pẹja in Yoruba

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Etymology: From pa (“to kill”) + ẹja (“fish”). Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|pa|ẹja|t1=to kill|t2=fish}} pa (“to kill”) + ẹja (“fish”) Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=pẹja|head2=}} pẹja, {{yo-pos|verb|pẹja}} pẹja, {{yo-verb|pẹja}} pẹja

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "pa",
        "3": "ẹja",
        "t1": "to kill",
        "t2": "fish"
      },
      "expansion": "pa (“to kill”) + ẹja (“fish”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pa (“to kill”) + ẹja (“fish”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "pẹja",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "pẹja",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "pẹja"
      },
      "expansion": "pẹja",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pẹja"
      },
      "expansion": "pẹja",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "fisherman",
          "word": "apẹja"
        },
        {
          "english": "fisherman",
          "word": "pẹjapẹja"
        },
        {
          "topics": [
            "fishing",
            "hobbies",
            "lifestyle"
          ],
          "word": "ìpẹja"
        },
        {
          "english": "overfishing",
          "word": "ìpẹjalápajù"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fish"
      ],
      "id": "en-pẹja-yo-verb-pC7C3yUI",
      "links": [
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/k͡pɛ̄.d͡ʒā/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pẹja"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "fisherman",
      "word": "apẹja"
    },
    {
      "english": "fisherman",
      "word": "pẹjapẹja"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "fishing",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "ìpẹja"
    },
    {
      "english": "overfishing",
      "word": "ìpẹjalápajù"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "pa",
        "3": "ẹja",
        "t1": "to kill",
        "t2": "fish"
      },
      "expansion": "pa (“to kill”) + ẹja (“fish”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pa (“to kill”) + ẹja (“fish”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "pẹja",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "pẹja",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "pẹja"
      },
      "expansion": "pẹja",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pẹja"
      },
      "expansion": "pẹja",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba compound terms",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yoruba terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Yoruba verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/k͡pɛ̄.d͡ʒā/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pẹja"
}

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"pẹja" meaning in Yoruba

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