"dẹ" meaning in All languages combined

See dẹ on Wiktionary

Conjunction [Yoruba]

IPA: /dɛ̀/ Forms: dẹ̀ [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|conjunction|head=dẹ̀|head2=}} dẹ̀, {{yo-pos|conjunction|dẹ̀}} dẹ̀
  1. (Lagos, Ijebu) then, thus, and Synonyms: kẹ̀dẹ̀,
    Sense id: en-dẹ-yo-conj-gJzXshgo Categories (other): Ijẹbu Yoruba, Lagos Yoruba
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Yoruba]

IPA: /dɛ̀/ Forms: dẹ̀ [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=dẹ̀|head2=}} dẹ̀, {{yo-pos|verb|dẹ̀}} dẹ̀, {{yo-verb|dẹ̀}} dẹ̀
  1. to be soft or tender in texture
    Sense id: en-dẹ-yo-verb-DP8ug5mf
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) to be stupid or foolish; (literally) to have a soft head (indicating that one has no brain) Tags: broadly, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-dẹ-yo-verb--YvQZooB Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 7 11 48 9 9 12 4
  3. to become reduced or weakened in degree or intensity
    Sense id: en-dẹ-yo-verb--pKyfMW-
  4. to become comfortable or relaxed
    Sense id: en-dẹ-yo-verb-yFt5dTgj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dẹlẹ̀fún, dẹ̀dẹ̀mùdẹ̀mù, ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ (english: pig), ọ̀dẹ̀ (english: fool), ọ̀dẹ̀ (english: that which is soft in texture), ìdẹ̀
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Yoruba]

IPA: /dɛ̄/
Etymology: Proposed to have been derived from Proto-Yoruboid *dɛ. Cognate with Igala dẹ (“to hunt”) Etymology templates: {{inh|yo|alv-yrd-pro|*dɛ}} Proto-Yoruboid *dɛ, {{cog|igl|dẹ|t=to hunt}} Igala dẹ (“to hunt”) Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=dẹ|head2=}} dẹ, {{yo-pos|verb|dẹ}} dẹ, {{yo-verb|dẹ}} dẹ
  1. (transitive, intransitive) to hunt, to set a trap Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-dẹ-yo-verb-PRPpl8XD
  2. (intransitive) to become a skillful hunter Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-dẹ-yo-verb-4y8-4k5c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dẹdò (english: to fish), dẹdòdẹdò (english: fisherman), dẹgbó (english: to hunt in the forest), dọdẹ (english: to hunt), ọdẹ (english: hunter), Ọdẹ (english: personification of hunting as a deity), ṣọdẹ (english: to hunt), ìdẹ (english: the act of hunting)
Etymology number: 3

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          "english": "We spoke, and we also ate",
          "text": "A sọ̀rọ̀, a dẹ̀ ti jẹrun nẹ́ẹ̀",
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      "word": "dẹlẹ̀fún"
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    {
      "word": "dẹ̀dẹ̀mùdẹ̀mù"
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      "english": "pig",
      "word": "ẹlẹ́dẹ̀"
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      "english": "fool",
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      "english": "that which is soft in texture",
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          "english": "The child is foolish",
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          "english": "My fever has reduced in intensity",
          "text": "ibà mi ti dẹ̀",
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        "to become reduced or weakened in degree or intensity"
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          "intensity",
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        "to become comfortable or relaxed"
      ],
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      "english": "to fish",
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      "english": "to hunt in the forest",
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      "english": "to hunt",
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    {
      "english": "personification of hunting as a deity",
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    },
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      "english": "to hunt",
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        "to become a skillful hunter"
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        "(intransitive) to become a skillful hunter"
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    {
      "ipa": "/dɛ̄/"
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  ],
  "word": "dẹ"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.