yè sí
pron
/jè sí/
Definitions
-
who, whom, whose
Yè só o rí Who did you see?
Etymology
From yè + sí.
Compare with forms in other Yoruba dialects, Ondo è sí, Ekiti ì sí, Egba & Ijebu lè sí, Iyagba nè ghí. The use of "sí" can be seen in many interrogative forms in the respective dialects. Cognate with Itsekiri nè sín, Olukumi è ghí, Ede Ije lè é.
Component words
yè
2 entries are spelled “yè”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
yè
mother
yè
to survive
sí
4 entries are spelled “sí”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
sí
The name of the Latin script letter S/s.
sí
to, at, toward (used when movement is implied)
sí
to be far, to be distant
sí
Negative form of wà
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ye si”.
Reference:
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