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Yoruba
Etymology
Borrowed from English lawyer.
Pronunciation
Noun
lọ́yà
- lawyer, barrister
- Synonyms: agbẹjọ́rò, alágbàsọ, agbàgbàsọ, amòfin, gbẹjọ́rò-gbẹjọ́rò, alágbàrò, alágbàwí
Verb
lọ́yà
- (transitive) to unnecessarily argue, to interrogate
- Má lọ́yà mi ― Don’t interrogate me