word,pos,definition
a,pronoun,"him, her, it"
a,pronoun,contraction of 'awa' we
a,pronoun,"contraction of 'awọn,' they; used in the formation of the passive voice"
àbá,noun,"attempt, endeavour, motion, proposal, suggestion"
àbá or àbárá,noun,a slap with the palm of the hand
àbá,noun,a kind of mat
àbà,noun,"barn, granary, store, garner"
àbà,noun,a staple; stocks; a kind of banyan tree planted in the street to afford shade
abà,noun,incubation
àbàdà,adverb,(hausa) for ever
àbadẹni,noun,"a waylayer, one in ambush"
àbàfọ,noun,"luck, fortune, fate"
àbaiyéjé,noun,"a busy-body, a meddling person"
àbàjà,noun,certain facial marks among the yoruba people
àbàjẹ,noun,a kind of yam
àbájẹ,noun,the act of eating together; mess
àbàlà,noun,a yoruba pudding made with rice
àbálẹ,noun,frequent occurrences
àbàmò,noun,"mortification, painful reflection, remorse"
àbamọ,noun,a potter
àbandan,noun,"one portion of anything which is divided into parts (as cloth, paper, iron)"
àbánidìje,noun,a rival; a competitor
abánidù,noun,an emulator; a competitor
abánigbélé,noun,an inmate; a lodger
abanijẹ́,noun,"a slanderer, a calumniator, a despiser"
abánijẹun,noun,one who partakes of the same dish
abanikú-ọ̀rẹ́,noun,a faithful friend
abánisẹ,noun,"coadjutor, co-worker, helper"
abanisíṣe,noun,"coadjutor, co-worker, helper"
abámúwí,noun,reprover; rebuker; admonisher
abá-owu,noun,ginned cotton
abápadá,noun,a casual occurrence; an accidental coming into contact; by chance
abapin,noun,the act of sharing together
abápọ̀,noun,a hammock
abarapárá,noun,a strong healthy person
abásílẹ̀,noun,"one who forestalls, one who bespeaks"
abàtà,noun,"pond, pool, marsh"
abàtí,noun,"a failure in an attempt, insecure holding, anything one fails to avoid"
abatílo,noun,a coming and going
abáwin-gbìmo,noun,a spiritualist medium; diviner
abàwọ́n,noun,a stain; a blot; a blemish; a speck; a spot; a taint
abekanna,noun,one having claws
abérẹ́,noun,an enquirer; questioner; querist
abéré,noun,a bitter drug used in weaning children
abẹ́so,adjective,fruitful; fruit-bearing
abẹ́ṣẹ́,noun,a good-for-nothing person. a word of abuse for inferiors
abẹ́,noun,the lower part; bottom
abẹ́,noun,razor; lancet; penknife
abẹ́bẹ́,noun,a fan; an advocate; a pleader
abẹ́dá,noun,a stroke which sunders; clean cut with one blow
abẹ́yanu,noun,importunity
abẹ́kanna,noun,one having claws
abẹ́lá,noun,a candle
abẹ́lọ́,adjective,private; secret
abénilori,noun,executioner
abẹnụgbagba,noun,"a kind of loose, baggy trousers"
abẹ́rẹ̀,noun,needle
abẹ́rẹ̀,noun,the sword of state used only by kings of certain tribes
abẹ́rẹ̀-alùgbè,noun,a pin
abérin,noun,a ridiculer; one who laughs when others are censured
abẹ́rọ,noun,a trowel (a tool used in plastering)
abẹ́sẹ,noun,a title of honour; a messenger
abẹ́tẹ́lẹ́,noun,a bribe
abẹ́tù,noun,"a rivulet, brook, running water"
abẹ́wẹ̀-bùra-eke,noun,a suborner
abia,noun,armpit
abiamo,noun,a mother with a baby; a parent
abiyamọ,noun,a mother with a baby; a parent
abíkẹ́hìn,noun,"adj. last born, younger"
abiku,noun,children who die in infancy
abila,adjective,"having marks, striped, checkered"
abilẹkọ,noun,a married woman; one living with a husband
abinilẹre,noun,questioner; interrogator
abinúkú-ẹnì,noun,"a spiteful man, malicious person, persecutor, calumniator"
abinúkú-enia,noun,"a spiteful man, malicious person, persecutor, calumniator"
abirun,noun,"a sick, infirm person"
abíwo,adjective,having horns
abiyẹ,adjective,winged
abọ,noun,sole (fish)
abo,adjective,"female of beasts, also applied to infants but never to grown-up persons"
abò,noun,"refuge, shelter, covert, safeguard, protection, screen, security, shield, defence"
abòdò,noun,a pudding made with ground corn
abojuto,noun,"superintendence, supervision, care"
aboleta,noun,a thatcher
abó-ọka,noun,a bundle of guinea-corn
aborí,noun,a kind of fish used in idol worship
abóse,noun,a mat screen over a canoe for shade
abòsi,noun,"deception, fraud, forgery, dishonesty"
abòji,noun,a wretched being
abóya,noun,"exposition, revelation, disclosure"
aboyun,noun,a pregnant woman
abọ,noun,"a coming back, arrival, cessation, returning"
àbọ,noun,"half, moiety"
abọ,noun,one who is free
abọgan,noun,a mosquito
abọgipọpe,noun,a worshipper of wood and palm; an idolater
abọgún,noun,a worshipper of the god of iron and war
abọla-funni,noun,a respectful person. venerator
abọlù,noun,the act of feeding together (as cattle)
abọmáfo,noun,hardware
abọni,noun,"an adorer, worshipper"
abọpa,adjective,"fatted, fed for slaughter"
abọrẹ,noun,"a chief priest of the grove, idol priest"
abọrisa,noun,"a worshipper of false gods, an idolator"
abọsèjé,noun,a sabbath breaker
abọṣẹ,noun,work done by a person after his master’s work is done; job work
abubután,noun,a descriptive name for whale
abuja,noun,a short cut to a place; anticipation of another’s words
abùjẹ,noun,a shark
abùká,noun,the act of encompassing
abuke,noun,a hunchback
àbùkù,noun,"a remainder, deficiency, disgrace, fault, contempt, spot, blemish, deformity, slur, fragment, discredit"
àbùkún,noun,"an addition to, increment, supplement, blessing, zest"
àbùlà,noun,"adulteration, dilution"
àbùlé,noun,"a village, a hamlet"
àbùlé,noun,act of imposing a fine
àbùlè,noun,"a patch, a piece sewn on to cover a defect"
abumó,noun,"addition, exaggeration"
abúni,noun,"reprover, scolder, one who reprimands, chides"
abunni,noun,"giver, donor, benefactor"
abupa,noun,a vaccinator
abúra,noun,"a swearer, an oath taker"
aburan-owu,noun,cotton carded and prepared for spinning
aburò,noun,a younger relative; cadet
abuso,noun,"falsehood of one's own invention, rumour"
abùtà,noun,a species of butterfly
àbùwè,noun,soap
àdá,noun,"a cutlass, a bill-hook with wooden handle mostly used by farmers"
àdàbà,noun,a dove
àdáhà,noun,"proposer, mover, suggester, one who attempts"
àbábòbòni,noun,"defender, succourer, protector, guardian"
àdábpnì,noun,"self-assumption, the taking of responsibility upon oneself"
àdàbòwo,noun,"self-assumption, the taking of responsibility upon oneself"
àdádé,noun,"result, consequence"
àdáfè,noun,"a crown-wearer, a king"
àdádó,noun,isolation
àdága,noun,nothing
adagogo,noun,a bell founder
adagun,noun,"lake, pond, pool"
adájo,noun,"judge, umpire, arbitrator"
adaju,noun,a pitiless person; a forward person
adakadeke,noun,a lie; treachery
àdálé,noun,an accumulation
adalu,noun,"an amalgamation, a mixture, an alloy"
adámálèṣe,noun,"a braggart, one unable to perform his boast"
adámi,noun,a gasp
adámò,noun,"a mistaken view, heresy"
adámọ̀-di,adjective,tending to be
adámọ̀ran,noun,"counsellor, suggester, adviser"
adan,noun,a bat
adaniduro,noun,"a detainer; one who checks, hinders"
adanilagara,noun,an importunate person
adanilara,noun,"vexatious one, one who disappoints, mortifies"
adanilárayá,noun,"one who enlivens, cheers up another"
adanilẹ̀kun,noun,"a prohibiter, one who forbids"
adanilohun,noun,one who answers
adaniloro,noun,"a tormentor, one who afflicts"
adaniniijì,noun,"one who alarms, frightens, terrifies"
adanirú,noun,"one who puzzles, confounds"
adánrin,noun,"a furbisher, a polisher of metal"
àdánù,noun,a loss
àdàpè,noun,a nickname; an alias; a contraction
àdàpọ̀,noun,"a mixture; union, alliance"
adaran-jóko,noun,a grazier; a shepherd
àdáràn-nla,noun,felon; criminal
adaraya,noun,a lively person
adarijini,noun,"one who forgives, a pardoner"
adaripon,noun,a male lizard
adarudapo,noun,adj. indiscriminate; topsy-turvy
adarudurudusile,noun,"an anarchist, one who causes discord"
àdásan,noun,instalment; an old debt incurred by some relative
àdásí,noun,"a thing spared from the rest, a gleaning"
àdásí,noun,an accumulation
àdáwétà,noun,a dealer in leaves used to wrap food in
àdáwó,noun,"transcriber, printer"
àdáwín,noun,payment by instalments
àdáwólé,noun,"undertaker; adventure, adventurer"
adayánfé,noun,"one who chooses a husband, wife without the parents’ consent"
adé,noun,a crown
adébipani,noun,starvation; a starveling
adédè,noun,unsettled
adehun,noun,"agreement, bargain, treaty, stipulation"
adélóbọ,noun,a married woman; an old woman
adélè-ọba,noun,"regent, acting-governor; lieutenant"
ademu,noun,a calabash with cover used for drinking
adéna,noun,"one who watches on the road, a sentinel, sentry; hinderer, impediment, way-layer"
ade-ọba,noun,"diadem, crown"
adèrègbè,noun,a fish whose eyes are peculiarly and irregularly placed
adépọ,noun,an idol-worshipper
adẹ̀dà,noun,a maker of counterfeit coins
adẹ̀dọ̀,noun,a fisherman
adẹ̀gbà,noun,a shrimp catcher
adẹ̀gún,noun,"a fisherman who catches lobsters with ògún, a kind of basket"
adẹja,noun,a fisherman
adẹ̀mù,noun,a diving fisherman
adẹpa o,noun,an appropriate salutation to one going out hunting
adẹrasilẹ,noun,"a yielder, one who surrenders"
adẹṣẹ,noun,a sinner
adẹtẹ,noun,a leper
adẹtisilẹ,noun,"a listener, an eavesdropper"
adín,noun,oil made from palm kernels
adí,conjunction,"after all, notwithstanding, nevertheless"
adíbọ,noun,one who casts lots
adídàgiri,noun,an alarmist
adídùn,noun,"sweet-meats, confectionery, prepared parched corn for warriors"
adíẹ,noun,a fowl
adífá,noun,a consulter of ifá
adígbàró,noun,"a waiter, one who remains standing"
adíjásílẹ̀,noun,one who creates strife
adíkálà,noun,a piebald
adìkò,noun,a boat caulker
adímó,noun,"shut in, closed up"
adímú,noun,one who holds fast
adímú,noun,"a kind of masquerade in lagos during the obsequies of a great man; the chief of adamoríṣa, of ugly appearance, who must never be laughed at"
adímúlà,noun,an attribute of god; a name sometimes given to kings
adina,noun,"one who impedes, a hinderer; a barricade"
adínpamo,noun,"a conserve, something preserved"
adínsìn,noun,"a conserve, something preserved"
adìrẹ,noun,calico dyed in patterns by west african dyers
adíríta,noun,"one who plaits, braids human hair; a hairdresser"
adirò,noun,a hearth
adirò,noun,"a vessel with the bottom pierced, used for straining, a strainer"
adísìsíle,noun,author; inventor; originator
adìtẹ̀,noun,a peculiar method of plaiting the hair
adítì,noun,a deaf person
adítú,noun,a surprise packet
adíyelé,noun,"an appraiser, a valuer"
adó,noun,a calabash used for preserving powder and medicine
adògán,noun,a yoruba stove
adógunsílẹ̀,noun,"one who creates war, disturbance, revolution"
adójé,adjective,one hundred and thirty
adótìní,noun,a besieger
adóṣà,adjective,one hundred and ten
adóṣà,adjective,seventy
adórun,adjective,ninety
ádóṣan,adjective,one hundred and seventy
ádóṣà,adjective,fifty
adọ́pẹ̀ṣílẹ̀,noun,agitator
adọ́pòta,noun,by fifties
adú,noun,"one who is very black, jet black"
adùbú ọ̀ran,noun,an arbitrator
adùgbò,noun,"neighbourhood, surrounding country"
adùgbòlù,noun,a stumbling block
ádùn,noun,"parched ground corn mixed with sugar, oil"
ádùn,noun,"sweetness, flavour, fragrance, savoury relish; grace, beauty, sonorous"
adúpẹ,noun,thank you
adúrà,noun,"prayer, supplication, entreaty, petition"
adúrà alẹ́,noun,"evening prayer, evensong"
adúrà ẹ̀pẹ,noun,"rogation, petition"
adúrà kùkúrú,noun,a short prayer
adúrà owúrọ̀,noun,"morning prayer, matins"
aduró,noun,"one who stands, one who maintains his ground"
aduró fúnni,noun,"bail, surety"
adúrò-gbèrò,noun,"an observer, one who pauses"
aduròtíni,noun,"a waiter, a support, a prop"
afá,noun,"bridge, wooden culvert"
afagbaragbà,noun,usurper; wrestler; extortioner
afagbáramu,noun,"one who constrains, enforces"
afagbarasẹ,noun,"one who compels, forces"
afáìgi,noun,a carpenter
afáìgbónlá,noun,one who laps with the tongue
afáìmọ,adjective,"not unlikely, probable"
afáiyà,noun,a charmer; charm
afani,noun,"one who pulls, plucks, draws, attracts"
afani-ni-irun-tu,noun,one who plucks hair
afara,noun,"slowness, sluggishness"
afárá,noun,"two sticks rubbed together, from which fire is produced by friction"
afaramọni,noun,an adherent
afara oyin,noun,honeycomb
afarapamọ,noun,"one who absconds, hides"
afarasin,noun,"one who absconds, hides"
afarasọta,noun,one who pawns himself
afarawé,noun,"resemblance, imitation"
afaraweni,noun,"one who copies, imitates"
afasẹhin,noun,"one who flinches, retreats"
afé,noun,a white-bellied rat
afé,noun,a small buoy attached to the middle of a fishing line; a fishing float
afẹ́imọjọ,noun,"an animal of the rat tribe, the tail of which is used by the king of yoruba as a sign of royalty; he generally holds the tail against his mouth when he walks abroad"
afẹ́tígbẹ́gírí,noun,an eavesdropper
afẹ́,noun,"pleasure, pride; state of loving"
afẹ́birin,noun,"wooer, courtier, suitor"
afẹ́,noun,breeze; wind; gale; climate; atmosphere
afẹ́ẹ́-afẹ́yika,noun,whirlwind
afẹ́ẹ́-ọjiji,noun,a sudden gust of wind
afẹ́ẹ́-pẹ̀lẹ,noun,"a soft blowing wind, a breeze"
afẹ́ẹ́ sanma,noun,"ether, air of the pure upper region"
afẹ́ẹ́ sanma mimọ,noun,"ether, air of the pure upper region"
afẹ́hintì,noun,"a support, a prop"
afẹ́jìtì,noun,"one who distorts his face, especially when working"
afẹ́mọjúmọ,noun,twilight; dawn; morning
afẹni,noun,"lover, suitor"
afẹ́nú,noun,chaff
afẹ́rẹrẹsini,noun,a well-wisher
afẹ́rẹ,noun,"a very light wood, similar to cork"
afárì,noun,a charm used by runaways to enable them to elude their pursuers
afẹ́ṣọna,noun,"a betrothed person, fiancée"
afẹ́tán,noun,perfect love; sincerity
afẹ́wọ́,noun,a pickpocket
afi or afibi,conjunction,"unless, except. e.g.—ẹmi ki yio lọ afi bi o bukun mi, “i will not go unless he bless me.”"
