ṣẹ́
verb
/ʃɛ́/ high-tone /ʃɛ̄/ mid-tone /ʃɛ̀/ low-tone
Definitions
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to break; to snap
Similar wordsfọ́verb 5 entries are spelled “fọ́”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. fọ́ to break (a vessel) fọ́ to liquefy (something) fọ́ to slap, to hit (with a vessel) fọ́ to shout loudly fọ́ to lose weight, to shrink in body size, to emaciate dáverb 11 entries are spelled “dá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. dá to snap, to break, to cut (into two) dá to place or go across dá to create, to make, to initiate, to establish dá to cease, to stop dá to become healthy, to be devoid of illness (in reference to the body) dá to make a contribution to dá to engage in divination, to divine dá to act alone dá to overcome, to overpower, to throw down dá to hit dá to become sharp, vocal, or fully awake
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to sprain
Ó fẹsẹ̀ ṣẹ́ He sprained his legPossibly similar wordsrọ́verb Wiktionary points at “rọ́”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “rọ”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “rọ́” may be a word nobody has written up yet. rọ to paralyse, to immobilise rọ to wilt; to wither; to shrivel up (leaves or flowers) rọ̀ to fall (rain) rọ̀ to be soft; to be tender rọ to forge
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to fold
Similar wordskáverb 3 entries are spelled “ká”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ká to curl or fold something ká to pluck fruit (from a tree) ká to be everywhere
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to gush out; to teem out
Ikán ń ṣẹ́ láti ilẹ̀ sísán Termites are teeming from the cracked earth
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to curse; to swear
Ọmọlúwàbí kò gbọdọ̀ ṣẹ́ èpè A good person mustn't spew curses
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 3 entries spelled “ṣẹ́”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
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to hem the edges of a mat, cloth, or net
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ṣẹ”.
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