lè sí
pron
/lè sí/
Definitions
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who, whom, whose
Lè sí i wà Who is that?Lè sí yẹn wà Who is that?Similar wordstapron 11 entries are spelled “ta”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ta who, whom, whose tà to sell something ta to grow, to form, to become big ta to splash, pop, explode ta to spring, burst, bounce ta to shine (as in the sun or daylight) ta to shoot, fire (from a weapon that releases a projectile). ta to stick out visibly, to protrude ta to spin something, to roll ta to snatch (suddenly) ta to flirt, to talk with teasing affection
Etymology
From lè + sí.
Compare with forms in other Yoruba dialects, Oǹdó è sí, Èkìtì ì sí, Ìjèṣà yè sí, Ìyàgbà 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
lè
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 “le si”.
Reference:
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