afibi-san-ọre,noun,an ungrateful person; one who returns evil for good
afunní,noun,"a giver, one who assigns"
ahààn,noun,the act of shewing; an exhibition; pretext
afín,noun,an albino
afín,noun,"the king’s palace; court. from this is derived alawọfin, contracted into aláfin, the owner of the palace"
afingbá,noun,a calabash carver
afínhan,noun,"one who betrays, exposes"
afinju,noun,"a decent, clean person; cleanliness, neatness. sometimes used for cleverness"
afìnnà,noun,"engraver, sculptor, carver"
afìnná,noun,a blower of smith's bellows
afìnt-ṣe-ajere,noun,"an unfaithful, treacherous person"
afíṣe,noun,"an act of wantonness, irreverence"
afìyanjúṣe,noun,a shy act; reluctance
afiyesi,noun,"attention, observation, charge; a thing to be noticed, superintended"
afọ,noun,"space, room, vacancy, opportunity, dale, valley"
afọtoro,noun,the cork wood
afọjudi,noun,"insolence, obstinacy, petulance, audacity, effrontery, hardihood, loftiness"
afọjupamọ,noun,"one who masks, covers his face"
afọjọṣónà,noun,an earnest expectation
afokuta-bole,noun,a slater
afomìṣebubẹ,adjective,"an inhabitant of the water, aquatic"
afòmó,noun,a parasite; mistletoe
afọnifọji,noun,"valley, dale, vale"
afọnilọ́jiyẹ,noun,"one who challenges, defies"
afọpínà,noun,a flying insect; a moth
afọ́ta,noun,"defective vision, half blind"
afọ,noun,mire in which a pig wallows
afọ́bájé,noun,"utter destruction, annihilation; an overthrow"
afọ́gbọ,noun,"disobedience, petulance"
afọju,noun,a blind person
afọ̀n,noun,the baobab tree
afọnahan,noun,"pilot, leader, guide, director, conductor"
afọranlọ,noun,"one who consults another, seeks advice"
afọranmọni,noun,"one who suspects, suspicion"
afọṣe,noun,soothsaying
afọṣọ,noun,"a washerman, washerwoman"
afọwọbò,noun,"a secret, something concealed from the public"
afọwọ́kíkó,noun,the act of stealing cunningly; purloining
afọwọ́tá,noun,"a careless handling, groping"
afọwọ́wí,noun,the act of talking with the hand to a deaf person
afọwọpe,noun,one who beckons
afọwọwun,noun,hand sewn; weaving by hand
afunni,noun,"a giver, donor"
afunniniṣe,noun,an employer
afunpọ,noun,a trumpeter
afunti,noun,one who uses the wine press
afura,noun,a suspicious person
aga,noun,"a chair, a stool"
agabagebe,noun,"dissembler, hypocrite"
agada,noun,"a short sword, scimitar"
agádá,noun,a hovel
agadagodo,noun,a padlock
aga-inaraya,noun,a sofa
aga-itise,noun,footstool
aga-iwàsu,noun,a pulpit
agalamasa,noun,"a double-dealer; deception, trick, device"
agan,noun,a barren woman
agandan,noun,"a brown yam, also called àlù"
agangan,noun,a small stone on which beads are ground; rack; suspenders
aganju,noun,"wilderness, forest"
aganju-igbó,noun,a thick forest
aganni,noun,"backbiter, contemner, despiser"
agan-nigàn,noun,"a warlike person, plunderer, marauder"
aganwó,noun,mahogany tree
aga-pósi,noun,a bier
agara,noun,"weariness, fatigue, turmoil"
agàro,noun,after-pains
agasa,noun,a kind of fish
agàgù,adjective,"copious, bulky, huge"
agbà,noun,"manhood, adult"
agbá,noun,"a great gun, cannon; barrel, cask"
agbá,noun,"a smooth, hard, flat fruit used for medicine"
agbàbò,noun,a foster child; a boarder
agbádá,noun,"gown, garment, robe"
agbada,noun,a coverless earthenware vessel used for cooking and washing; trough; font
agbàde,noun,"scavenger, street sweeper"
agbádo,noun,"indian corn, maize"
agbádu,noun,"a species of snake, black with a red stripe on the neck; boa-constrictor"
agbadulumo,noun,"slanderer, defamer"
agbáfìfì,noun,the rattlesnake; a snake that springs on its prey; the boa-constrictor
agbàgbà,noun,"elders, ancients; assembly of elders"
agbagba,noun,plantain
agbagba ejìyèlè,noun,a spotted pigeon
agbàgbó,noun,"desertion, rejection; being discarded"
agbagunjo,noun,one who incites to war
agbaiyé,noun,"the whole world, the universe"
agbájà,noun,one who girds himself
agbajo,noun,"congregation, assembly, mass, crowd"
agbákò,noun,accident; misfortune
agbákú,noun,"a frame for carrying a load, usually of bamboo"
agbàlá,noun,"a frame for carrying a load, usually of bamboo"
agbálá,noun,"a courtyard, a walled garden"
agbalagba,noun,an aged person
agbalaja,noun,"a small shirt, formerly much used"
agbalè,noun,a kind of insect; a sweeper
agbálu,noun,the whole city
agbálu,noun,see agbako
agbami,noun,the midst of the ocean
agbani,noun,"helper, deliverer, reliever"
agbanla,noun,"a large cask, barrel"
agbanréré,noun,rhinoceros; unicorn
agbà-ojo,noun,ancient of days
agbàpè,noun,"reverberation, a re-echoing sound; one who repeats a call"
agbara,noun,"power, authority, strength, ability, force; gift; essence; vehemence; pressure; prevalence; vigour; violence; means; ascendency; efficiency"
agbárà,noun,a torrent
agbárà,noun,"barricade, bulwark, wooden fortifications, stockade, wooden fence"
agbàri,noun,"skull, crown of the head, scalp"
agbàrìgbà,noun,"an animal with long horns, and two white streaks on each side"
agbárin,noun,"a hard fruit, not edible, used by children playing (as the marble is used). it is called egé by"
àgbásà,noun,a solid mass of rock
àgbásàn,noun,the act of paying for another; atonement
àgbásí,noun,"accumulation, addition"
àgbásìn,noun,female cattle entrusted to the care of one who receives a portion of the offspring as his reward
àgbàṣe,noun,the work of a labourer
àgbàṣọmọ,noun,the act of adoption
àgbàtà,noun,"the work of an agent, of a broker"
àgbàtàn,noun,"entire help, complete assistance, deliverance"
àgbàtójú,noun,guardianship; work of a nurse
àgbàwẹ,noun,one who fasts
àgbàwí,noun,advocacy
àgbàwo,noun,attending a sick person (as a doctor)
àgbàyun,noun,a berry
àgbè,noun,"a gourd, a calabash pierced at the top and used as a pitcher"
àgbé,noun,"forgetfulness, lapse of memory"
àgbe,noun,a kind of woodcock; alms
àgbébọ̀,noun,an old hen
àgbèbọn,noun,a soldier; a sentry
àgbédá,noun,a wise and clever person
àgbèdèméjì,noun,middle; centre
àgbégbẹ́,noun,"neighbourhood, vicinity, region, coast"
àgbégbìn,noun,a dead weight; that which is removed with difficulty
àgbèjí,noun,a hat
àgbè-jọ́jọ,noun,a long-necked calabash
àgbékà,noun,"a suitable word, action"
àgbékàn,noun,sailing with the wind in one's favour
àgbékútà,noun,one who acts regardless of consequences; an undaunted person
àgbèlèbù,noun,a cross
àgbéḷẹ̀gbundà,noun,a half-educated person; that which is not straight
àgbéḷẹ̀gbómì,noun,an amphibious animal
àgbóná-igi,noun,a torch-bearer
àgbèní,noun,"one who helps, advocates"
àgbènìgà,noun,"promoter, exalter"
àgbènìlẹ́kè,noun,"promoter, exalter"
àgbèrè,noun,"a harlot, whore, prostitute"
àgbérẹ́,noun,too much of a thing; superabundance
àgbèrò,noun,a thinker
àgbèrò,noun,a charm used by a wrestler to keep him in an upright position and to prevent him being thrown
àgbérù,noun,borne; taken up; one who bears up
àgbésókẹ́,noun,borne; taken up; one who bears up
àgbéṣọ,noun,that which is to be lifted up
àgbẹ́wò,noun,that which is to be tried
àgbè,noun,"farmer, agriculturist, yeoman"
àgbẹ́,noun,a short sword
àgbẹ̀hìn,noun,an accoucheur
àgbẹ̀dè,noun,a smith's workshop; smithy
àgbẹ́dọ̀,adverb,"no, never"
àgbẹ́gì,noun,a wood-carver; carpenter
agbèje,noun,"an early pumpkin, much eaten before other vegetables are in season; when overripe it becomes bitter"
agbẹjọ́rọ̀,noun,"solicitor, advocate"
agbẹ̀kẹ́lẹ́ni,noun,"vassal, dependent"
agbẹ́kọ́,noun,"one who receives instructions; one who acts on good, bad advice"
agbẹ́kọ̀,noun,"shipwright, canoe builder"
agbẹ́kuta,noun,stone-cutter; sculptor
agbémáyé,noun,a cackling hen which does not lay
agbẹ́ná,noun,"an engraver, a carpenter"
agbẹ́san,noun,an avenger
agbíbùdó,noun,a forest bird of the duck tribe
agbipo,noun,"a successor, a substitute"
agbira,noun,"a successor, a substitute"
agbiro,noun,a speculator; a negotiator
agbẹ̀kẹ́lẹ́ni,noun,see agbẹ̀kẹ́lẹ́ni
agbọ́,noun,a ram
agbọ,noun,a vegetable decoction used for washing; also given to babies to drink
agbọ,noun,"a ring of dancers; a flock, fold, throng"
agbọ-agbàdo,noun,sheaves of corn piled up in a conical shape
agbọ-agutan,noun,a sheep-fold
agbọ́dẹ̀gbá,noun,the one of a gang of thieves who is stationed outside the house to watch and to receive the plunder as it is passed out to him by the others
agbọdó,noun,a kind of yam
agbọilé,noun,"quadrangle, courtyard"
agbọjulogún,noun,a lazy man; a fortune-hunter; one who waits to step into another’s fortune
agbọ̀kegbòdò,noun,one who goes up and down; one who is constantly and actively employed
agbọlógun,noun,a military man; an old warrior
agbomigbélé,noun,an amphibious animal
agbowode,noun,collector of customs; toll gatherer; tax gatherer
agbọ́,noun,one who hears
agbọn,noun,"basket, hamper"
agbọn,noun,a wasp
agbọn,noun,the chin
agbọnbéré,noun,a children’s game of snatching eatables from one another
agbọn-kekere,noun,a hand basket
agbọn-nla,noun,a hamper
agbótatarẹ,noun,a selfish person; a sensualist
agbọ́tí,noun,"butler, cup-bearer"
agbọya,noun,pretended deafness
agẹ́gẹ́,noun,a yoruba hatchet
agẹ́gún,noun,one who curses
agẹre,noun,a bowl in which ifa (god of palm nuts) is placed
agẹ́rẹ́,noun,a stilt-dancer; a very tall man
agẹ,noun,"a yoruba drum made with small calabashes played by farmers, villagers"
agẹdẹ́mgbe,noun,"a broad-bladed sword, sabre"
agẹmọ,noun,"the chameleon; an idol, during the worship of which the men only are allowed to remain standing, while the women kneel with their heads bowed"
agida,noun,a silly person; a simpleton
agidi,noun,yoruba canvas cloth
agídí,adjective,"an implacable person; obstinacy, perverseness; self-will; headstrong; intractable"
agidi,noun,"prepared meal of indian corn, a staple food"
agiliti,noun,an animal of the iguana tribe
aginju,noun,desert; uninhabited land; wilderness
aginipà,noun,an ancient velvet cap; a kind of yam
aginíṣo,noun,"a snail. the ọyọ worshippers are forbidden to use the word ìgbín for snail, so they use ""aginíṣọ."""
