igbesẹ

See also: igbese

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbésẹ̀, ultimately from gbé (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ẹsẹ̀ (“to lift”), literally “the act of lifting one's foot”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bé.sɛ̀/

Noun

ìgbésẹ̀

  1. the act of taking steps
  2. stride
  3. (by extension) order of operation, process, step
    Synonym: ètò
  4. legal action
  5. (euphemistic) demise, death
    Synonyms: ikú, ìwàjà, ìtẹrígbaṣọ, ìpapòdà
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