"ankoù" meaning in Breton

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Noun

IPA: \ˈãŋkow\, \ˈãŋku\
  1. Mort personnifiée.
    Sense id: fr-ankoù-br-noun-TPvDCBIJ
  2. Fantôme à l'apparence de squelette.
    Sense id: fr-ankoù-br-noun-5PoBK75q
  3. Homme très maigre, décharné. Tags: analogy
    Sense id: fr-ankoù-br-noun-l20ZpvgD Categories (other): Analogies en breton
  4. Trépas. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-ankoù-br-noun-rGoCUo1U Categories (other): Métaphores en breton
  5. (Localement) Premier mort de l’année.
    Sense id: fr-ankoù-br-noun-oSEgfDBk
  6. Demi-chopine. Tags: familiar
    Sense id: fr-ankoù-br-noun-gOZDRJ7J Categories (other): Termes familiers en breton
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Mots en breton issus d’un mot en moyen breton",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Mots en breton issus d’un mot en vieux breton",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Noms communs en breton",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Breton",
      "orig": "breton",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Du moyen breton ancaou, issu du vieux breton ancou.",
    "À comparer avec les mots angau en gallois, angow en cornique, eag en gaélique irlandais (sens identique)."
  ],
  "lang": "Breton",
  "lang_code": "br",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Mort personnifiée."
      ],
      "id": "fr-ankoù-br-noun-TPvDCBIJ"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Fantôme à l'apparence de squelette."
      ],
      "id": "fr-ankoù-br-noun-5PoBK75q"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Analogies en breton",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Homme très maigre, décharné."
      ],
      "id": "fr-ankoù-br-noun-l20ZpvgD",
      "tags": [
        "analogy"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Métaphores en breton",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Trépas."
      ],
      "id": "fr-ankoù-br-noun-rGoCUo1U",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(Localement) Premier mort de l’année."
      ],
      "id": "fr-ankoù-br-noun-oSEgfDBk"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Termes familiers en breton",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Demi-chopine."
      ],
      "id": "fr-ankoù-br-noun-gOZDRJ7J",
      "tags": [
        "familiar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈãŋkow\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈãŋku\\"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "masculine"
  ],
  "word": "ankoù"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Mots en breton issus d’un mot en moyen breton",
    "Mots en breton issus d’un mot en vieux breton",
    "Noms communs en breton",
    "breton"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Du moyen breton ancaou, issu du vieux breton ancou.",
    "À comparer avec les mots angau en gallois, angow en cornique, eag en gaélique irlandais (sens identique)."
  ],
  "lang": "Breton",
  "lang_code": "br",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Mort personnifiée."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Fantôme à l'apparence de squelette."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Analogies en breton"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Homme très maigre, décharné."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "analogy"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Métaphores en breton"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Trépas."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(Localement) Premier mort de l’année."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Termes familiers en breton"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Demi-chopine."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "familiar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈãŋkow\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈãŋku\\"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "masculine"
  ],
  "word": "ankoù"
}

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