agìrà,noun,"a wooden hook attached to the end of a bamboo, used for pulling a canoe along in a deep creek, one with a soft muddy bottom"
agirasẹ,noun,see afiyanujẹ
ago,noun,cup; mug; jug; can; clock; bell; watch
agọ,noun,"a striped rat, remarkable for craftiness and swiftness, and the care it takes of its young"
agò,noun,"a coop, hamper; first salutation on approaching a house, indicating that the inmates should keep themselves tidy, so that they may not be taken by surprise; also used when riding, driving furiously,, in carrying a load needing care in a public street—contraction of yàgò—""give space."""
agódò,noun,"the mat screen generally constructed at a short distance from the palace during the adamoriṣa play in lagos, where every adamoriṣa enters and dances. a non-efficient adamoriṣa dare not enter the agódò, for if he fail to give the password, to answer all the tests his hat and ọpabata will be seized, and will not be restored to him until he has paid certain fines"
agódóngbó,noun,a colt; a young horse as yet unfit for riding
agogo,noun,bell; clock; o'clock
agogo,noun,name of a tree loftier than the rest; tallness; height
agógó ẹyẹ,noun,the beak of a bird
agógó ìgún,noun,a medicinal shrub
agógó orí,noun,"a point; nib, pinnacle (also ṣónṣó orí)"
agoke,noun,a climber
agò-nla,noun,a hamper
ago-nla-ẹlẹnu,noun,a ewer
agòrò,noun,"a title of honour, a grade below aṣípa"
agoro,noun,the hare
agò,noun,"a shroud, a winding sheet; a fish"
agó,noun,a tent; shed; tabernacle; pavilion; hovel; encampment
agò,noun,"stupidity, foolishness"
agò bùkà,noun,"a booth, a shed"
agòni,noun,a weak disciplinarian
agòpè,noun,one who climbs a palm tree
agualà,noun,the planet venus; a dogstar; sirius
agútọ̀n,noun,"a long-necked, crested bird. there is a superstition that its bones must not and cannot be broken"
agùnbánirọ,noun,a full-grown lad
aguna,noun,tailor
agunla,noun,bad feeling toward another
agunmu,noun,a pounded medicine
agúnmọ̀nà,noun,a running plant
agutan,noun,"a sheep.—adj. e.g., agutan enia, ""a simple person."""
ahá,noun,"a small calabash used for giving children water, pap"
ahá,noun,one who shares; one who uncovers a house
ahágún,noun,one who shares a legacy; an administrator
ahálé,noun,one who unroofs a house; a desolater; a house plunderer
ahalè,noun,"a braggart, a boaster"
áhámọ́,noun,confinement; strait; difficulty
ahámọ́ra,noun,an armed man; one who entangles himself in many things
ahan ẹkun,noun,"a hairy plant, to touch which causes severe itching, so called from its likeness to a leopard's tongue; a plant, very full of sap, much used by hunters when thirsty"
ahánhán,noun,a kind of iguana
ahànnà,noun,a ruffian; a wild and obstinate person
ahàyá,noun,gun shots
ahéré,noun,a farmhouse
ahẹsọ,noun,a babbler; babbling; a prater
aho,interjection,"a contemptuous expression—""i do not care."""
ahoro,noun,ruins; desolation; deserted houses
ahoto,noun,"small tight trousers,, drawers"
ahọn,noun,a tongue
ahọnina,noun,"flame, fire"
ahọn-ina,noun,a flame of fire
ahùmọ̀,noun,"inventor, contriver, framer"
ahun,noun,"a miser; avarice.—adj. avaricious, greedy"
ahun,noun,a tortoise; see awun
ahúsá,noun,a fruit resembling a walnut
ahusọ,noun,"tale, fable, romance, fiction"
ahusọ ọrọ,noun,"falsehood, invented story"
ahútù-ìḳọ,noun,expectoration; spitting
aibàḷe,noun,"uneasiness, unstability, state of being unsettled"
aibèrè,adjective,unquestioned
aiḅẹṛù,adjective,"undaunted, fearless"
aiḅí,adjective,unbegotten
aiḅíkítà,adjective,uncared for
aiḅílà fun,adjective,unavoided
aiḅimọ,adjective,childless
aiḅò,adjective,"unconcealed, unscreened"
aiḅòdì,noun,adj. indecency
aiḅojúwò,adjective,unnoticed
aiḅora,noun,"naked, uncovering the body"
aiḅorí,noun,uncovering the head
aiḅójú,adjective,"unwashed, dirty faced"
aiḅọ̀la,adjective,dishonoured
aiḅọ̀wọ́ fun,adjective,unhallowed
aiḅọ̀wọ́ fun ọlọrun,noun,impiety
aiḅu,adjective,"unbroken, entire"
aiḅùwò,adjective,unnoticed; spiteful; contemptuous
aidá,adjective,"uncreated, unmade, unceasing"
aidá ara,noun,"indisposition, ailment, sickness, infirmity, unsound state of health"
aidábà,adjective,unattempted
aidábí,adjective,unlike
aidábọ,adjective,unceasing
aidájú,adjective,uncertain
aidákẹ,adjective,unceasing; not intermittent
aidàlà,adjective,"unmixed, unjoined"
aidànù,adjective,not thrown away
aidàpọ,adjective,unmingled
aidára,adjective,"unpleasant; deformed, unfit"
aidàṣe,noun,that which is not done alone
aidàwà,noun,"dependence, subjection"
aidàwò,noun,a non-subscriber
aidàwọdúrò,adjective,unceasing
aidè,adjective,"untied, unshackled, unbound"
aidèbà,adjective,not found (or met) on arrival
aidèbẹ,adjective,"not touching the place, part"
aidégbò,adjective,not getting sore
aidélẹ́,adjective,not arriving home
aidẹlẹ,adjective,not touching the ground
aidẹ̀nà,adjective,"unhindered, unimpeded"
aidẹpo,adjective,improper
aidẹ̀,adjective,hard; crude; green; unripe
aidẹ,adjective,unwatched
aidẹ̀bìfun,adjective,uncondemned
aidẹhùn,adjective,not subduing the voice
aidẹjọ,adjective,"not becoming a case,, crime"
aidẹra,adjective,"not growing slack, not negligent"
aidẹṣẹ,noun,innocency
aidẹwọ,noun,not slackening the hand; illiberality
aidì,adjective,untied; unfrozen
aidìbájẹ,noun,incorruption
aidìde,adjective,"the act of remaining in a sitting position, in bed; unstirred; unleavened"
aidìlẹ,adjective,employed; not at leisure
aidìlọna,adjective,unobstructed; unimpeded
aidìn,adjective,not roasted
aidìnu,adjective,good-tempered
aidira,adjective,unarmed; not equipped
aiditi,adjective,attentive
aidiyelé,adjective,without price
aidogun,adjective,not rusty
aidou,adjective,seamless; unimpaired; wholesome
aidogba,noun,"inequality, unevenness"
aidubu,adjective,"unopposed, not thwarted"
aidun,noun,inelegance; coarseness
aidun,adjective,"noiseless, silent"
aidun inu,noun,"sullenness, dejection of mind, anguish"
aidupe,noun,thanklessness; thankless
aiduro,noun,instability; fickleness
aiduro nibikan,noun,instability; fickleness
aifaramọ,noun,disunity
aifaramọra,noun,incoherence; separation; disjunction
aifari,adjective,unshaven
aifesi,noun,muteness; speechless; silence
aifetisile,noun,inattention
aife,noun,unwillingness; reluctance; disagreeableness; disapprobation; disgust; aversion; shyness
aifeni,noun,uncharitableness; ill-will
aiferan,noun,uncharitableness; ill-will
aifidu,noun,that which is not denied
aifalá,adjective,"unremitting, zealous"
aifese,noun,unwillingness
aifegbe,adjective,impartial; just
aifiji,adjective,unpardonable
aifin,adjective,uncarved; unengraved; not speckled
aifẹ nkan,noun,making light of a thing; levity
aifisun,noun,without making a complaint; without accusation
aifẹrẹ,noun,seriousness; importance
aifiyesi,noun,"inattention, carelessness"
aifo,adjective,sinking
aifo,noun,something not omitted: a sickness too far advanced for treatment; unable to fly
aifojufun,noun,discouragement; disapprobation
aiforo,adjective,unmolested
aifọya,noun,boldness; fearlessness
aifo,adjective,unbroken; sound; whole
aifo,adjective,unwashed
aifohun,adjective,not speaking; dumb
aifoju,adjective,not blind; seeing
aifọn,adjective,unabated; unreduced
aigba,adjective,unswept
aigba,adjective,disapprobation; unowned; intolerable
aigbagbe,adjective,unforgetfulness; unforgotten
aigbagbọ,noun,unbelief; disobedience; infidelity
aigbalá,adjective,unsaved
aigbawá-olorun-gbo,noun,atheism
aigbawé,adjective,unlicensed; ticketless
aigbede,noun,"want of understanding, knowledge of a language"
aigbega,adjective,unraised; not promoted
aigbeje,noun,unquietness
aigbẹpọ,noun,separation; a recluse
aigberaga,noun,humiliation; humility
àìgbè,adjective,moist; damp; humid
àìgbẹ̀ẹ̀,adjective,narrow; incapac- itous
àìgbẹ̀sẹ̀,adjective,innocent; blame- less
àìgbò-àìyẹ̀,noun,a motionless state; unwillingness to move
àìgbó,adjective,unripe
àìgbófọ,adjective,not without occu- pation
àìgbógì,adjective,"unlearned, ignorant"
àìgbojú,noun,"coward, cowardice"
àìgbona,adjective,"cold, void of heat"
àìgbóná àìtutu,noun,lukewarmness
àìgbónu,noun,obedience
àìgbòrò,adjective,"incapacious, narrow"
àìgbọ́ya,noun,cowardice
àìgbọ̀yẹ̀,adjective,unordained
àìgbọ́,adjective,unheard
àìgbọ̀dọ̀,verb,"cannot but ... , must, shall"
àìgbọ́n,adjective,unwise; foolish; stupidity
àìgbọ̀n,adjective,not trembling; unshaken; firm; steady
àìgbọ́ran,noun,disobedience; obstinacy; obduracy
àìgbúrò,noun,ignorance of current events
àìgùn,adjective,"shortness, brevity"
àìgún,adjective,faulty; in- accuracy; not anchored
àìhà,adjective,unscratched; un- scoured; not erased
àìhalẹ̀,adjective,without bragging
àìhàn,adjective,invisibility; obscurity
àìhàn,adjective,cheap
àìjánà,noun,error; absurdity
àìjẹ or àìjẹun,noun,fasting
àìjẹ́,adjective,not answering; in- effectual
àìjẹ́bì,adjective,uncondemned; guiltless
àìjẹ́wọ́,noun,non-confession; reluctance to yield
àìjẹ́wọ́ ọkàn,noun,neutrality
àìjíná,adjective,underdone; not healed
àìjinnà,adjective,not far behind; short
àìjinnít,adjective,flat; not hollow
àìjìroro,noun,"thoughtless, not taking counsel"
àìjiyà,noun,impunity
àìjiyàn,adjective,without denying; undeniable
àìkà,adjective,without counting; unnumbered
àìká,adjective,unbent; not wound; not plucked
àìkánjú,noun,slothfulness
àìkànu,noun,impenitence; un- feelingness
àìkapa or àìkàwọ́,noun,incapa- bility
àìkàsí,noun,despite; insult; contempt
àìkàṣà,noun,out of fashion
àìká,adjective,uncut
àìkóde,adjective,"unannounced, un- proclaimed"
àìkúrú,adjective,unabbreviated
àìkérè,adjective,plenty
àìkérí,adjective,unenviable
àìkó,adjective,unindulged
àìlẹ́,adjective,"not worse, spreading (as a sore)"
àìkò ẹnu,noun,"disagreement, difference of opinion"
aikò,adjective,not refusing; yielding
aikó,adjective,unlearned; untaught; unbuilt
aikọ̀la,adjective,"not tattooed, uncircumcised"
aikólé,adjective,not building a house
aikọ́mít,noun,not counting the cost
aikọ́ṣẹ́,adjective,"not tripping, stumbling; without offence"
aikọ́ṣẹ́,noun,an untrained workman
aikọ́wé,adjective,illiterate; not taught book learning
aikú,adjective,not liable to die; alive for evermore; eternal
aikù,adjective,not remaining; finished
aikúgbẹ́,adjective,imperishable
aikùn,adjective,without grumbling; without murmuring
aikúnà,noun,persistence
aikunná,noun,roughness; coarseness; grossness; lack of polish
