dá
verb
/dá/ high-tone /dā/ mid-tone /dà/ low-tone
Definitions
- to make a contribution to
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to intervene; to contribute (to a conversation)
Tí àwọn ọmọdé bá ṣerépá, ìyá wọn á máa dá sí i If the kids start engaging in horseplay, their mum will interveneWọn ò tiẹ̀ fẹ́ dá sí mi They don't even want to talk to meẸ máa dá ọgbọ́n yín sí i Do contribute with your wisdom
- to add to
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to give, bestow
Wọ́n dá mi lọ́lá gidi gan-an They really honoured me
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 engage in divination, to divine
dá
to act alone
dá
to overcome, to overpower, to throw down
dá
to hit
dá
to become sharp, vocal, or fully awake
dá
to snap, to break, to cut (into two)
Used in
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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
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 14,
where this word is spelled “da”.
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