ṣẹ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "se"
Yoruba[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
ṣẹ́
- to break; to snap
- to sprain
- Synonym: rọ́
- Ó fẹsẹ̀ ṣẹ́ ― He sprained his leg
- to fold
- Synonym: ká
- to gush out; to teem out
- Ikán ń ṣẹ́ láti ilẹ̀ sísán ― Termites are teeming from the cracked earth
- (with èpè (“swear; curse”)) to curse; to swear
- Ọmọlúwàbí kò gbọdọ̀ ṣẹ́ èpè ― A good person mustn't spew curses
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
ṣẹ́
- to thatch
- Synonym: bọ̀
- Wọ́n máa ń tún ààfin Ọ̀yọ́ ṣẹ́ lọ́dọọdún Bẹẹrẹ ― The palace of Oyo is rethatched every Beere festival
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
ṣẹ́
- to be poverty-stricken; to be destitute
- Ìṣẹ́ ti ṣẹ́ ọ̀tá wa. ― Poverty has afflicted our enemies.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
Verb[edit]
ṣẹ̀
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 5[edit]
Verb[edit]
ṣẹ
- to happen
- to manifest; to come to pass
- A ò tíì kófá nílẹ̀, gbogbo ẹ̀ ti ń ṣẹ. ― We haven't packed the Ifa divination paraphernalia from the ground, and everything's already manifesting.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 6[edit]
Verb[edit]
ṣẹ̀