ailá,adjective,unadulterated; unsplit; unsaved
ailàba,adjective,"despairing, hopeless"
ailabawọn,adjective,"undefiled, having no stain, spot,, blemish"
ailábọ-ofin,noun,outlawry
ailábù,adjective,undeveloped; not attaining the age of puberty
ailábùkún,adjective,faultless
ailábùtún,adjective,fruitless; futile
ailádùn,adjective,tasteless; insipid
ailáfẹ̀fẹ̀,adjective,airless; close
ailágbára,noun,feebleness; inability; inefficacy; invalidity
ailágùn,adjective,not perspiring
ailáhùn,adjective,dumb; mute
ailájó,adjective,careless; thoughtless; void of anxiety
ailála,noun,boundlessness; limitless
ailanfani,noun,disadvantage
ailánu,noun,inclemency
ailárá,noun,having no relatives
ailára,noun,slenderness
ailáre,noun,guiltiness
ailarekerẹke,noun,artlessness
ailáyà,noun,cowardice; fearfulness
ailáyà,adjective,bachelor; wifeless
ailé,adjective,soft; not hard; not difficult; easy
ailé,adjective,not superfluous; not excessive
ailébájọ,adjective,incorruptible
ailédìyèlẹ́,adjective,"inestimable, invaluable"
ailéjà,noun,"not able to struggle, combat"
ailélara,noun,imbecility
ailémọ,noun,adj. incomprehensibility
ailera,noun,infirmity; bodily weakness; feebleness; frailty
ailerè,noun,adj. unprofitable
ailérí,adjective,pure; clean
ailéríbẹ́,adjective,improbability
ailérù,noun,simplicity; artlessness
ailésò,noun,unfruitfulness
ailẹ̀ṣẹ́,noun,insufficiency; impossibility
ailẹ̀ṣinà,noun,infallibility
ailétí,noun,"deafness, disobedience"
ailéwé,adjective,leafless
ailéwu,adjective,having no danger; safe; secure
ailẹbi,noun,"guiltlessness; freedom from sin, crime"
alẹbinu,adjective,ungifted
alẹgan,adjective,blameless
alẹgbẹ,adjective,incomparable
alẹji,adjective,bloodless; anemia
alẹka,adjective,branchless
alẹmi,adjective,"lifeless, dead"
alẹri,adjective,without a witness
alẹse,noun,disinterestedness
alẹṣẹ,adjective,"freedom from sin, innocency"
alẹwa,adjective,"ugliness, uncomeliness"
alọ,adjective,unused; inflexible
alọfin,adjective,lawlessness
alọju,adjective,confusion; entanglement
alọju,adjective,"shamelessness, impudence, immodesty"
alọkiki,adjective,fameless
alọkun,adjective,"impotent, helpless, bodily weakness"
alọmi,adjective,dry; not watery
alọpin,adjective,"endless, infinite, eternity"
alọri,adjective,inability to learn; unsuccessful in obtaining situation; groundless; futile
alọruko,adjective,anonymous; without name; unrenowned
alọwo,adjective,"not wealthy, poor"
alọye,adjective,without understanding
alọye,adjective,"without title, degree"
alọyun,adjective,not pregnant
alọ,adjective,unground
alọba,noun,anarchy
alọpo,adjective,"childless, barren"
alọra,adjective,"not slothful, smartness"
alọra,adjective,"not fat, thin"
alọwo,adjective,without a hand; unconcerned
alọwo,adjective,"not respectful, dishonoured, unhallowed"
allu,adjective,"a shrub; unpierced, unperforated"
alubẹ,noun,retaliation
aimaraduro,noun,incontinency; restlessness
aimerọ,adjective,"unwise; foolishness, stupidity"
aimoọin,noun,ignorance of the law
aimoye,adjective,ignorance; folly; unwise; imprudent
aimo,noun,"lack of knowledge, ignorance, unknown"
aimo,adjective,"unclean, impure, filthy, dirty"
aimo-meji,noun,"silliness, witlessness"
aimọniwọn,adjective,"immoderation, intemperance"
aimọra,adjective,"impudence, immodesty"
aimọwe,adjective,unlettered
aimoye,adjective,innumerable
aimọ,adjective,bluntness; dull; not catching
aimu,adjective,not drinking
aimura,adjective,"flabby, lax, tardy"
aimuragiri,adjective,"flabby, lax, tardy"
aina,adjective,"unwhipped, unpunished, not stretched"
aina,adjective,unspent
ainan,adjective,not cared for
aini,adjective,"need, necessity, destitution, want, poverty"
aimbaba,adjective,fatherless
ainibata,adjective,barefooted
ainiperu,adjective,"fearless, intrepid"
ainbô,adjective,narrowness; incapacity
ainibugbe,noun,non-residence; want of settled abode
ainidaju,noun,"diffidence, modesty"
ainidê,noun,"liberty, freedom"
ainidî,adjective,"uselessness, fruitlessness"
ainidimô,noun,"vanity, having no hold"
ainidunran,noun,"impassibility, insensibility of feelings"
ainifę,noun,"destitute of affection, disinclination"
ainifę itęriba,noun,disaffection
ainifękękę,noun,distrust; discountenance
ainigbonâ,noun,deadness; coldness
ainifidô,noun,shallowness
ainilâri,noun,uselessness; having no proper head
ainimi,noun,see ailôkun
ainipâ,noun,weakness; inability
ainipara,adjective,innocent; rustless; pure; clean
ainiparamô,noun,indecency; exposure
ainipę,adjective,"without fins, finless"
ainipękun,adjective,without end; everlasting
ainipin,adjective,"dowerless; lack of dowry, share"
ainira,adjective,"ease, comfort"
ainireti,adjective,"despair, desperation, hopeless"
ainirotęlę,noun,improvidence
ainiroprę,noun,uneasiness
ainiru,noun,baldness
ainifrungbôn,noun,beardless
ainsûru,noun,impatience; hastiness
ainifę,noun,"idleness, laziness"
ainitijô,noun,"immodesty, shamelessness"
aintitun,noun,"comfortless, void of ease"
ainitura,noun,"comfortless, void of ease"
ainîwâ,noun,nonentity
ainîwâimô,noun,"immorality, indecency"
ainîwâarę,noun,"immorality, indecency"
ainîya,adjective,motherless
ainîye,adjective,"innumerable, countless, myriads"
ainîyęlôrî,noun,worthlessness; free of cost
ainîyęnîmô,noun,lack of understanding; dullness of apprehension
ainîyin,adjective,"dishonourable, disreputable, sordid, slavish"
aipâdâ,adjective,not returning
aiparî,adjective,"unfinished, not concluded"
aipę,noun,"imperfection, incompleteness, deficiency"
aipę,adjective,"uncalled, uninvited"
aipęnyę,noun,"delirium, insanity"
aiparî,noun,tetanus
aipęsę,adjective,"unprovided, unsupplied"
aipete,adjective,"not on purpose, unintentional"
aipô,adverb,not long
aipęgbębô,noun,credulity
aipin,adjective,unshared; also contraction of ainipękun
aipinnu,adjective,indecision; unresolved
aipiwâdâ,noun,"steadiness, consistent conduct"
aipô,adjective,"uncompounded, unmixed"
aipô,adjective,"rare, scarceness"
aipon,adjective,green; crudeness; unripe
aipônęskan,noun,neutrality; indifference
airân,adjective,"not shining, not resplendent; failure in cutting; invulnerability, not infectious"
airân,adjective,unsent; not sewn
airękôjâ,noun,"soberness, temperance, self-control"
airẹ̀,noun,"inquietude, uneasiness"
airẹti,adjective,unexpected
airé,noun,"disagreeableness, variance, dissension; unplastered"
airé,adjective,"not cutting, not shearing, not shaving"
airẹlẹ̀,noun,lack of humility
airípò,noun,"disagreeableness, variance, dissension"
airẹ́run,adjective,not trimming the hair
airẹ̀wẹ̀si,adjective,not dejected
airí,adjective,invisibility
airíràn,noun,dimness of sight; blindness
airírí,adjective,unexperienced; not dirty
airísọ,adjective,inexcusable; speechless
airíṣe,noun,"idleness, lack of employment"
airò,adjective,without consideration; thoughtless
airó,adjective,mute; soundless
airójú,adjective,pressure of business; too busy
aironú,noun,thoughtlessness
aironípìwàdà,noun,impenitence
airorí,noun,thoughtlessness
airorò,adjective,good-tempered
airò,adjective,not softened; lack of mildness; unchangeable
airójú,adjective,not enduring; lack of endurance
airópò,noun,a vacant position
airọra,noun,carelessness; discomfort; negligence; uneasiness; lack of peace
airọrun,noun,carelessness; discomfort; negligence; uneasiness; lack of peace
airẹ̀pẹ̀,adjective,unsettled
airátì,adjective,unbaptised; unmarked
aìsàn,noun,sickness; disease; illness; ailment
aìsan,noun,want of payment
aìsanra,noun,"leanness, slenderness, thinness"
aìsanwo,noun,non-payment of money
aìsáré,noun,see aíkánjú
aìsé,adjective,"raw, uncooked"
aìséèso,noun,"fruitlessness, barrenness (of a tree)"
aìse,noun,a large door; gate
aìsé,noun,unchallenged
aìsí,adjective,not being; not present; nonentity; absence; death
aìsiàn,adjective,bad; ill-conditioned
aìsí-àláfíà,noun,"misery; lack of peace, comfort"
aìsí-aniani,noun,without doubt; credulity
aìsí-àtìlélẹ̀hin,noun,want of support
aìsíjà,noun,without war; peace
aìsíla,noun,"lack of stripes, marks; plainness"
aìsílé,noun,homelessness
aìsími,noun,indefatigableness; perseverance; diligence; industry; restlessness
aìsin,noun,independence; insubordination
aìsinkan,noun,nothing; nought; nothing of importance
aìsíníkawọ,noun,independence; beyond one’s control
aìsìranlọ́wọ́,noun,without aid; helplessness
aìsíṣe,noun,want of employment
aìsíwà,noun,lack of manners
aìsíyà,noun,motherless
aìsòlè,noun,"lack of influence, authority"
aìsòlà,noun,poverty; lack of riches
aìsòpà,noun,not lost
aísoraki,noun,unshrunk; carelessness; inconsideration; incautiousness
aísọrọ,noun,mute
aístí,noun,unweariness; indefatigability; unperplexed
aísùn,adjective,not asleep; awake
aísà,adjective,not picked up; scattered
aíṣàn,noun,stagnation; stillness
aíṣàn,adjective,unpoliticed; unbitten; without mud
aíṣántù,noun,"mercilessness, lack of compassion"
aíṣárè,noun,"ceaselessness, not weary"
aíṣáttà,noun,void of calumny
aíṣẹ,noun,inaction
aíṣèbíkàn,adjective,universal; not limited to one locality
aíṣèdélè,noun,odd; inequality; iniquity
aíṣefefe,noun,void of boasting
aíṣegbàgbó,noun,incredulity
aíṣègbèbé,noun,equity; impartiality; equality; justice
aíṣejù,noun,temperance; moderation
aíṣeleke,noun,temperance; moderation
aíṣemọlẹ,noun,diligence; activity
aíṣèníà,adjective,cruelty; inhumanity
aíṣèrù,noun,inactivity; honesty
aíṣetara,noun,sluggishness; indifference; tardiness; without anxiety
aíṣetara,noun,spirituality; void of material body
aíṣetárà,noun,"not straightforward, crookedness"
aíṣetíniọfún,noun,discontentment
aíṣẹ,adjective,"not coming to pass, unfulfilled"
aíṣẹ́,adjective,unbroken
aíṣẹ́,adjective,"not sinning, inoffensive; having no beginning"
aíṣẹ́fẹ́,noun,"seriousness, not in a playful manner"
aíṣétàn,adjective,"simplicity, openness; unfeignedly; sincerity"
aíṣí,noun,correctness
aíṣíṣe,noun,"indolence, idleness"
aíṣíyémẹ́jì,adjective,certainty; doubtless
aíṣò,adjective,not slackening
aíṣòdodo,adjective,injustice; unrighteousness
aíṣogọ,noun,without boasting
aíṣojúṣajú,adjective,without respect; impartiality
aíṣòrè,noun,unkindness
aíṣòtó,adjective,injustice; hypocrisy; impropriety; untrue
aíṣòkàn,noun,incongruity; discord
aíṣòkànkàn,noun,indecision
aíṣopẹ́,noun,ingratitude
aíṣọ̀ra,noun,watchful
aíṣọ̀ṣọ̀ntú,noun,meanness; illiberality
aíṣù,adjective,not round; not thick; not gloomy
aíṣù,adjective,costiveness; constipation
