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Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʃí/
Noun
ṣí
- The name of the Latin-script letter Ṣ.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) lẹ́tà; á, bí, dí, é, ẹ́, fí, gí, gbì, hí, í, jí, kí, lí, mí, ní, ó, ọ́, pí, rí, sí, ṣí, tí, ú, wí, yí
Etymology 2
Cognate with Igala chí, Ede Idaca ci
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʃí/
Verb
ṣí
- (transitive) to open
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʃí/
Verb
ṣí
- (intransitive) to leach
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʃī/
Verb
ṣi
- (intransitive) to make a mistake
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʃì/
Verb
ṣì
- (intransitive) to become dull in appearance
- (intransitive) to become jaded