jẹ́léósinmi
noun
/d͡ʒɛ́.lé.ó.sĩ̄.mĩ̄/
jẹ́lésinmi (alternative)
Definitions
- nursery, kindergarten, pre-school, nursery school
Etymology
From jẹ́ (“let”) + ilé (“house”) + ó (“will”) + sinmi (“to rest”), literally “let the house rest”.
Component words
jẹ́let
2 entries are spelled “jẹ́”. The etymology calls it “let”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
jẹ́
to be
jẹ́
to respond, answer
iléhouse
ówill
3 entries are spelled “ó”. The etymology calls it “will”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ó
The name of the Latin script letter O/o.
ó
he/she/it (third-person singular non-honorific personal pronoun)
ó
him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /o/)
sinmito rest
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “jẹleosinmi”.
Reference:
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