já
verb
/d͡ʒá/
Definitions
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to shine brightly
òṣùpá já tòò bí ọ̀sán The moon shined brightly like the afternoon (sun)Similar wordslàverb 5 entries are spelled “là”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. là to shine like the moon/sun/light, to glow, to radiate là to be wealthy; to become wealthy, to become rich là to dilute a liquid là to survive là to cut, to divide, to separate, to slice bẹverb 10 entries are spelled “bẹ”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. bẹ to shine forth bẹ̀ to beg bẹ to peel bẹ to be ahead, to be forward bẹ to snap, to burst, to break bẹ to be (in a location), to exist bẹ́ to hop, to jump (downwards) bẹ́ to buy a small quantity of something bẹ́ to slash, to cut off, (in particular), to slash something with a machete or cutlass bẹ́ to give birth to haverb 5 entries are spelled “ha”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ha to shine brightly hà! what a pity; an interjection used to denote displeasure or disappointment ha to graze, to scrape (something), to erode, to abrade há to jam or wedge something into some space há to allocate, to distribute, to share, to divide things (among a group)
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 9 entries spelled “já”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
já
to snap, to break off, to break loose
já
to occur, to take place, to begin suddenly (to break out)
já
to ring out like a bell
já
to fall off (from some height)
já
to become aware, to come to full realization
já
to become punctured
já
to become saturated or oversaturated with something; to become too much of something
já
to pluck off (usually referring to fruit or leaves)
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 6,
where this word is spelled “ja”.
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