tọ
verb
/tɔ̄/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
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to hop, jump
tọ bí ọ̀pọ̀lọ́ Hop like a frogSimilar wordsbẹ́verb 5 entries are spelled “bẹ́”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. bẹ́ to hop, to jump (downwards) bí to give birth to 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 toPossibly used inìtọnoun Wiktionary points at “ìtọ”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ìtọ̀”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ìtọ” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ìtọ̀ urine itọ́ spit, sputum
Etymology
Cognate with Igala tọ (“to leap”)
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 3,
where this word is spelled “tọ”.
Reference:
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