dẹ
verb
/dɛ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
-
to hunt; to set a trap
Mo dẹ ìgèrè láti pẹja I set a metal fish trap to kill fish
- to become a skillful hunter
Etymology
Proposed to have been derived from Proto-Yoruboid *dɛ. Cognate with Igala dẹ (“to hunt”)
Used in
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idẹnoun
3 entries are spelled “idẹ”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
idẹ
brass
udẹ
brass
ụdẹ
bronze, brass
ọdẹnounỌdẹṣọdẹverb
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 3,
where this word is spelled “dẹ”.
Reference:
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