"were" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /wè.ɾè/ Forms: wèrè [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=wèrè|head2=}} wèrè, {{yo-pos|noun|wèrè|}} wèrè, {{yo-noun|wèrè}} wèrè
  1. insanity, madness, imbecile
    Sense id: en-were-yo-noun-gCs~7DRQ
  2. (sometimes derogatory, offensive) mad person Tags: derogatory, offensive, sometimes Synonyms: ayírí, asínwín, aṣiwèrè
    Sense id: en-were-yo-noun-YeTfok-C Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ièrè, iwèrè Derived forms: #Sọ̀rọ̀SókèWèrè (english: 2020 anti police brutality hashtag), aṣápẹ́-fún-wèrè-jó àti wèrè, ọgbọọgba ni wọ́n (english: one who claps for a lunatic to dance is no better than the lunatic), ebi ni yóò kọ́ wèrè lọ́gbọ́n (english: it is hunger that will force sense into the fool), sọ̀rọ̀ sókè wèrè (english: phrase derived from the hashtag), ṣiwèrè (english: to go mad), wèrè la fi ń wo wèrè (english: fight fire with fire), wèrè ló pọ̀ jù nínú yín (english: your madness is too much), ya wèrè (english: to go mad)
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      "english": "2020 anti police brutality hashtag",
      "word": "#Sọ̀rọ̀SókèWèrè"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "one who claps for a lunatic to dance is no better than the lunatic",
      "word": "aṣápẹ́-fún-wèrè-jó àti wèrè, ọgbọọgba ni wọ́n"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "it is hunger that will force sense into the fool",
      "word": "ebi ni yóò kọ́ wèrè lọ́gbọ́n"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "phrase derived from the hashtag",
      "word": "sọ̀rọ̀ sókè wèrè"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to go mad",
      "word": "ṣiwèrè"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "fight fire with fire",
      "word": "wèrè la fi ń wo wèrè"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "your madness is too much",
      "word": "wèrè ló pọ̀ jù nínú yín"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to go mad",
      "word": "ya wèrè"
    }
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          "expansion": "→ Nigerian Pidgin: werey",
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    }
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        ]
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          "word": "ayírí"
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          "word": "asínwín"
        },
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          "word": "aṣiwèrè"
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      "ipa": "/wè.ɾè/"
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "were"
}
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    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba nouns",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "2020 anti police brutality hashtag",
      "word": "#Sọ̀rọ̀SókèWèrè"
    },
    {
      "english": "one who claps for a lunatic to dance is no better than the lunatic",
      "word": "aṣápẹ́-fún-wèrè-jó àti wèrè, ọgbọọgba ni wọ́n"
    },
    {
      "english": "it is hunger that will force sense into the fool",
      "word": "ebi ni yóò kọ́ wèrè lọ́gbọ́n"
    },
    {
      "english": "phrase derived from the hashtag",
      "word": "sọ̀rọ̀ sókè wèrè"
    },
    {
      "english": "to go mad",
      "word": "ṣiwèrè"
    },
    {
      "english": "fight fire with fire",
      "word": "wèrè la fi ń wo wèrè"
    },
    {
      "english": "your madness is too much",
      "word": "wèrè ló pọ̀ jù nínú yín"
    },
    {
      "english": "to go mad",
      "word": "ya wèrè"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
            "1": "pcm",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nigerian Pidgin: werey",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nigerian Pidgin: werey"
    }
  ],
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          "madness",
          "madness"
        ],
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          "imbecile",
          "imbecile"
        ]
      ]
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        "Yoruba offensive terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mad person"
      ],
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          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "mad",
          "mad"
        ]
      ],
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        "(sometimes derogatory, offensive) mad person"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ayírí"
        },
        {
          "word": "asínwín"
        },
        {
          "word": "aṣiwèrè"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "offensive",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wè.ɾè/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ièrè"
    },
    {
      "word": "iwèrè"
    }
  ],
  "word": "were"
}

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