"waasu" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /wàá.sù/ Forms: wàásù [canonical]
Etymology: From Hausa wa'àzī, from Arabic وَعْظ (waʕẓ). Etymology templates: {{bor|yo|ha|wa'àzī}} Hausa wa'àzī, {{der|yo|ar|وَعْظ}} Arabic وَعْظ (waʕẓ) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=wàásù|head2=}} wàásù, {{yo-pos|noun|wàásù|}} wàásù, {{yo-noun|wàásù}} wàásù
  1. (intransitive) to preach, to give a sermon Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-waasu-yo-verb-YYZa08op Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to give a speech, to harangue Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-waasu-yo-verb-khF4XgC4 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wáàsí Derived forms: oníwàásù (english: preacher), ìwàásù (english: sermon, speech), wàásù-wàásù (english: preacher)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "preacher",
      "word": "oníwàásù"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sermon, speech",
      "word": "ìwàásù"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "preacher",
      "word": "wàásù-wàásù"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ha",
        "3": "wa'àzī"
      },
      "expansion": "Hausa wa'àzī",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَعْظ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَعْظ (waʕẓ)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hausa wa'àzī, from Arabic وَعْظ (waʕẓ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wàásù",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "wàásù",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wàásù",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "wàásù",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wàásù",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wàásù"
      },
      "expansion": "wàásù",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to preach, to give a sermon"
      ],
      "id": "en-waasu-yo-verb-YYZa08op",
      "links": [
        [
          "preach",
          "preach"
        ],
        [
          "sermon",
          "sermon"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to preach, to give a sermon"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to give a speech, to harangue"
      ],
      "id": "en-waasu-yo-verb-khF4XgC4",
      "links": [
        [
          "give",
          "give"
        ],
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ],
        [
          "harangue",
          "harangue"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) to give a speech, to harangue"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wàá.sù/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wáàsí"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waasu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms borrowed from Hausa",
    "Yoruba terms derived from Arabic",
    "Yoruba terms derived from Hausa",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "preacher",
      "word": "oníwàásù"
    },
    {
      "english": "sermon, speech",
      "word": "ìwàásù"
    },
    {
      "english": "preacher",
      "word": "wàásù-wàásù"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ha",
        "3": "wa'àzī"
      },
      "expansion": "Hausa wa'àzī",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَعْظ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَعْظ (waʕẓ)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hausa wa'àzī, from Arabic وَعْظ (waʕẓ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wàásù",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "wàásù",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wàásù",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "wàásù",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wàásù",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wàásù"
      },
      "expansion": "wàásù",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to preach, to give a sermon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "preach",
          "preach"
        ],
        [
          "sermon",
          "sermon"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to preach, to give a sermon"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba intransitive verbs",
        "Yoruba transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to give a speech, to harangue"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "give",
          "give"
        ],
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ],
        [
          "harangue",
          "harangue"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) to give a speech, to harangue"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wàá.sù/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "wáàsí"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waasu"
}

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