dá
verb
/dá/ high-tone /dā/ mid-tone /dà/ low-tone
Definitions
- to hit
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to contract an illness, to be infected with a disease (literally, “to be "hit" with a disease”)
sòbìà dá mi I have contracted guinea worm disease
- to inflict something on someone
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 11 entries spelled “dá”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
dá
to place or go across
dá
to create, to make, to initiate, to establish
dá
to cease, to stop
dá
to become healthy, to be devoid of illness (in reference to the body)
dá
to make a contribution to
dá
to engage in divination, to divine
dá
to act alone
dá
to overcome, to overpower, to throw down
dá
to become sharp, vocal, or fully awake
dá
to snap, to break, to cut (into two)
Used in
ìdánoun
2 entries are spelled “ìdá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
ìdá
division, proportion, fraction
ìdá
creation, formation
dánígipanígi
Possibly used in
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 18,
where this word is spelled “da”.
Reference:
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