dà
verb
/dá/ high-tone /dā/ mid-tone /dà/ low-tone
Definitions
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to change and become something else, to turn into
bí oore bá pọ̀ lápọ̀jù, ibi níí dà If too much kindness is shown, it can turn into evilMo da ọmọ ọdún mẹ́tàlélógún níjẹta I turned 23 two days ago
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 9 entries spelled “dà”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Cognate with Igala dà
Used in
àlúpàyídànoun
idànoun
6 entries are spelled “idà”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
idà
sword
ìdá
division, proportion, fraction
ìda
beeswax, wax
ìdá
creation, formation
idà
wickedness, cruelty, taboo
udà
alternative form of idà (“sword”)
padàverb
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 7,
where this word is spelled “da”.
Reference:
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