"kuuṣẹ" meaning in Yoruba

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Interjection

Forms: kúuṣẹ́ [canonical]
Etymology: From kú + iṣẹ́. Etymology templates: {{af|yo|kú|iṣẹ́}} kú + iṣẹ́ Head templates: {{head|yo|interjection|head=kúuṣẹ́|head2=}} kúuṣẹ́, {{yo-pos|interjection|kúuṣẹ́}} kúuṣẹ́
  1. well done! (used when greeting someone either while working or after completing work) Related terms: káre (english: well done), káàsán, kúùrọ̀lẹ́, káalẹ́
    Sense id: en-kuuṣẹ-yo-intj-cagWv-jg Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kri",
            "2": "kushɛ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Krio: kushɛ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Krio: kushɛ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "kú",
        "3": "iṣẹ́"
      },
      "expansion": "kú + iṣẹ́",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From kú + iṣẹ́.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kúuṣẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "kúuṣẹ́",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kúuṣẹ́",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection",
        "2": "kúuṣẹ́"
      },
      "expansion": "kúuṣẹ́",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "well done! (used when greeting someone either while working or after completing work)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kuuṣẹ-yo-intj-cagWv-jg",
      "links": [
        [
          "well done",
          "well done"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "well done",
          "word": "káre"
        },
        {
          "word": "káàsán"
        },
        {
          "word": "kúùrọ̀lẹ́"
        },
        {
          "word": "káalẹ́"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/kúū.ʃɛ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kuuṣẹ"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kri",
            "2": "kushɛ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Krio: kushɛ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Krio: kushɛ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "kú",
        "3": "iṣẹ́"
      },
      "expansion": "kú + iṣẹ́",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From kú + iṣẹ́.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kúuṣẹ́",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "kúuṣẹ́",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kúuṣẹ́",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection",
        "2": "kúuṣẹ́"
      },
      "expansion": "kúuṣẹ́",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "well done",
      "word": "káre"
    },
    {
      "word": "káàsán"
    },
    {
      "word": "kúùrọ̀lẹ́"
    },
    {
      "word": "káalẹ́"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba compound terms",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba interjections",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "well done! (used when greeting someone either while working or after completing work)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "well done",
          "well done"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/kúū.ʃɛ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kuuṣẹ"
}

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