tẹlẹ in Yoruba

IPA: /tɛ́.lɛ̀/ Forms: tẹ́lẹ̀ [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From tẹ́ + ilẹ̀ (“the ground”) Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|tẹ́|ilẹ̀|t2=the ground}} tẹ́ + ilẹ̀ (“the ground”) Head templates: {{head|yo|adverb|head=tẹ́lẹ̀|head2=}} tẹ́lẹ̀, {{yo-pos|adverb|tẹ́lẹ̀}} tẹ́lẹ̀, {{yo-adv|tẹ́lẹ̀}} tẹ́lẹ̀

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "tẹ́",
        "3": "ilẹ̀",
        "t2": "the ground"
      },
      "expansion": "tẹ́ + ilẹ̀ (“the ground”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From tẹ́ + ilẹ̀ (“the ground”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tẹ́lẹ̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": "tẹ́lẹ̀",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "tẹ́lẹ̀",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb",
        "2": "tẹ́lẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "tẹ́lẹ̀",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tẹ́lẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "tẹ́lẹ̀",
      "name": "yo-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "adv",
  "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": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before"
      ],
      "id": "en-tẹlẹ-yo-adv-bbfYA-dP",
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "to have done before",
          "word": "rí"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɛ́.lɛ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tẹlẹ"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "tẹ́",
        "3": "ilẹ̀",
        "t2": "the ground"
      },
      "expansion": "tẹ́ + ilẹ̀ (“the ground”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From tẹ́ + ilẹ̀ (“the ground”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tẹ́lẹ̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": "tẹ́lẹ̀",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "tẹ́lẹ̀",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb",
        "2": "tẹ́lẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "tẹ́lẹ̀",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tẹ́lẹ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "tẹ́lẹ̀",
      "name": "yo-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "to have done before",
      "word": "rí"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba adverbs",
        "Yoruba compound terms",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɛ́.lɛ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tẹlẹ"
}

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"tẹlẹ" meaning in Yoruba

Adverb