le
verb
/lè/ low-tone /lē/ mid-tone /lé/ high-tone
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
-
to be hard in texture, to be difficult
Iṣẹ́ náà le bí ojú ẹja. The work is as hard as a fish's eye.
-
to be healthy, to be in good health
ṣe ará le o? Are you in good health?
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 3 entries spelled “le”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Dialectal synonyms “to be difficult, hard” 35 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ọ̀bà Àkókó
- nile
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- ni
- Ẹ̀pẹ́
- ni
- Ìkòròdú
- ni
- Ṣágámù
- ni
- Òkìtìpupa
- nile
- Oǹdó
- ni
- Usẹn
- le
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- ni
Olùkùmi
- Ugbódù
- ni
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- le
- Òdè Èkìtì
- le
- Ìfàkì Èkìtì
- le
- Àkúrẹ́
- le
Northwest Yoruba
- Èbúté Mẹ́tà
- le
- Èkó
- le
- Ìbàdàn
- le
- Igbó Òrà
- le
- Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)
- le
- Ìlọrin
- le
- Òtù
- le
- Ìwéré Ilé
- le
- Òkèhò
- le
- Ìsẹ́yìn
- le
- Ṣakí
- le
- Tedé
- le
- Ìgbẹ́tì
- le
- Ọ̀yọ́
- le
- Nàìjíríà
- le
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- le
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Kabba
- le
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Akpáré
- le
- Atakpamɛ
- le
- Est-Mono
- le
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- le
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “le”.
Reference:
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