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Yorùbá Dictionary
yà verb /jà/
Definitions
  1. to become; to be
    ya wèrè to go crazy
    ya pòkíì to become a delinquent
    ya ọ̀lẹ to be lazy
    yabo to go well (in reference to a year)
    ya ahun to become stingy
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 6 entries spelled “yà”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
yà verb · etym. 5 to turn yà verb · etym. 6 to depict; to draw; to take (picture) yà verb · etym. 7 to comb yà verb · etym. 8 to split; to divide yà verb · etym. 10 to visit
Possibly used in
ẹ̀rọ ayàwòránnounAwóyalénameàìrígbẹ̀ẹ́yànounagbókotọ́yànoun
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 9, where this word is spelled “ya”. Reference: en-ya-yo-verb-tV18hX4H