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"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "ù-",
"3": "pè",
"id1": "nominalizing prefix",
"t1": "nominalizing prefix",
"t2": "to call"
},
"expansion": "ù- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pè (“to call”)",
"name": "af"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "ùpè",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "ìpè",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
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{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
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},
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"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "ùpè",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "ùpè",
"name": "yo-pos"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ùpè"
},
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"name": "yo-noun"
}
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"lang": "Yoruba",
"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "24 41 35",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "37 29 35",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with u- (nominalizing prefix)",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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"pronunciation, calling"
],
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"links": [
[
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],
[
"calling",
"calling"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(chiefly CY and SEY) pronunciation, calling"
],
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{
"word": "ùké"
}
]
},
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"source": "w+disamb"
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"summon"
]
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"(chiefly CY and SEY) call, invitation, summon"
],
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{
"word": "ùkésí"
}
]
},
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"categories": [
{
"_dis": "24 41 35",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
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{
"_dis": "37 29 35",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba terms prefixed with u- (nominalizing prefix)",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "30 28 42",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "yo",
"name": "Musical instruments",
"orig": "yo:Musical instruments",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"traditional horn or trumpet"
],
"id": "en-upe-yo-noun-sVshtnjk",
"links": [
[
"traditional",
"traditional"
],
[
"horn",
"horn"
],
[
"trumpet",
"trumpet"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(chiefly CY and SEY) traditional horn or trumpet"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ùfèrè"
},
{
"word": "kàkàkí"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ù.k͡pè/"
}
],
"word": "upe"
}
{
"categories": [
"Ekiti Yoruba",
"Ondo Yoruba",
"Pages with 7 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba nouns",
"Yoruba terms prefixed with u- (nominalizing prefix)",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
"yo:Musical instruments"
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "ù-",
"3": "pè",
"id1": "nominalizing prefix",
"t1": "nominalizing prefix",
"t2": "to call"
},
"expansion": "ù- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pè (“to call”)",
"name": "af"
}
],
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{
"form": "ùpè",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "ìpè",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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{
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"1": "yo",
"2": "noun",
"head": "ùpè",
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},
"expansion": "ùpè",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "noun",
"2": "ùpè",
"3": ""
},
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{
"args": {
"1": "ùpè"
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{
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"pronunciation, calling"
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[
"pronunciation",
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[
"calling",
"calling"
]
],
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"(chiefly CY and SEY) pronunciation, calling"
],
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{
"word": "ùké"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"call, invitation, summon"
],
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[
"call",
"call"
],
[
"invitation",
"invitation"
],
[
"summon",
"summon"
]
],
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"(chiefly CY and SEY) call, invitation, summon"
],
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{
"word": "ùkésí"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"traditional horn or trumpet"
],
"links": [
[
"traditional",
"traditional"
],
[
"horn",
"horn"
],
[
"trumpet",
"trumpet"
]
],
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"(chiefly CY and SEY) traditional horn or trumpet"
],
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{
"word": "ùfèrè"
},
{
"word": "kàkàkí"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ù.k͡pè/"
}
],
"word": "upe"
}
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"path": [
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"section": "Yoruba",
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"title": "upe",
"trace": ""
}
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"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: chiefly CY and SEY",
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"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: chiefly CY and SEY",
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"upe"
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"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: chiefly CY and SEY",
"path": [
"upe"
],
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"title": "upe",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: chiefly CY and SEY",
"path": [
"upe"
],
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