Kábíyèsí
noun
/ká.bí.jè.sí/
Kábíèsí (alternative)
Definitions
- A term of address for royalty and kings, equivalent to the term His Majesty or Her Majesty.
Etymology
Either from kábí (“to let us question”) + yèsí (“who”), literally “Who can dare question” or Blend of kí (“shall”) + á (“we”) + bi (“to question”) + ọ́ (“you”) + ò (“negation prefix”) + sí (“to exist”), literally “There is no one who shall question you”.
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
kábíto let us questionyèsíwho
kíshall
3 entries are spelled “kí”. The etymology calls it “shall”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
kí
The name of the Latin script letter K/k.
kí
Subjunctive clause particle expressing obligation, wish, or permission.
kí
to greet, to say hello
áwe
2 entries are spelled “á”. The etymology calls it “we”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
á
The name of the Latin script letter A/a.
á
him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /a/)
bito question
4 entries are spelled “bi”. The etymology calls it “to question”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
bi
to ask, to interrogate
bi
to push, to jostle
bi
to cause one to gain an evil reward for a prior evil committed
bi
alternative form of bì (“to vomit”) used before object nouns
ọ́you
ònegation prefix
2 entries are spelled “ò”. The etymology calls it “negation prefix”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ò
not (placed before a verb to negate it, frequently used after personal pronouns)
ò
alternative form of wò (“to look at”)
síto exist
4 entries are spelled “sí”. The etymology calls it “to exist”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
sí
to, at, toward (used when movement is implied)
sí
to be far, to be distant
sí
The name of the Latin script letter S/s.
sí
Negative form of wà
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Kabiyesi”.
Reference:
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