aíṣubú,noun,uprightness
aíṣíjù,noun,indifference; disinterestedness
aíṣíṣù,noun,indifference; disinterestedness
aítà,adjective,"underground tubers as yam, potato"
aítà,adjective,dullness of market; not selling
aítako,adjective,unopposed
aítán,noun,ceaselessness
aítanjé,adjective,undeceived
aítan-ọ̀ta,noun,implacability
aítara,noun,inactivity; indifference
aitarayo,adjective,equality; equal
aitásé,adjective,without missing the mark; a straight aim
aitayo,adjective,"not surpassing, going beyond"
aitete,noun,"slowness, inactivity"
aité,adjective,without pliability; unbent
aitéjítu,noun,"lack of smoothness, levelness"
aitéló̩rùn,noun,dissatisfaction; discontent
aitéríba,noun,insubordination; lack of humility
aitérùn,noun,see aitéló̩rùn
aitéṣilé,noun,inattention
aité,noun,insufficiency; incompetency
aitòbi,noun,"smallness, littleness"
aitòkun,adjective,"pettiness, triviality"
aitò̩tùn,adjective,"pettiness, triviality"
aité,adjective,"absurdity; crookedness, wrong, amiss"
aité,noun,one who cannot pass urine
aitéṣó̩fìn,adjective,"illicit, illegal"
aitu,adjective,untamed; not soothing
aitujẹ,noun,"wildness, inclemency"
aitaloju,noun,"wildness, inclemency"
aitumo,noun,inexplicable
aituninu,noun,discomfort; passionateness
aitunu,noun,discomfort; passionateness
aitùra,noun,"that which is uncomfortable, uneasy"
aitùraká,noun,sadness
aitutu,noun,warmth
aitéwó̩yá,noun,"illiberality, not generous"
aiwà,noun,see aisé
aiwà,adjective,"not digging; not pulling, propelling a canoe"
aiwà-bi-o̩lórun,noun,ungodliness
aiwadi,noun,without investigation
aiwára,adjective,unconcern; not greedy; not anxious
aiwé,noun,"that which is untwisted, an unweaned child"
aiwẹ,adjective,"unwashed, unclean"
aiwò,noun,"lack of inspection, notice,, speculation; want of care"
aiwolè,adjective,carelessness; non-observant
aiwoyè,adjective,carelessness; non-observant
aiwó,adjective,straight-forwardness; not crooked
aiwó̩pò̩,noun,scarcity
aiwú,noun,that which is unleavened; unpraised
aiwù,noun,unpleasantness; undesirability
aiwúká̩rà,noun,unleavened bread
aiyà,noun,breast; bosom; heart; chest; courage; influence
aiyà-lílè,noun,hard-heartedness; obduracy
aiyapa,noun,unanimity; oneness; not deviating from the right way
ai-yára,noun,slowness
aiyátò̩,adjective,integrity; unseparated; undivided
aiyè,adjective,lifeless
aiyé,noun,world; earth; globe; condition; state; time of life; time; reign
aiyé,adjective,not understood; unintelligible; unceasing; not stopping; not laying (eggs)
aiyedẹru,noun,fraud; forgery; dishonesty; adulteration
aiyé-ijìje,noun,pleasure; worldly enjoyment
aiyékòótó,noun,a parrot
aiyelùjara,noun,perforated metal coins
aiyeraye,adverb,for ever; world without end; eternally
aiyé-titi-lai,adverb,for ever; world without end; eternally
aiyé,noun,inconvenience; indecency; inexperience; impropriety; wretchedness
aiyera,noun,consistency; stability; firmness
aiyesẹ,adjective,immovable; steadfastness
aiyipada,noun,immutability; unchangeability
aja,noun,a dog
ajà,noun,"attic, uppermost floor, ceiling"
ajà,noun,"a fairy, said to carry persons into the wilderness for from three to nine years to instruct them in magic and all kinds of medicines; said also to travel in a whirlwind"
aja,noun,"a creeping plant, resembling the wild vine. it is rubbed on the walls of houses newly plastered with mud, to give the walls a polish; also called ajara, ọgbọrọ"
ajabọ,noun,a narrow escape
ajade,noun,title of honour among the hunters; fourth in rank to the olori-ọdẹ (chief of the hunters)
ajadi,adjective,having the bottom broken off; sometimes used in conversation for betrayal
ajadùn,noun,"an epicure, voluptuary, sensualist"
ajafẹ,noun,voluptuary
ajaga,noun,"a neck-shackle, yoke"
ajagijì,adjective,"firm as a rock, tree trunk"
ajágbọn,noun,"one who discovers, detects another’s cunning"
ajagun,noun,soldier; warrior
ajagun-obirin,noun,an amazon; a female soldier
ajá igbẹ́rìgìrì,noun,"lap dog, pet dog"
ajá-ìgbúlà,noun,persistent struggling
ajaiye,noun,"voluptuary, sensualist"
ajaiye,noun,a lewd fellow
ajakala,adjective,spreading; worldwide
ajakala-arun,noun,an epidemic; infectious disease
ajako,noun,"a jackal, also called ìjàkùmò"
ajákù,noun,"a dead-set, persistence, stubbornness"
ajákùbò,noun,that which is cut and spoiled (as string)
ajàlá,noun,escape after much fighting
ajalélókùn,noun,"sea robber, pirate"
ajálù,noun,a mishap
ajambakù,noun,insufficiency; deficiency
ajan,noun,meat cut into small pieces for sale
ajanaku,noun,elephant
ajanapá,noun,a bird-snare made of cloth
ajànò,noun,the chief of the oro worshippers
ajao,noun,"a nocturnal mammal like the mouse, with large wings"
ajá-ọdẹ,noun,"a hound, a hunting dog"
ajapa,noun,a petty wholesale trade; a nickname given to the tortoise
ajara,noun,"a medicinal plant used for curing sore breasts; it is also edible, and is used in rubbing houses to give the walls a gloss; wild vine"
ajáṣọ,noun,hearsay; false report; romance
àjàṣé,noun,victory after much difficulty; the native name for porto-novo
ajé,noun,money; the goddess of money
ajẹ,noun,a trial by ordeal
àjẹ́jẹ́,noun,"in the obsequies of a hunter, all the deceased's hunting materials are packed up and carried on the head by his child,, by a fellow-hunter, who parades and dances about. this packet, called àjẹ́jẹ́, is deposited in the bush by the road outside the town as the closing ceremony of the funeral"
ajeji,adjective,"a stranger, a foreigner"
ajere,noun,"a pot with many holes in it like a sieve, used to dry meat in over the fire; a calabash bored with many holes like a colander, used in washing away the sediment of the locust fruit, and egusi seed"
ajèrè,noun,one who makes profit; a winner
ajé,noun,"a sorcerer, a witch"
ajẹ,noun,"oar, paddle, propeller"
ajẹ,noun,"red earth used as paint, pigment for the wall; tinder (for loading a gun)"
ajẹbí,noun,"that which is inherited (as manners, disease) from parents, ancestors"
ajẹbọ,noun,"effacement (as a wound, cut which disappears when healed)"
ajẹtí,noun,a vegetarian
ajẹfọwo,noun,a garden herb so called for its sweetness
ajẹ́gbà,noun,the rude and disorderly rejoinders of a multitude of people
ajẹgbé,noun,the act of eating another's meal without suffering the consequences
ajẹkù,noun,food left on the plate for the person serving
ajẹlà,noun,"agent, consul, deputy"
ajẹniya,noun,"oppressor, tyrant"
ajẹpà,noun,"swindling, knavery"
ajẹpo,noun,the ejection of what has been taken (as poison); an emetic
ajẹra,noun,an antidote
ajẹran,noun,a flesh eater; carnivorous animals
ajẹrun,noun,the act of squandering
ajẹsà,noun,see ìjẹrì
ajẹse,noun,"ungratefulness, ingratitude"
ajẹsin,noun,a horse eater
ajẹti,noun,remnants after eating to the full
ajẹwo,noun,a confessor
ajẹwo ìmò ìwé mímọ,noun,a theologian
ajẹworo-gbado,adjective,"granivorous, one that eats grain, seed"
ajẹyó,adjective,having eaten to the full; satisfied
ajíbẹtẹ,noun,a kite-like fish with poisonous prickles
ajíbọwàba,adjective,existing
ajídàwé,noun,renewed youth
ajifá,noun,one who trusts in providence
ajíbà,noun,the act of being employed daily in sweeping
ajíbẹsé,noun,"debtor, bankrupt"
ajijàdù,noun,"a scrambler, a competitor"
ajílẹ,noun,one who eats the dust (humble pie)
ajín,noun,profound silence; darkness; depth of night
ajíná,noun,the act of spending; daily expenditure; shopping; marketing
ajínde,noun,resurrection; act of rising from sleep
ajínà,noun,kidnapper
ajínìta,noun,kidnapper
ajíní lohun,noun,"thief, robber"
ajíri,noun,morning
ajírorò,noun,a man of leisure
ajíserorò,noun,a man of leisure
ajísà,noun,that which is put on (as charms) every morning for protection
ajísinsin,noun,a concealed matter; concealment
ajíṣe,noun,routine of daily business
ajò,noun,journey; foreign land
ajọ,noun,anxiety; solicitude; carefulness; zeal
ajogun,noun,heir; inheritor
ajọko,noun,one who sits; a grass eater
ajọkú,noun,unquenchable
ajókú,noun,that which escapes burning; remnant left after a conflagration
ajónfún,noun,that which consumes by burning
ajoniparun,noun,consumer
ajópa,noun,"kola of superior quality that cannot be peeled while fresh, much used in paying dowries"
ajórán,noun,the act of catching fire
ajọ,noun,assembly; meeting
ajọ-afiyesi,noun,feast; festival
ajọ-alade-ade,noun,an assembly of princes and delegates; diet
ajọbi,noun,correlation; akin; blood-relationship; consanguinity
ajọgbẹbẹ,noun,company; meeting
ajọhun,noun,unanimity
ajọ-igbimo,noun,senate; council; committee
ajọ-ilu,noun,corporation; congress
ajọ-ipejọ,noun,congress; convocation
ajọ-irékọjá,noun,feast of the passover
ajọje,noun,act of eating together; mess; banquet
ajọjo,noun,act of dancing together
ajọmu,noun,stipulation
ajọmu,noun,drinking together
ajopin,noun,a convention
ajọrin,noun,companionship on a journey
ajọró,noun,a mutual combination; bargain; agreement
ajọsọ,noun,"a mutual conversation, consultation"
ajọṣe,noun,"partnership, joint labour"
ajọ́wọ́-pani,noun,a hired assassin
ajọyin-íbọn,noun,a volley of musketry
ajọyọ,noun,participation in joy
ajúbà,noun,a newly-cultivated grass field
ajútá,noun,pocket
ajulu,noun,that which makes mine better than yours
ajumọ,noun,"combination, cooperation"
ajumọdapọ,noun,a mixture (of persons and things)
ajumọjọgun,noun,fellow-heir
ajumọlurapọ,noun,retaliation (in fighting)
ajumọṣarolẹ,noun,co-heir; co-eternal
ajumọṣe,noun,cooperation; conjoint action; simultaneous action; partnership
ajumọṣepọ,noun,cooperation; conjoint action; simultaneous action; partnership
ajutá,noun,thrower; spendthrift; that which is thrown
áka,noun,"the hedgehog; said to be very timid, for if sand, dust is thrown on it, when it is found in the bush, it will simply couch until it is killed, picked up"
áka,noun,the name of a tree
aká,noun,"a storehouse built in the shape of a v, supported by four sticks, containing three, four apartments for stores; a garner; granary"
akàbà,noun,ladder; steps; stairs; staircase; scaffold
akàbe aṣọ,noun,the pole on which cloth is wound while weaving
akàkà,noun,"the posture of squatting,, sitting cross-"
àkàtún,noun,addition
àkàlà,noun,a carnivorous bird; vulture
àkalambi,noun,a bag; sack
àkámọ,noun,"the act of encompassing; enclosing, surrounding"
àkàn,noun,"a crab; a word much used in conversation for “good,” as “fish” is used for “bad.”"
