pa
verb
/k͡pā/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
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to kill
Ẹ fẹ́ pa mí ni!? You want to kill me!?
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to kill; to murder
Ó pa ìyàwó ẹ̀. He murdered his wife.
- to kill; to execute
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to kill; to switch off, to turn off
Má gbàgbé láti máa pa tẹlifíṣọ̀n. Don't forget to turn off the television.
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to kill; to extinguish
A dúpẹ́ pé wọ́n pa iná kó tó jó odindi ilé tán pátá. Thankfully the fire was extinguished before it burnt the whole house down.
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to kill; to stop, to terminate
Wọ́n pa ìlù. They stopped the drumming.
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to pain, to kill
Yéè! Ẹsẹ̀ yìí fẹ́ pa mí o! Ouch! My feet are killing me!
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to pain, to kill; to disturb
Ebi ń pa mí. Hunger is disturbing me.
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to pain, to kill; to intoxicate
Ọtí ń pa wọ́n. Alchohol is intoxicating them.
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to open, to smash open, to thresh
Ẹ bá mi pa obì yìí. Help me open this kola nut.Ó pa ọkà. He threshed the corn.
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to hatch
Adìyẹ mi ti pa ọmọ My hen's hatched chicks
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 6 entries spelled “pa”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *kpa, possibly a Doublet of kú
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “pa”.
Reference:
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