jọ

Yoruba

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔ̀/

Verb

jọ̀

  1. to sieve; to filter
    Synonym: sẹ́
Derived terms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔ̀/

Verb

jọ̀

  1. to be settled or rested

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔ̄/

Verb

jọ

  1. to resemble; to be like something
    àwọn ọmọ yìí jọ ìyá wọn gan-an ni ― These children resemble their mother

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔ̄/

Verb

jọ

  1. to assemble; to congregate; to add up to something
  2. jointly; together
    wọ́n jọ lọ
    They went together
Usage notes

(2): can occur as as an independent verb or as a V1 or V2 member of verb sequences

Derived terms
  • ilé ìjọsìn (“church”)
  • kó jọ (“bring together, gather”)
  • àgbájọ (“community, organization”)
  • àjọ (“meeting, assembly”)
  • àjọbí (“familial ties, kinship”)
  • àkójọ (“collective, collection, mass”)
  • àkójọpọ̀ (“collection”)
  • àwùjọ (“gathering, meeting”)
  • ìjọ (“congregation”)
  • ìjọṣepọ̀ (“interactive, association”)
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