àkan,noun,nimbleness; smartness; activity; quicksightedness
àkàndùn,noun,a whitlow
àkànbáṣé,noun,a cooper
àkankẹ́kẹ́,noun,a wheelwright
àkankọ́tà,noun,a shipwright
àkanrùn,noun,"a fletcher, a maker of bows and arrows"
àkànṣe,adjective,special; made to order; uncommon
àkànṣé,noun,a boxer
àkàntí,noun,"an unavoidable, unexpected occurrence"
akánú-ẹsẹ,noun,a penitent
akápọ,noun,a treasurer
akàrà,noun,"bread, cake"
akàrà,noun,wood used for rafters
akàrà àdídùn,noun,a sweet cake
akàrà àwọ̀n,noun,a fancy cake made to imitate a net
akàràbá,noun,"a charm, a round flat fish"
akara fẹlẹfẹlẹ,noun,a wafer
akàrà túlé,noun,"a soft cake made of white beans and okra, also called ọ̀jẹ̀jẹ̀"
akàràgbà,noun,"a broken calabash,, bowl; potsherd"
akàràtú,noun,a hard bean cake used by warriors for provisions on war expeditions
akàrà lápàtá,noun,cake made of maize
akási,noun,a harpoon
akaso ewu,noun,"a short garment from the neck to the waist worn either loose, tight"
akàsọ,noun,a ladder
akàṣe,adverb,rather than that; not otherwise; only; also written lakìṣẹ (egba)
àkàṣù,noun,a large loaf; a lump of àgìdì for family use
àkátá,noun,see àjàkó
àkàtà,noun,a broad-brimmed straw hat used as an umbrella; in ancient times a commoner might not use it without special permission
àkàtàmpó,noun,a catapult
àkàtò,noun,a creeping animal
àkáwé,noun,a reader
àkáwé,noun,"a reel of cotton, thread"
àkáwé,noun,"similitude; comparison of matter, words; signification; analogy; parable; metaphor"
àkáyín,noun,one who loses his teeth
àke,noun,"axe, hatchet, adze"
àkédé,noun,a public crier; proclaimer; herald
àke ìtùlẹ̀,noun,pickaxe
àke-ja-ọna,noun,"a cross street, a lane, a bypath"
àkéké,noun,see àke
àke-kun-ọkọ,noun,an old hoe
àkékúrú,noun,an abbreviator; contraction; abbreviation
àképà,noun,the act of cutting too short
àkéré,noun,a striped frog with smooth skin
àkérékere,noun,the scorpion; also called ọjọgán
àkérì,noun,a plant used for washing; also for sauce; a hater; a spiteful man
àkèrò,noun,the leader of a trading caravan
àkèsí,noun,"the act of calling upon, visiting"
àkèsọ ajara,noun,vintage
àkete,noun,"bed, bedstead"
àkete inarasi,noun,a sofa
àkétí,noun,"that which is cut on the ear, edge"
àkétí,noun,uncut
àkéwí,noun,a bard
àkè,noun,a sea-gull; bush rope used for tying rafters together; a large she-goat
àkèpìnda,adjective,turning the back; back to; a falling off; backsliding; a backslider
àkèjú,noun,too much indulgence
àkékọ,noun,"a learner, a pupil, a student"
àkèrù,noun,"a transporter, a carrier of loads"
àkèsẹ,noun,a kind of raw cotton
àkètè,noun,a hat
àkètùn,noun,a new hoe; bough; branch of a tree
àkí,noun,bravery; a brave person
àkílọ,noun,parting salutation; farewell
akìlọ̀,noun,"one who denounces, threatens, menaces, admonishes, warns; a monitor"
akìlọ̀ fún mi,noun,"one who denounces, threatens, menaces, admonishes, warns; a monitor"
akìmólè,noun,"the act of pressing down, of seizing with the claws"
akínì,noun,"one who salutes, welcomes, a visitor"
akìri,noun,"a wanderer, a rover"
akìri ojà,noun,"a hawker, a pedlar, an advertiser of goods"
akìri polówó,noun,"a hawker, a pedlar, an advertiser of goods"
akìrità,noun,a pedlar
akísà,noun,rags
akìsàlẹ̀,noun,a creeping plant with a pod like a pea
akítì,noun,"monkey, ape"
akíyèsí,noun,"the act of observation, discernment"
akíyèsígbà,noun,an observer of the time
akíyèsí ìràwọ̀,noun,"an astronomer, a star gazer"
akò,noun,a branch of the palm tree
akó,noun,"reality, genuineness, authenticity"
ako,noun,a strumpet
akóbà,noun,undeserved punishment
akòbí,noun,a fishing basket used to catch shrimps
akòbia,noun,a barren mare
akòdì,noun,room; chamber; also called ikòdì
akódi,noun,the act of gathering and tying up; rough sewing
akòdìlọ̀,noun,a transporter
akófà,noun,one who meets with unexpected fortune
akógún,noun,an inheritor
akóì,noun,fog; thick mist
akoja,noun,completing; bringing to a point; termination
akójọ,noun,accumulation; piling up
akójòpò,noun,collector; collection
akókò,noun,time; season; exact time
akoko,noun,"a tree, the flower of which is sucked for the juice. its leaf is placed on the head of a new king, chief as anointment. the tree is so sacred that it is never used for fire,, touched with an axe"
akókó,noun,a woodpecker
akókù,noun,the remnant after a large quantity has been taken
akólé,noun,that which has been taken over and above; surplus
akólé,noun,a house robber
akololo,noun,"a stammerer, a stutterer"
akoniṣìṣe,noun,"an overseer, a task-master"
akòpò,noun,a draught; gathering together
akòpò,noun,summary; mass; generality
akòrà,noun,a wholesale purchase
akòràn,noun,infection
akòrira enia,noun,a man hater
akoso,noun,restraint; control; government; rule; continence
akóta,noun,see akóra
akótán,noun,completion; entire removal; totality; in conclusion
akótíni,noun,an assailant
akoto,noun,"a broken calabash, gourd; without virginity"
akoto adìẹ,noun,a fowl coop
akowába,noun,see akóbá
akọ,noun,"a swan; a sheath, scabbard"
akọ,noun,male (applied to creatures and infants). (see abọ.)
akọ,adjective,"a particle denoting first, beginning"
akọbí,noun,the first-born
akọde,noun,first arrival
akọgbó,noun,first ripe fruits
akọgi onítìí,noun,a timber tree
akọgun,noun,combatant; contender
akọjowẹsílẹ,noun,an apostate
akọjú,noun,the act of imparting too much knowledge
akọká,noun,the first reaped fruits
akọlá,noun,"the first counted, numerated"
akọkàn,noun,the first; the foremost
akọlé,noun,superscription; direction; address on letter
akọlé,noun,builder; constructor
akọlúni,noun,invader; attacker
akọ́ní,noun,that which is taken first
akọni (-lákọ),noun,a teacher; instructor; tutor
akọ́ni,noun,first possessed
akọni,noun,"a brave, bold, strong person"
akọrin,noun,a singer; warbler; minstrel; songster
akọjọ,noun,every fifth day (a day previous to ọsẹ ifá) superstitiously supposed to be a bad day
akọ́ra,noun,first bought; first owned
akọ́rẹ́,noun,first cut; first mown
akọ́rọ́,noun,"the first rain of the year, commencement of rains"
akọsẹ̀bà,noun,that which is met by chance
akọ́so,noun,first fruits; first bearing
akọsẹ,noun,first; first made; beginning; commencement
akọta,noun,first sold
akọ́tán,noun,"perfectly built, perfectly instructed"
akọ́tán,noun,first sold out; out of stock
akọ́wá,noun,first comer; first fruits
akọ́wé,noun,a scribe; writer; clerk; secretary; amanuensis
akọ́wé-ihìnrerè,noun,an evangelist
akọ́wé-ìjàrò,noun,a fable writer
akọ́wé-ìṣàrọ̀jọ,noun,"the author, compiler of a dictionary"
akọ́wé-ìròhìn,noun,a journalist
akọ́wé-ìtàn,noun,an historian
akùdín,noun,the heart of a tree.—
akúfi,noun,threats
akùkò,noun,a cock
akúmalapa,noun,the young leaf of the shea butter tree
akún,noun,a kind of bead made of shell
akúnbọ̀,noun,a deluge; flood
akùnnífòrun,adjective,"narcotic, soporific, sleep-causing"
akùnrùn,noun,"a closed, private room; a cell"
àkùnsínní,noun,murmuring; muttering; a grumbler
akúntán omi,noun,high water
akúnwọ́ṣílẹ̀,noun,"overflowing, brimful (applied to dry measure)"
akùnúngbẹ̀,noun,a bard; drummer; flatterer
akura,noun,"an impotent man, a eunuch"
akùrẹ́tẹ̀,noun,"a sluggish, stupid person"
àkùrò,noun,a garden by the waterside
àkúrùn,noun,extinction; total destruction; annihilation
akùnṣe,noun,a painter
alà,noun,boundary; limit; landmark; confine; term; precinct; line of demarkation
alà,noun,white cloth
alá,noun,dream; vision
alábàgbé,noun,an inmate
alábàgbélè,noun,an inmate
alábàjẹ,noun,a messmate; one who partakes of the same dish
alábàpa,noun,"partner in fishing, in killing"
alábàpadé,noun,chance; luck; hit; occurrence; fortuno; casualty
alábàpín,noun,a partaker; participator
alábàrà,noun,a customer; purchaser
alábàrin,noun,a fellow-traveller
alábasta,noun,alabaster
alábàṣé (-pọ),noun,fellow-worker; partner; yoke-fellow; colleague
alábẹ̀rẹ̀,noun,a dealer in needles; possessing needlework
alábìnukú ẹni,noun,enemy; persecutor; accuser
alábò,noun,defender; succourer; warder; patron; protector; shielder; supervisor
alábọ́jútó,noun,"inspector, corrector"
alábọ́jútọ́wọ́,noun,"inspector, corrector"
alábòsí,noun,a hypocrite; deceiver; dissembler
alábọ́tá,noun,one who has come to the age of puberty
alábùkún (fún),noun,"one who adds to,, blesses; blessed"
alábùkùn,noun,a despiser; contemner
alábùsí,noun,one who bestows
aládágbe,noun,"hermit, recluse"
aladamọ,noun,one who is lead away with a mistaken idea; a heretic
aládànù,noun,a loser
aládárú,noun,a confounder
aládasí,noun,meddler; busybody; instigator
aládasọ,noun,one who speaks on his own responsibility
aládawọlé,noun,pretender; undertaker
aládawọlé-ẹlẹ́tàn,noun,an impostor
aládé,noun,"king; prince; the royal family consisting of several persons who rule over different yoruba districts, viz., ọba yoruba, oníkòyí, olugbọn, arẹsa, aṣòhìn, alakẹ́, aládé, olowu, àgùrà, alaketu, olu, awùjalẹ̀"
aládehùn,noun,"one who bargains, promises"
aládi,noun,"commentator, expositor"
aladi,noun,the small black ant that builds its nest on the stem of a tree
aládìmú,noun,"one who upholds, sustains"
aládìrẹ,noun,dyer of fancy cloth
aládìyẹ,noun,poulterer
aládùgbò,noun,a neighbour
aládùn,adjective,one who prepares maize; delicately flavoured; aromatic
aláfàle,noun,one who presses a point unduly
aláfaramọ́,noun,"adherent, conformist"
aláfarawé,noun,"rival, imitator"
aláfíì,noun,a voluptuary
aláfiphintì,noun,supporter; sustainer; one on whom dependence is placed; a patron
alafia,noun,peace; health; weal; welfare; happiness; bliss
aláfihan,noun,one who shews; a revealer; a betrayer; a traitor
aláfín,noun,"contraction of alawọfin, one who owns the palace, hence a king. title of king of ọyọ"
aláfiyèsí,noun,observer
aláfo,noun,"an open space between groups; vacant space; a valley, ravine, crevice"
aláfo igun,noun,an angle
aláfojúdi,noun,brazen-face
aláfọjútọ́,noun,"overseer, superintendent"
afọranmọ,noun,accuser; persecutor
aláfọṣé,noun,a diviner; one who deals with familiar spirits
aláfọwọ́rá,noun,a pilferer; filcher; petty thief
alága,noun,the chairman
alágada,noun,"one who owns, bears the sword, scimitar"
alágbà,noun,"an elder; a person of respect, honour; ruler; sir"
