ṣọọki

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɔ́ɔ̀.kì/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English chalk.

Noun

ṣọ́ọ̀kì

  1. chalk
    Synonyms: ẹfun, ẹfun ìkọ̀wé
    Fi ṣọ́ọ̀kì kọ orúkọ rẹ.
    Use the chalk to write your name.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English chock.

Noun

ṣọ́ọ̀kì

  1. chock

Verb

ṣọ́ọ̀kì

  1. to chock

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English shock.

Noun

ṣọ́ọ̀kì

  1. emotional shock
    Synonym: ìjayà
  2. physical shock
    Synonyms: idágìrì, ìwárìrì

Verb

ṣọ́ọ̀kì

  1. to shock emotionally or physiologically
    Synonyms: jáláyà, jániláyà
  2. to shock physically, such as with an electric current
    Synonyms: jílọ́wọ́, múgbọ̀n

References

  • Awoyale, Yiwola (19 December 2008) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0‎[1], number LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN
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