dọ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *ɖɔ or Proto-Gbe *lɔ. Cognates include Fon ɖɔ̀, Saxwe Gbe lɔ̀, Ewe gblɔ

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɖɔ̀/

Verb

dọ̀ (Nigeria)

  1. to say
  2. to tell

Derived terms
  • dọ̀ jlẹ̀ (“to dispute/argue”)
  • dọ̀hó (“to talk”)

Yoruba

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɔ̀/

Verb

dọ̀

  1. (transitive) to cut a piece from a whole
Usage notes
  • dọ before a direct object
Derived terms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɔ́/

Verb

dọ́

  1. to be picky or fussy about taste or choice of food
    ọmọ ń dọ́ lorí oúnjẹ tó fẹ́ẹ́ jẹ ― The child was being picky about the food that he wanted to eat
Derived terms
  • ìdọ́ (“pickiness, the act of being picky”)
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