alágbàbọ́,noun,nurse; trainer
alágbàdá,noun,"the tailor who makes the “agbada,”, its owner"
alágbàfọ̀,noun,"a washerwoman, a fuller"
alágbàmọ,noun,an architect; a mason
alágbàmọ́ra,noun,a selfish person; one who appropriates
alágbára,noun,a strong able-bodied person; a mighty man; tyrant; potentate; hero
alágbára gbogbo,noun,an attribute of god; omnipotent
alágbàró,noun,an advocate
alágbàro,noun,"ploughman, husbandman"
alágbàsọ,noun,advocate; spokesman; orator; client; speaker; tale-bearer
alábàwí,noun,advocate; spokesman; orator; client; speaker; tale-bearer
alágbàṣe,noun,hireling; labourer; mercenary; journeyman
alágbàtá,noun,pedlar; hawker; petty trader; vendor
alágbàtà ẹṣin,noun,a horse dealer
alágbàtọ́,noun,nurse; foster parent; instructor
alágbè,noun,a beggar
alágbèdá,noun,one who buys on credit and eludes his creditor; a clever rogue
alágbègbè,noun,"the neighbourhood; a neighbour, living on the next land, farm"
alágbèrè,noun,an immoderate fellow; one who does acts of supererogation
alágbède,noun,"a smith who works in either gold, silver, lead, iron"
alágbède-abẹrẹ,noun,a needle-maker
alágbède-bàbá,noun,a copper-smith
alágbède-fadaka,noun,a silver-smith
alágbède-idẹ,noun,a brazier; a brass-worker
alágbède-oje,noun,a leadsmith
alágbède-ọpẹ,noun,a cutler
alágbède-wúrà,noun,a goldsmith
alágbò,noun,owner of a flock
alági,noun,a wood-cutter
aláìfídí ọkan,noun,a haughty-minded fellow
aláìfídígba,noun,beads made from palm nut shells
alágo,noun,"one who owns, makes crates for fowls"
alágo,noun,a watchmaker; bellfounder; one who sells bells
alágoṣo,noun,a watchmaker; bellfounder; one who sells bells
aláhẹso,noun,babbler; busybody; scandal-monger
aláhoro,noun,a desolate person
aláhọ́n wúwo,adjective,"tongue-tied, heavy tongued"
aláìbanújẹ,adjective,not sorrowful
aláìbẹrẹ,adjective,not begun
aláìbẹru,adjective,"fearless, dauntless, undismayed"
aláìbẹru ọlọrun,adjective,"fearless of god, ungodly"
aláìdá,adjective,unsound; unwell; unceasing; unreleased; not thrown down; unpaid; not flashing; unbroken
aláìdá nìji,adjective,not frightened
aláìdarayá,noun,dullness; lack of cheerfulness
aláìde,adjective,unfettered; unbound; loose
aláìdi,adjective,untied
aláìdoríkodò,adjective,cheerful
aláìdúrọ́ (-ọ̀kan),noun,one who is unsteady; lacking in stability; visionary
aláìtá,adjective,not sluggish; unslothful
aláìfí,adjective,unwilling; unloving; not winnowed
alaifẹ́,adjective,not expansive; confined
alaifiyesi,noun,neglect in attention
alaifiyesijọjọ,adjective,dateless; undated
alaifọ,adjective,not floating; drowning
alaifọ,adjective,one unable to fly. see aifọ
alaifọiya,adjective,fearless; dauntless
alaifọ́,adjective,unbroken
alaigbagbọ́,noun,unbeliever; incredulous person
alaigbagbọ rara,noun,a sceptic
alaigba-iwa-qlọrun gbọ,noun,an atheist
alaigbede,noun,one who does not understand another’s language; a barbarian
alaigbo,noun,unripe
alaigbojítfún,noun,discountenance
alaigbọdo,noun,necessity; compulsion
alaigbọran,noun,"an inattentive, heedless, obstinate, disobedient, unbelieving person"
alaìhúyẹ́,adjective,callow; unfledged
alaijẹun,noun,lack of food
alaijoko,noun,non-residence; rustlessness
alaijiyesi,noun,non-observance; non-observer
alaikọ,noun,"an unlearned, uninstructed person; an unbuilt house"
alaikọla,adjective,untattooed; uncircumcised; unmarked
alaiku,adjective,immortal; unquenchable
alaikún,adjective,unmurmuring
alaibabawọn,adjective,spotless; blameless
alaibùkún,adjective,spotless; blameless
alailàbùkún,adjective,unblest
alailàdùn,adjective,unsweetened
alailàjọ,noun,"without anxiety, solicitude, carefulness, interest, attempt, zeal"
alailakoso,noun,want of government
alailàlá,noun,"lack of limit, end; boundless"
alailántù,adjective,hard-hearted; unfeeling; merciless
alàile,noun,"lack of solidity, strength, firmness"
alailé,noun,lack of surplus
alailera,noun,"an infirm, impotent person; an invalid"
alàilerè,adjective,unprofitable; unworthy
alailẹ́ri,adjective,sainted; spotless
alailẹ́so,adjective,fruitless; barren
alailẹṣọ,noun,"a just, sinless,, righteous person"
alailẹwa,noun,uncomeliness; without beauty; ugliness
alailobirin,noun,a bachelor
alailodi,adjective,"fortless, defenceless"
alailòdì,adjective,without contradiction
alailofin,adjective,lawless
alailọkọ,noun,spinster
alailọpin,adjective,endless; want of limit
alailọgbọ́n,noun,"an unwise, ignorant person"
alailọmọ,adjective,childless
alailọpé,adjective,unthankful; ungrateful
alailọwọ,noun,profaneness; devoid of sanctity
alaimọ,noun,one who does not understand; an ignorant one
alaimọ́,noun,"that which is not clean; a filthy, polluted thing"
alaimọ-qlọrun,noun,an infidel
alaimọwé,adjective,unlearned; illiterate
aláimoyin,noun,incivility; want of respect
alaimore,noun,"an unthankful person, one not valuing kindness"
alaimoye,noun,"one who has no power of perception; a thoughtless, dull, sluggish person; a barbarian"
alaimú,adjective,uncaught
alaimu,adjective,not drinking
alaimuragiri,noun,"a slovenly, slothful person"
alaini,noun,"a needy, indigent person"
alainibaba,adjective,an orphan; fatherless
alainidi,noun,cavil; having no end
alainifẹ enia,adjective,philanthropy
alainigbagbọ,noun,a faithless person
alainipò,noun,a vagabond; wanderer; out of a situation
alainireti,noun,one who despairs; a hopeless person
alainirẹ,noun,dissenter; non-conformist; disagreement
alainirẹ,adjective,unwearied; not tiresome
alaini rojú,noun,an apathetic person; lack of sympathy
alainíṣe,noun,an idler
alairiṣe,noun,one out of employment; unemployed
alairoro,noun,void of austerity
alairu,adjective,stagnation; want of motion
alaiṣè,adjective,uncooked; raw
alaisi,noun,one who ceases to be; an absentee; deceased
alaiṣọ,noun,one who would not speak
alaiṣododo,noun,"an unrighteous, unjust person"
alaiṣọtọ,adjective,unjust; untrue; not acting uprightly
alaitẹlọwọ́,noun,"that which is not found, received"
alaitífinbí,noun,an unregenerate person
alaiya lile,noun,"a bold, daring,, hard-hearted person"
alaiyan,adjective,that which is not baked; dough
alaiyẹ,noun,the owner of the world; king; monarch
alaiyẹ,noun,"an unfit, unworthy person"
alaiyọ,noun,one who is hungry
alaiwópò,adverb,extraordinarily; rarely
alaíjàpá,noun,a petty trader who generally purchases at one town and sells at another with small profit; a badger
alaíje,noun,one who performs trial by ordeal
alaíje,noun,one who eats
alaíjẹ́,noun,a nickname given to one’s self
alaíjẹki,noun,a glutton
alaíjerun,noun,a spendthrift
alaíjẹsé,noun,one who publicly denies the private kindness of his benefactor; an ungrateful person
alaíyọ́,noun,one who eats to the full; a gourmand
alaíjọ,noun,"an anxious, zealous person"
alaíjopa,noun,"a partner, fellow-hunter, fisher"
alaíjopín,noun,sharer; participator
alákàkà wẹgbé,noun,an intruder
álákálá,noun,bad dreams
alakara,noun,"baker, confectioner"
alakáṣà,noun,"lobster, crawfish, prawn"
alákàtàmpó,noun,a cross-bow man
aláké,noun,"the king of aké, the capital of egba land, hence the chief of the egba kings"
alákekuru,noun,contractor; one who shortens; abbreviator
alákéle,noun,the head weaver
alákesi,noun,a visitor
alákétu,noun,the king of kétu
alákẹlẹ,noun,a small bird which lives on figs
alákẹ́tẹ́,noun,a hatter
alákìsà,noun,a ragged person
alákìyèsí ìgbà,noun,an observer of time
alákojá,noun,an achiever
alákojọ,noun,collector; gatherer; accumulator
alákojọpọ,noun,collector; gatherer; accumulator
alákórè,noun,"reaper, harvester"
alákoso,noun,master; ruler; controller; restrainer; president; guide
alákotí,noun,a disobedient person
alákoto,noun,a bride who has lost her virginity
alákọpẹrẹ,noun,a beginner
alákọrí,noun,an unfortunate person
alákorin,noun,singer; musician
alákọṣe,noun,a kind of small snail
alákun,noun,half; part of a thing added
alálà,noun,a dreamer
alálétà,noun,"a retailer of small articles, fruit"
alalupayida,noun,necromancer; magician; user of sleight-of-hand
aláfíà,noun,"a spy; the anxious, secret observation"
alámi,noun,one having a mark
alámo,noun,"guesser, conjecturer"
alámo rere,noun,owner of the best clay; a title of ọbatala
alámọ́rí,noun,concern; secret
alámọ́rìn,noun,he whose name is not mentioned but understood; so-and-so
alamgbá,noun,a lizard
alámù,noun,a lizard
alámù kekere,noun,an eft; a kind of lizard
alanabàjé,noun,a spendthrift
alánìyàn,noun,"a solicitous, anxious person; one whose mind is disturbed about the issue of things"
alansàṣà,noun,a spider
alantakun,noun,a spider
alantakun nla,noun,a tarantula; also called alaworo ṣaṣa
alánu,noun,"a merciful, gracious person"
alápà,noun,broken pieces of old mud walls; ruins; bricks; rubbish
àlàpà,noun,fricassee
àlápákó,noun,a timber merchant
àlapandẹ́ẹ̀,noun,the swallow
àlápàtà,noun,a butcher
àlápẹ̀jẹ,noun,one who invites to a feast; the host
àlápẹ̀rẹ̀,noun,a describer
àlápòlu,noun,"a compounder, an apothecary"
àlápọn,noun,one who takes pains; a careful laborious person
àlápọn iwe,noun,a student
àlarà ominira,noun,a free person
àláràbàrà,adjective,containing divers colours; variegated; multicoloured
àlarajẹ,noun,a purchaser for family use; one having no farm
àlárànṣe,noun,a helper
àlarekerẹke,noun,rogue; double dealer; prevaricator
àlarekojà,noun,a transgressor
àlarẹ́mà,noun,an agent employed in arranging an engagement to marriage
àlàrí,noun,a dyed red cotton cloth of african manufacture
àlárinjó,noun,a dancer
àlárinkì,noun,"rover, wanderer, vagabond, vagrant"
àlárinkiri,noun,"rover, wanderer, vagabond, vagrant"
àlarisa,noun,one who flinches
àláró,noun,a dyer in blue; that which has blue
àláròbò,noun,a petty trader; a middleman; commission agent
àláròkà,noun,a promulgator
àláròko,noun,farmer; tiller; agriculturist; peasant
àláròyé,noun,great talker; complainant; reasoner; alleger; bully
àlárù,noun,"carrier, bearer of burdens, porter"
àlárùkìri ojà títà,noun,a pedlar
àlarun,noun,a sick person; an invalid
àlasá,noun,a saddler
àlásà,noun,the owner of a shield
àlásẹ́,noun,"cook, publican, painter"
àlásẹ́tà onjẹ,noun,"a dealer in cooked provisions, one who cooks and sells food"
àlasọ,noun,a talker
