"omi" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ō.mĩ̄/
Etymology: Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-mĩ, from Proto-Edekiri *ó-mĩ, from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-mĩ. Ultimately from Proto-Niger-Congo *-ma or Proto-Niger-Congo *-ni. Cognate with Igbo mmiri, Igala ómi Etymology templates: {{inh|yo|alv-yor-pro|*o-mĩ}} Proto-Yoruba *o-mĩ, {{inh|yo|alv-edk-pro|*ó-mĩ}} Proto-Edekiri *ó-mĩ, {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*ó-mĩ}} Proto-Yoruboid *ó-mĩ, {{inh|yo|nic-pro|*-ma}} Proto-Niger-Congo *-ma, {{inh|yo|nic-pro|*-ni}} Proto-Niger-Congo *-ni, {{cog|ig|mmiri}} Igbo mmiri, {{cog|igl|ómi}} Igala ómi Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=omi|head2=}} omi, {{yo-pos|noun|omi|}} omi, {{yo-noun|omi}} omi
  1. water Categories (topical): Beverages
    Sense id: en-omi-yo-noun-D0FoSQ44 Disambiguation of Beverages: 78 22 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (chiefly CY and SEY) river Synonyms: odò, ẹri
    Sense id: en-omi-yo-noun-X1qO2PE5 Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: olómi (english: owner of water), omi dídì (english: snow, ice), omi ẹran (english: broth, gravy), omi iyọ̀ (english: salt water), omi wàrà (english: "milk water," whey), omijé (english: tear), omíra (english: amniotic fluid), owó omi (english: water bill)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "owner of water",
      "word": "olómi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "snow, ice",
      "word": "omi dídì"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "broth, gravy",
      "word": "omi ẹran"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "salt water",
      "word": "omi iyọ̀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "\"milk water,\" whey",
      "word": "omi wàrà"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "tear",
      "word": "omijé"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "amniotic fluid",
      "word": "omíra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "water bill",
      "word": "owó omi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-yor-pro",
        "3": "*o-mĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Yoruba *o-mĩ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-edk-pro",
        "3": "*ó-mĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Edekiri *ó-mĩ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-yrd-pro",
        "3": "*ó-mĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *ó-mĩ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "nic-pro",
        "3": "*-ma"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Niger-Congo *-ma",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "nic-pro",
        "3": "*-ni"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Niger-Congo *-ni",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ig",
        "2": "mmiri"
      },
      "expansion": "Igbo mmiri",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "ómi"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala ómi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-mĩ, from Proto-Edekiri *ó-mĩ, from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-mĩ. Ultimately from Proto-Niger-Congo *-ma or Proto-Niger-Congo *-ni. Cognate with Igbo mmiri, Igala ómi",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "omi",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "omi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "omi",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "omi",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "omi"
      },
      "expansion": "omi",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "Beverages",
          "orig": "yo:Beverages",
          "parents": [
            "Drinking",
            "Food and drink",
            "Liquids",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Matter",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There’s nothing you can do without water/ Water doesn’t have enemies.",
          "ref": "1975, Fela Kuti, Water No Get Enemy",
          "text": "Kò sóhun tó o lè ṣe kó má lomi o/ Omi ò lọ́tàá o.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "water"
      ],
      "id": "en-omi-yo-noun-D0FoSQ44",
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "river"
      ],
      "id": "en-omi-yo-noun-X1qO2PE5",
      "links": [
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly CY and SEY) river"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "odò"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹri"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ō.mĩ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "omi"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Edekiri",
    "Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Niger-Congo",
    "Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruba",
    "Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid",
    "Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Edekiri",
    "Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Niger-Congo",
    "Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruba",
    "Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter",
    "yo:Beverages"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "owner of water",
      "word": "olómi"
    },
    {
      "english": "snow, ice",
      "word": "omi dídì"
    },
    {
      "english": "broth, gravy",
      "word": "omi ẹran"
    },
    {
      "english": "salt water",
      "word": "omi iyọ̀"
    },
    {
      "english": "\"milk water,\" whey",
      "word": "omi wàrà"
    },
    {
      "english": "tear",
      "word": "omijé"
    },
    {
      "english": "amniotic fluid",
      "word": "omíra"
    },
    {
      "english": "water bill",
      "word": "owó omi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-yor-pro",
        "3": "*o-mĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Yoruba *o-mĩ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-edk-pro",
        "3": "*ó-mĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Edekiri *ó-mĩ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "alv-yrd-pro",
        "3": "*ó-mĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *ó-mĩ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "nic-pro",
        "3": "*-ma"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Niger-Congo *-ma",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "nic-pro",
        "3": "*-ni"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Niger-Congo *-ni",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ig",
        "2": "mmiri"
      },
      "expansion": "Igbo mmiri",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "igl",
        "2": "ómi"
      },
      "expansion": "Igala ómi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *o-mĩ, from Proto-Edekiri *ó-mĩ, from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-mĩ. Ultimately from Proto-Niger-Congo *-ma or Proto-Niger-Congo *-ni. Cognate with Igbo mmiri, Igala ómi",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "omi",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "omi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "omi",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "omi",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "omi"
      },
      "expansion": "omi",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Yoruba terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There’s nothing you can do without water/ Water doesn’t have enemies.",
          "ref": "1975, Fela Kuti, Water No Get Enemy",
          "text": "Kò sóhun tó o lè ṣe kó má lomi o/ Omi ò lọ́tàá o.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "water"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "river"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly CY and SEY) river"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "odò"
        },
        {
          "word": "ẹri"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ō.mĩ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "omi"
}

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