"nnkan" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ŋ̄ŋ̀.kã̄/ Forms: n̄ǹkan [canonical], nǹkan [canonical]
Etymology: From ohun (“thing”) + ìkan (“one”), literally “one thing”. Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|ohun|ìkan|lit=one thing|t1=thing|t2=one}} ohun (“thing”) + ìkan (“one”), literally “one thing” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=n̄ǹkan|head2=nǹkan}} n̄ǹkan or nǹkan
  1. object, thing, something Synonyms: ohun, kiní
    Sense id: en-nnkan-yo-noun-taJcXP6A
  2. serious consequence
    Sense id: en-nnkan-yo-noun-KhsnV8Dn Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ننكَن Derived forms: nǹkan ẹlẹ́jẹ̀ (english: living creature), nǹkan kan (english: anything)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "living creature",
      "word": "nǹkan ẹlẹ́jẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "anything",
      "word": "nǹkan kan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ohun",
        "3": "ìkan",
        "lit": "one thing",
        "t1": "thing",
        "t2": "one"
      },
      "expansion": "ohun (“thing”) + ìkan (“one”), literally “one thing”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ohun (“thing”) + ìkan (“one”), literally “one thing”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "n̄ǹkan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nǹkan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "n̄ǹkan",
        "head2": "nǹkan"
      },
      "expansion": "n̄ǹkan or nǹkan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "object, thing, something"
      ],
      "id": "en-nnkan-yo-noun-taJcXP6A",
      "links": [
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ohun"
        },
        {
          "word": "kiní"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This small child does not yet know or experience anything of consequence",
          "text": "Ọmọdé yìí kò ì tíì mọ nǹkan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "serious consequence"
      ],
      "id": "en-nnkan-yo-noun-KhsnV8Dn",
      "links": [
        [
          "serious",
          "serious"
        ],
        [
          "consequence",
          "consequence"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋ̄ŋ̀.kã̄/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ننكَن"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nnkan"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba compound terms",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "living creature",
      "word": "nǹkan ẹlẹ́jẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "english": "anything",
      "word": "nǹkan kan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ohun",
        "3": "ìkan",
        "lit": "one thing",
        "t1": "thing",
        "t2": "one"
      },
      "expansion": "ohun (“thing”) + ìkan (“one”), literally “one thing”",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ohun (“thing”) + ìkan (“one”), literally “one thing”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "n̄ǹkan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nǹkan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "n̄ǹkan",
        "head2": "nǹkan"
      },
      "expansion": "n̄ǹkan or nǹkan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "object, thing, something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ohun"
        },
        {
          "word": "kiní"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This small child does not yet know or experience anything of consequence",
          "text": "Ọmọdé yìí kò ì tíì mọ nǹkan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "serious consequence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "serious",
          "serious"
        ],
        [
          "consequence",
          "consequence"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋ̄ŋ̀.kã̄/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ننكَن"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nnkan"
}

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