ìgbésẹ̀
noun
/ì.ɡ͡bé.sɛ̀/
Definitions
- the act of taking steps
- stride
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order of operation, process, step
Similar wordsètò
- legal action
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demise, death
Similar wordsikúnoun 2 entries are spelled “ikú”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ikú death ukú death ìwàjàìtẹrígbaṣọìpapòdànoun
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbésẹ̀, ultimately from gbé (“to lift”) + ẹsẹ̀ (“foot”), literally “the act of lifting one's foot”.
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
ì-nominalizing prefixgbésẹ̀
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “igbesẹ”.
Reference:
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