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Yoruba
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gbésẹ̀, ultimately from gbé (“nominalizing prefix”) + ẹsẹ̀ (“to lift”) + (“foot”), literally “the act of lifting one's foot”.
Pronunciation
Noun
ìgbésẹ̀
- the act of taking steps
- stride
- (by extension) order of operation, process, step
- Synonym: ètò
- legal action
- (euphemistic) demise, death
- Synonyms: ikú, ìwàjà, ìtẹrígbaṣọ, ìpapòdà