"ṣubu" meaning in Yoruba

See ṣubu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʃū.bú/ Forms: ṣubú [canonical], subú [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=ṣubú|head2=}} ṣubú, {{yo-pos|verb|ṣubú}} ṣubú, {{yo-verb|ṣubú}} ṣubú
  1. (intransitive) to fall, to fall down Tags: intransitive Derived forms: ìṣubú (english: downfall), ṣubúlógun (english: to die in battle)
    Sense id: en-ṣubu-yo-verb-O7vcTsb7 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "subú",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "ṣubú",
        "head2": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "ṣubú"
      },
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      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
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        "1": "ṣubú"
      },
      "expansion": "ṣubú",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "downfall",
          "word": "ìṣubú"
        },
        {
          "english": "to die in battle",
          "word": "ṣubúlógun"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fall, to fall down"
      ],
      "id": "en-ṣubu-yo-verb-O7vcTsb7",
      "links": [
        [
          "fall",
          "fall"
        ],
        [
          "fall down",
          "fall down"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to fall, to fall down"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃū.bú/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ṣubu"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "downfall",
      "word": "ìṣubú"
    },
    {
      "english": "to die in battle",
      "word": "ṣubúlógun"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "ṣubú",
        "head2": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "ṣubú"
      },
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      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ṣubú"
      },
      "expansion": "ṣubú",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba intransitive verbs",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yoruba verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fall, to fall down"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fall",
          "fall"
        ],
        [
          "fall down",
          "fall down"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to fall, to fall down"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃū.bú/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ṣubu"
}

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