See olu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "lord, husband",
"word": "olúwa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "God",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"2": "olú"
},
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}
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{
"word": "ọwá"
},
{
"word": "ọba"
},
{
"word": "ọlọ́jà"
},
{
"word": "elú"
}
]
},
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"Entry maintenance"
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"prefix",
"prefix"
],
[
"Yoruba",
"Yoruba"
],
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"given",
"given"
],
[
"names",
"names"
],
[
"surnames",
"surnames"
],
[
"Olú",
"Olu#Yoruba"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ō.lú/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"roman": "Ifẹ̀",
"word": "elú"
}
],
"word": "olu"
}
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"1": "igl",
"2": "óru"
},
"expansion": "Igala óru",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ig",
"2": "eru"
},
"expansion": "Igbo eru",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Not related to Igala óru (which instead is cognate with Yoruba osun, esunsun). Unclear if this etymology is related to Etymology 1. Possibly related to Igbo eru",
"forms": [
{
"form": "olú",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
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{
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"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
"head": "olú",
"head2": ""
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{
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"1": "noun",
"2": "olú",
"3": ""
},
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"1": "olú"
},
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}
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"pos": "noun",
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"categories": [
{
"_dis": "2 1 27 69",
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"langcode": "yo",
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"Lifeforms",
"All topics",
"Life",
"Fundamental",
"Nature"
],
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}
],
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{
"word": "olú-ọrán"
},
{
"word": "olúwon̄gaga"
}
],
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"mushroom, fungi, or toadstool"
],
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[
"fungi",
"fungi"
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[
"toadstool",
"toadstool"
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{
"word": "osun"
},
{
"word": "esunsun"
},
{
"word": "àṣẹ̀ṣẹ́"
}
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ō.lú/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"roman": "Ifẹ̀",
"word": "elú"
}
],
"word": "olu"
}
{
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{
"form": "òlú",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
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"1": "yo",
"2": "determiner",
"head": "òlú",
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},
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"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "determiner",
"2": "òlú"
},
"expansion": "òlú",
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}
],
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"pos": "det",
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{
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{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Ekiti Yoruba",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
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"how much"
],
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"how much",
"how much"
]
],
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"(Ekiti, Usẹn) how much"
],
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{
"word": "èló"
}
],
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"Ekiti"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ò.lú/"
}
],
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"roman": "Ifẹ̀",
"word": "elú"
}
],
"word": "olu"
}
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"Pages with entries",
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"Yoruba determiners",
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba nouns",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
"yo:Fungi"
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"english": "lord, husband",
"word": "olúwa"
},
{
"english": "God",
"word": "Olúwa"
},
{
"word": "Olú"
}
],
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"2": "ónú"
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"name": "cog"
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{
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"1": "its",
"2": "olú"
},
"expansion": "Itsekiri olú",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Cognate with Igala ónú and Itsekiri olú",
"forms": [
{
"form": "olú",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
"head": "olú",
"head2": ""
},
"expansion": "olú",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "olú",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "olú",
"name": "yo-pos"
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{
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"1": "olú"
},
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"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"glosses": [
"leader, head, chief; prominent one, hero"
],
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[
"leader",
"leader"
],
[
"head",
"head"
],
[
"chief",
"chief"
],
[
"prominent",
"prominent"
],
[
"hero",
"hero"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ọwá"
},
{
"word": "ọba"
},
{
"word": "ọlọ́jà"
},
{
"word": "elú"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A common prefix for Yoruba given names and surnames, see Olú"
],
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[
"prefix",
"prefix"
],
[
"Yoruba",
"Yoruba"
],
[
"given",
"given"
],
[
"names",
"names"
],
[
"surnames",
"surnames"
],
[
"Olú",
"Olu#Yoruba"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ō.lú/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"roman": "Ifẹ̀",
"word": "elú"
}
],
"word": "olu"
}
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"Pages with entries",
"Usẹn Yoruba",
"Yoruba determiners",
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba nouns",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
"yo:Fungi"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "olú-ọrán"
},
{
"word": "olúwon̄gaga"
}
],
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{
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"1": "igl",
"2": "óru"
},
"expansion": "Igala óru",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ig",
"2": "eru"
},
"expansion": "Igbo eru",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Not related to Igala óru (which instead is cognate with Yoruba osun, esunsun). Unclear if this etymology is related to Etymology 1. Possibly related to Igbo eru",
"forms": [
{
"form": "olú",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
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"2": "noun",
"head": "olú",
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"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "olú",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "olú",
"name": "yo-pos"
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{
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"1": "olú"
},
"expansion": "olú",
"name": "yo-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"mushroom, fungi, or toadstool"
],
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[
"mushroom",
"mushroom"
],
[
"fungi",
"fungi"
],
[
"toadstool",
"toadstool"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "osun"
},
{
"word": "esunsun"
},
{
"word": "àṣẹ̀ṣẹ́"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ō.lú/"
}
],
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{
"roman": "Ifẹ̀",
"word": "elú"
}
],
"word": "olu"
}
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"Pages with 10 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Usẹn Yoruba",
"Yoruba determiners",
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
"yo:Fungi"
],
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{
"form": "òlú",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
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{
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"1": "yo",
"2": "determiner",
"head": "òlú",
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},
"expansion": "òlú",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "determiner",
"2": "òlú"
},
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}
],
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"pos": "det",
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{
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"how much"
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"how much",
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"(Ekiti, Usẹn) how much"
],
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{
"word": "èló"
}
],
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"Ekiti"
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}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ò.lú/"
}
],
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{
"roman": "Ifẹ̀",
"word": "elú"
}
],
"word": "olu"
}
Download raw JSONL data for olu meaning in Yoruba (3.8kB)
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"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Ekiti, Usẹn",
"path": [
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],
"section": "Yoruba",
"subsection": "determiner",
"title": "olu",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Ekiti, Usẹn",
"path": [
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