6 29 15 24
  2. to aim; to point
    Sense id: en-na-yo-verb-N3GjFI2c Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 9 5 6 29 15 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nàka (english: to point one's finger), nasẹ̀ (english: to introduce), nawọ́ (english: to stretch one's hand), nàyìn (english: to stretch one's back)
Etymology number: 3

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      "english": "severe beating",
      "word": "ìnàkunà"
    },
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    },
    {
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      "english": "to beat a person>",
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    },
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    },
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      "english": "misspending",
      "word": "ìnákúnàá"
    },
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    },
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      "english": "to spend money",
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        {
          "text": "Àníkẹ́ ń ná owó nínàákúkàá ― Anike is spending money extravagently",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "It only cost me 20 naira",
          "text": "Ó ná mi ní ogún náírà péré",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It may cost them up to a thousand dollars",
          "text": "Ó lè máa ná wọn tó ẹgbẹ̀rún dọ́là",
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          "english": "My mother's haggling with the hawker",
          "text": "Ìyá mi ń bá oníkiri ná",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nã̀/",
      "note": "low-tone"
    }
  ],
  "word": "na"
}

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      "english": "to point one's finger",
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    },
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      "english": "to stretch one's hand",
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    },
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    }
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      ],
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          "english": "I stretched out my hand to grasp it",
          "text": "Mo na ọwọ́ mi dì í mú",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The hawk spread its wings and flew away",
          "text": "Àwòdì na ìyẹ́ rẹ̀, kí ó sì fò lọ",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "english": "The police pointed a gun in their face",
          "text": "Ọlọ́pàá na ìbọn sí wọn lójú",
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        }
      ],
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        "to aim; to point"
      ],
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        ],
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      "ipa": "/nã̀/",
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      "english": "severe beating",
      "word": "ìnàkunà"
    },
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    },
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      "english": "to beat a person>",
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    },
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      "english": "beating",
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    }
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        {
          "english": "She beat him with a whip",
          "text": "Ó nà án ní pàṣán",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to beat; to hit; to smack"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "smack",
          "smack"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lù"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to defeat"
      ],
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          "defeat",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "borí"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/nã́/",
      "note": "high-tone"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nã̄/",
      "note": "mid-tone"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nã̀/",
      "note": "low-tone"
    }
  ],
  "word": "na"
}

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    {
      "english": "to negotiate",
      "word": "dúnàádúrà"
    },
    {
      "english": "misspending",
      "word": "ìnákúnàá"
    },
    {
      "english": "to haggle; to trade",
      "word": "nájà"
    },
    {
      "english": "to spend money",
      "word": "náwó"
    },
    {
      "english": "haggling",
      "word": "ọjà níná"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Àníkẹ́ ń ná owó nínàákúkàá ― Anike is spending money extravagently",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to spend"
      ],
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          "spend"
        ]
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        }
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "It only cost me 20 naira",
          "text": "Ó ná mi ní ogún náírà péré",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It may cost them up to a thousand dollars",
          "text": "Ó lè máa ná wọn tó ẹgbẹ̀rún dọ́là",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cost"
      ],
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    {
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        {
          "english": "My mother's haggling with the hawker",
          "text": "Ìyá mi ń bá oníkiri ná",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to haggle; to bargain"
      ],
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          "bargain",
          "bargain"
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        {
          "word": "yọwó"
        },
        {
          "word": "nájà"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "I trade at Mokola market",
          "text": "Mo ná ọjà Mọ́kọ́lá",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to haggle; to bargain",
        "to trade; to go to the market"
      ],
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        [
          "haggle",
          "haggle"
        ],
        [
          "bargain",
          "bargain"
        ],
        [
          "trade",
          "trade"
        ],
        [
          "market",
          "market"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "yọwó"
        },
        {
          "word": "nájà"
        },
        {
          "word": "nájà"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nã́/",
      "note": "high-tone"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nã̄/",
      "note": "mid-tone"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nã̀/",
      "note": "low-tone"
    }
  ],
  "word": "na"
}

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    {
      "english": "to point one's finger",
      "word": "nàka"
    },
    {
      "english": "to introduce",
      "word": "nasẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "english": "to stretch one's hand",
      "word": "nawọ́"
    },
    {
      "english": "to stretch one's back",
      "word": "nàyìn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nà",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "yo",
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        "head": "nà",
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      },
      "expansion": "nà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
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      },
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      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nà"
      },
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  ],
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I stretched out my hand to grasp it",
          "text": "Mo na ọwọ́ mi dì í mú",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The hawk spread its wings and flew away",
          "text": "Àwòdì na ìyẹ́ rẹ̀, kí ó sì fò lọ",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stretch; to raise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stretch",
          "stretch"
        ],
        [
          "raise",
          "raise"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The police pointed a gun in their face",
          "text": "Ọlọ́pàá na ìbọn sí wọn lójú",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to aim; to point"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nã́/",
      "note": "high-tone"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nã̄/",
      "note": "mid-tone"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nã̀/",
      "note": "low-tone"
    }
  ],
  "word": "na"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Yoruba dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (1d5a7d1 and 304864d). 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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