ṣaláìsí
verb
/ʃā.lá.ì.sí/
Definitions
- to die
Etymology
Contraction of ṣe aláìsí, from ṣe (“to do, to make”) + oní- (“one who has”) + àì- (“negation prefix”) + sí (“to exist”), literally “to do the act of no longer existing”.
Component words
ṣeto do, to makeoní-one who hasàì-negation prefix
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 “ṣalaisi”.
Reference:
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