ṣẹ́
verb
/ʃɛ́/ high-tone /ʃɛ̄/ mid-tone /ʃɛ̀/ low-tone
Definitions
- to break; to snap
-
to sprain
Ó fẹsẹ̀ ṣẹ́ He sprained his leg
- to fold
-
to gush out; to teem out
Ikán ń ṣẹ́ láti ilẹ̀ sísán Termites are teeming from the cracked earth
-
to curse; to swear
Ọmọlúwàbí kò gbọdọ̀ ṣẹ́ èpè A good person mustn't spew curses
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 3 entries spelled “ṣẹ́”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Used in
Possibly used in
Wiktionary says these words were built from a word spelled like this one. It does not say which meaning.
So we show each word under every meaning it could have come from. Some of them belong to a different entry, and we don't know which.
Naming each meaning on Wiktionary fixes this, one word at a time. How to help.
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ṣẹ”.
Reference:
en-ṣẹ-yo-verb-y95WTzfx