"wọn" meaning in Yoruba

See wọn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /wɔ̃́/
Head templates: {{head|yo|determiner|head=wọn|head2=}} wọn, {{yo-pos|determiner|wọn}} wọn
  1. their (third-person plural or honorific possessive pronoun) Related terms: (r), ẹ̀ (r)
    Sense id: en-wọn-yo-det-idz4c62x Categories (other): Yoruba pronouns Disambiguation of Yoruba pronouns: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rin-ọn, rọn (Ijesha) [Ekiti] Related terms: mi, wa, yín
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /wɔ̃́/ Forms: wọ́n [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|pronoun|head=wọ́n|head2=}} wọ́n, {{yo-pos|pronoun|wọ́n}} wọ́n
  1. they (third-person plural or honorific personal pronoun)
    Sense id: en-wọn-yo-pron-Mkk4gLeO Categories (other): Yoruba determiners, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba pronouns Disambiguation of Yoruba determiners: 33 67 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 13 38 9 19 12 9 Disambiguation of Yoruba pronouns: 45 55 Related terms: mo, a, o, , ó, wọ́n, mi / [neuter], [pronoun dropped], , [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs], ẹ̀, èmi, àwa, ìwọ, ẹ̀yin, òun, àwọn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rin-ọn, rọn (Ijesha) [Ekiti] Related terms: mi, wa, yín
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /wɔ̃́/ Forms: wọ́n [canonical]
Etymology: Compare with Olukumi ghán, Ifè hã́, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɣã́, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ɣã́ Etymology templates: {{cog|ulb|ghán}} Olukumi ghán, {{cog|ife|hã́}} Ifè hã́, {{inh|yo|alv-yor-pro|*ɣã́}} Proto-Yoruba *ɣã́, {{inh|yo|alv-edk-pro|*ɣã́}} Proto-Edekiri *ɣã́ Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=wọ́n|head2=}} wọ́n, {{yo-pos|verb|wọ́n}} wọ́n, {{yo-verb|wọ́n}} wọ́n
  1. to be expensive
    Sense id: en-wọn-yo-verb-xWzpz9h6
  2. to be rare Synonyms: ṣọ̀wọ́n
    Sense id: en-wọn-yo-verb-VxbhgN6U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ghọ́n, ghán Derived forms: ọ̀wọ́n, ọ̀wọ́ngógó (english: scarcity), ṣọ̀wọ́n (english: to be rare)
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /wɔ̃̀/ Forms: wọ̀n [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=wọ̀n|head2=}} wọ̀n, {{yo-pos|verb|wọ̀n}} wọ̀n, {{yo-verb|wọ̀n}} wọ̀n
  1. to weigh
    Sense id: en-wọn-yo-verb-Tz6u76wz
  2. to measure; to gauge
    Sense id: en-wọn-yo-verb-aXm5~zwP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ọ̀n [Ekiti], ghọ̀n (english: Owe) Derived forms: ìwọ̀n (english: amount; quantity), ìwọ̀nba (english: quantity), ìwọ̀ntúnwọ̀nsì (english: balance; moderation), òṣùwọ̀n (english: measurment; scale)
Etymology number: 3
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          "word": "èmi"
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      "word": "ìwọ̀nba"
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      "word": "ìwọ̀ntúnwọ̀nsì"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ṣọ̀wọ́n"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔ̃́/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ghọ́n"
    },
    {
      "word": "ghán"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wọn"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "amount; quantity",
      "word": "ìwọ̀n"
    },
    {
      "english": "quantity",
      "word": "ìwọ̀nba"
    },
    {
      "english": "balance; moderation",
      "word": "ìwọ̀ntúnwọ̀nsì"
    },
    {
      "english": "measurment; scale",
      "word": "òṣùwọ̀n"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wọ̀n",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "wọ̀n",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wọ̀n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "wọ̀n"
      },
      "expansion": "wọ̀n",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wọ̀n"
      },
      "expansion": "wọ̀n",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to weigh"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weigh",
          "weigh"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to measure; to gauge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "measure",
          "measure"
        ],
        [
          "gauge",
          "gauge"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔ̃̀/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Ekiti"
      ],
      "word": "ọ̀n"
    },
    {
      "english": "Owe",
      "word": "ghọ̀n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wọn"
}

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