"ẹfun" meaning in Yoruba

See ẹfun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛ̄.fũ̄/ Forms: efun [alternative]
Etymology: ẹ- (“non-gerundive nominalizing prefix”) + fun (“to be white; light”) Etymology templates: {{af|yo|ẹ-|fun|id1=non-gerundive nominalizing prefix|t1=non-gerundive nominalizing prefix|t2=to be white; light}} ẹ- (“non-gerundive nominalizing prefix”) + fun (“to be white; light”) Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ẹfun|head2=}} ẹfun, {{yo-pos|noun|ẹfun|}} ẹfun, {{yo-noun|ẹfun}} ẹfun
  1. chalk
    Sense id: en-ẹfun-yo-noun-yIb~Efal Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with ẹ- (non-gerundive nominalizing prefix), Rocks, Yoruba religion

Alternative forms

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        "1": "yo",
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        "t2": "to be white; light"
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    {
      "form": "efun",
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      ]
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      },
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  "lang": "Yoruba",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Rocks",
          "orig": "yo:Rocks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Yoruba religion",
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        "t1": "non-gerundive nominalizing prefix",
        "t2": "to be white; light"
      },
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    }
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      "form": "efun",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
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        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "yo:Yoruba religion"
      ],
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chalk",
          "chalk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̄.fũ̄/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ẹfun"
}

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