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Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
dẹ̀
- to be soft or tender in texture
- ọsàn yìí ti dẹ̀ ― This orange has become soft
- (idiomatic, by extension) to be stupid or foolish; (literally) to have a soft head (indicating that one has no brain)
- ọmọ́ dẹ́ ― The child is foolish
- to become reduced or weakened in degree or intensity
- ibà mi ti dẹ̀ ― My fever has reduced in intensity
- to become comfortable or relaxed
Usage notes
- dẹ when preceding a direct object
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Conjunction
dẹ̀
- (Lagos, Ijebu) then, thus, and
- Synonyms: kẹ̀dẹ̀, sì
- A sọ̀rọ̀, a dẹ̀ ti jẹrun nẹ́ẹ̀ ― We spoke, and we also ate
Usage notes
- Used in the auxiliary position
Etymology 3
Proposed to have been derived from Proto-Yoruboid *dɛ. Cognate with Igala dẹ (“to hunt”)
Pronunciation
Verb
dẹ
- (transitive, intransitive) to hunt, to set a trap
- (intransitive) to become a skillful hunter
Derived terms
- dẹdò (“to fish”)
- dẹdòdẹdò (“fisherman”)
- dẹgbó (“to hunt in the forest”)
- dọdẹ (“to hunt”)
- ọdẹ (“hunter”)
- Ọdẹ (“personification of hunting as a deity”)
- ṣọdẹ (“to hunt”)
- ìdẹ (“the act of hunting”)