àlásọ̀,noun,a quarrelsome person; a brawler
àlasọdùn,noun,an exaggerator
àlasọtẹlẹ,noun,"a predictor, a prophet"
àlasọye,noun,expositor; annotator; annotation; preacher
àlásutà,noun,a retailer of liquids
àlàṣà,noun,a title; captain of inferior rank in the army
àlàṣá,noun,"a dealer in snuff, tobacco"
àlàṣárà,noun,"a dealer in snuff, tobacco"
àlàrọ̀,noun,thinker; one who contemplates
àlàyàn,noun,elector; solicitor
aláṣeju,noun,"an obstinate, self-willed person"
aláṣelẹ̀,noun,one who goes to excess
aláṣepatí,noun,a finisher
aláṣepé,noun,one who perfects a thing
aláṣeran,noun,one who influences another for evil; a pestilent fellow
aláṣetan,noun,a finisher
aláṣé,noun,"officer, ruler, headman, preceptor, commander"
aláṣèhìndé ọku,noun,an executor
aláṣìṣà,adjective,nomadic
aláṣìṣọ,noun,one who speaks amiss
aláṣọ,noun,"the owner, seller of clothes; a weaver"
aláṣọ àrántà,noun,a salesman
alátakò,noun,an opponent
alátàmpoko,noun,a kind of grasshopper
alátẹ,noun,a hatter
alátẹ́,noun,a kite-like fish whose prickles are very poisonous
alátí,noun,a kind of pot; also called agbada
alátìléhìn,noun,"helper, supporter, upholder"
alátunṣe,noun,"one who puts a matter right, as an agent, mediator, umpire, reformer, repairer"
alátunṣe ilé,noun,a steward
aláwó,noun,"that which breaks,, can be broken, into sections (as kola,, orange)"
aláwẹ,noun,"mourner, one who fasts"
aláwẹ́mẹ́jì,noun,"that which divides,, is divided into halves"
aláwẹ́mọd,noun,one who purifies
aláwìgbà,noun,"a faithless, obstinate person"
aláwìka,noun,"wizard, sorcerer, witch, tale-bearer, busybody"
aláwín,noun,a borrower
aláwìn,noun,one who buys on credit
aláwìrin,noun,see aláwìka
aláwíyé,noun,one who explains a matter perfectly; one who imparts
aláwíyẹ,noun,one who cannot speak intelligibly
aláwo,noun,"a conjurer of spirits, a heathen priest; also called ọlọsanyin"
aláwọ́,noun,"one who possesses, deals in china"
aláwọ́,noun,"that which has form, shape,, colour"
aláwọ́,noun,"a dealer in leather, hides; tanner; skinner; currier"
aláwọ́fìn,noun,see aláfìn
aláwọ̀ meji,noun,having two colours
aláwọ̀ pọ̀pọ̀,noun,having many colours
aláwọ́ṣe,noun,a convert to any religion; a proselyte
aláya,noun,a married man
aláya meji,noun,a man with two wives
aláyàn,noun,"one who takes pains, a persevering, persistent one"
aláyànfè,noun,"elector, selector"
aláyànjé,noun,"a cheat, an inferior person"
aláyé,noun,"alive, living"
aláyí,pronoun,"this, this one"
ale,noun,"a plant, that which makes strong, hard, stiff"
alè,noun,a concubine
alè,noun,"leprosy; a talisman put on goods exposed for sale, fruitful trees, etc., to prevent them from being tampered with. it is believed that the talisman will cause misfortune to befall anyone who steals goods thus marked"
alebu,noun,"evil treatment, unjust usage, scar, blemish"
aléfo,noun,an abscess; a chilblain
alégbà,noun,an alligator
alejo,noun,"guest, stranger, visitor, foreigner, alien"
alémtá,noun,the act of chasing and capturing
aléni (-jade),noun,"driver; one who gives chase,, banishes"
alepa,noun,"a pursuer, one who gives chase, a prosecutor"
alesujade,noun,an exorcist
alé,noun,"broom, besom"
alé,noun,"evening, eventide"
aligarima,noun,a spirited horse
alikama,noun,wheat; also written alukama
alkálámu,noun,see kalamu
al-kurani,noun,the koran
almágaíjí (or alù-),noun,"scissors, nippers"
alo,noun,a district; flame of fire; combustion
alògbé,noun,a kind of physical exercise; somersault
àlógbó,noun,that which is worn out
alogbosakun,noun,worn threadbare
alóhùnsí,noun,a voter; one having a voice in a matter
alóhùnsòrò,noun,a voter; one having a voice in a matter
alòkù,adjective,second-hand; not new; used
alongo,noun,tight legged trousers
alòpé,noun,"that which lasts, endures"
alore,noun,a look-out; gibbet; spy; watch; spire; beacon
alòsí,noun,a left-handed person
alòya,noun,that which is worn out; wear and tear
alò,noun,"a furbisher, polisher, grinder"
alò,noun,a riddle; an enigma; a puzzle
alò,noun,goings; departure
alò,noun,a kind of yam; also called agandan
alò,noun,a warning
alògì,noun,"a miller, a corn-grinder"
alòlékè,noun,"a bead-maker, a bead-grinder"
alómó,noun,that which is grafted into a tree
alónilówògbà,noun,"an extortioner, extorter, wrestler"
alòtunlòsí,noun,one able to use both hands equally well; ambidexter
alùbárá,noun,a beater; a bat-like cudgel used for beating and smoothing the floor of a house; a plant
alùbátá,noun,a drummer who uses the drum called batá
alùbòsa,noun,onion; leek
alùndùndún,noun,a drummer who uses the drum called dun-dun
alùdùrù,noun,"fiddler, harpist, lyricist, organist"
alùtá,noun,a moulvie; a priest; ecclesiastic; clergyman; presbyter
alùfín,noun,"a criminal, a prisoner"
alùqó,noun,a thief who crouches in hiding
alùgbà,noun,the frame on which the door closes
alùgbá,noun,a beater of the calabash drum
alùgbìn,noun,a beater of the drum dedicated to ọbatala
alùjá,noun,perforation
alùkama,noun,wheat
alíkama,noun,wheat
alùkáwánì,noun,"promise, agreement, bargain"
alùkembù,noun,a stirrup
alùkì,noun,a slender prickly plant
alùkì,noun,"an unintercepted blow, knock"
alùkò,noun,a species of woodcock
alùkóso,noun,a beater of the drum called koso
alùmọ̀ḳóróyí,noun,"cunning, craftiness, shrewdness"
alumì,noun,"a smiter, a beater"
alùnípa,noun,"an executioner, an assassin"
alúpáyídà,noun,"sleight-of-hand, deception, necromancy; a plant"
alùṣè,noun,"a spring lock, padlock"
alùsìn,noun,"damage, distress, misfortune"
alùwálá,noun,"the washing of the forearms, feet, face and mouth of the mohammedans before prayer; ablution"
alùwálé,noun,"the washing of the forearms, feet, face and mouth of the mohammedans before prayer; ablution"
amàlà,noun,an interpreter of dreams
amàlà,noun,food made of yam flour
ambọsi,conjunction,what else
ambọtọ́rí,conjunction,what else
amẹwà,noun,a judge of beauty
àmí,noun,sign; omen; token; indication; badge; impression; visage; note; mole
àmí,noun,scout; spy; emissary
àmí-àbùkùn,noun,"a brand, a disgrace"
àmí-alore,noun,"a beacon, a spire"
àmí-ẹ̀ṣà,noun,"a stigma, a brand"
àmí-ìbéèrè,noun,a note of interrogation (?)
àmí-ìbi,noun,a portent; an omen
àmí iduro or ìsìmí,noun,"comma (,), semi-colon (;), colon (:), full stop (.); pauses, rests in music"
àmífàń,noun,a sigh
àmín,noun,"amen, so be it"
àmí oye,noun,sceptre; staff; sign of royalty
àmí ọ̀tọ,noun,discrimination
àmípọ̀,noun,a shaking together
àmísí,noun,a breathing into
àmódí,noun,fever; slight sickness; indisposition
àmòfìn,noun,a lawyer; one who knows and professes the law; a jurist
àmòhun gbọ́gbọ,noun,adj. all-knowing
amohuntobi,noun,magnifier
amójútúkúró,noun,that which is to be overlooked
amókùn,noun,a diver
amólè,noun,a thief-catcher
amóre,noun,a grateful person; one who feels and acknowledges kindness
amó,noun,a builder
amódi,noun,one who knows the cause of the affair
amójá,noun,"a guess, a conjecture"
amókòkò,noun,a maker of earthen pots; potter
amò̩tán,noun,imperfect knowledge
amò̩na,noun,guide; leader; conductor
amò̩ná,noun,"booty; plunder. hence jámo̩ ijè amò̩ná, to plunder,, soldiers who plunder"
amopé,conjunction,"although, notwithstanding, though, then"
amò̩rán,noun,a knowing person; a counsellor
amò̩ràwo̩,noun,"an astronomer, an astrologer"
amó̩roro,noun,"a neat, tidy person"
amò̩s̩e,noun,wilfulness; obstinacy
amò̩tán,noun,pretended knowledge
amò̩tán,noun,an historian
amò̩tékùn,noun,species of leopard; panther
amò̩tílé,noun,foreknowledge; previous cognisance
amò̩wé,noun,a learned man; a scholar; a student
amù,noun,a large water pot set in the house to keep water cool; tank; filter; water cooler
amú,noun,confusion
amúbá,noun,means; opportunity; that which is brought to one
amúbína,noun,adj. fiery
amúdá,noun,"the act of seizing one for debt incurred by the family, neighbour; a hostage for debt. (see ẹmú.)"
amúga,noun,fork
amujẹ,noun,one under trial by ordeal
amùjè,noun,a medicinal plant
amùjè wéwé,noun,"a medicinal plant with very small leaves; used for healing swellings, tumours"
amukan,noun,the sorrel
amukoko,noun,a smoker
amulè̩,noun,a conspirator
amulè̩pa,noun,an assassin
amúlùmálà,noun,intermixture; variety
amúni,noun,a captor; one who influences another
amunibinu,noun,"one who provokes, vexes, teases"
amunilè̩ru,noun,kidnapper; slave raider
amunimúyè̩,noun,mesmerism
amu-omi,noun,a cistern
amu-ò̩n-ṣè̩ iṣò̩ye,noun,a sheriff
amúpàdà,noun,"restoration, restitution"
amùparà,noun,drunkenness; drinking to stupefaction
amúra,noun,"one who prepares for an event, occurrence"
amúràn,noun,a hook used by tailors to hold cloth when sewing
amure,noun,girdle; zone; small kind of lizard
amuṣan,noun,see ọlọ́kà
amuṣṭa,noun,"a lavisher, a squanderer"
amúwàdà,noun,issue; ultimate product
amúya,noun,seizure of goods in lieu of debt
aná,noun,yesterday
ana,noun,"parents, relatives of wife, husband, relatives by marriage"
anàmó,noun,"sweet potato; also called ""dòùnkun."""
andọ́lá,noun,a plaything; trifling
anfáni,noun,advantage; ease; convenience; benefit; gain; fruition; license; liberty; profit; interest; emolument
ange̩li,noun,angel
ani,adverb,even; in like manner
anífáni,noun,doubt; uncertainty
anífdópin,noun,complete possession
aní-ẹnịn,pronoun,you yourselves; even you; you (emphatic)
aníjé,noun,"a flattering title; also called ""ọríkì."""
aníjú or aníleke,noun,superfluity; superabundance
anikanjẹ,noun,"a recluse; a person, beast that avoids others"
aníkànjọpọ́n,noun,a selfish person
aninilára,noun,an oppressor
anífẹ́,noun,being rich in everything
anítán,noun,perfection; completion; full possession
aníyàn,noun,carefulness; anxiety; care
aníyìn,noun,"a famous, honourable person"
anpẹri,noun,so-and-so
anu,noun,pity; compassion; clemency; leniency; mercy
antètè,noun,a cricket
apá,noun,arm; wing; bough; pinion; department; part; side
apà,noun,a prodigal; wasteful person; pack rope; the string of a drum; a roll; load
apá,noun,mark; sign; impression; scar; trace
(-àmi),noun,mark; sign; impression; scar; trace
apá aṣọ,noun,a sleeve
apá ẹyẹ,noun,a bird’s wing
apá odò,noun,an estuary
apá ogun,noun,wing of an army
apá oju,noun,a scar on the face after a wound
apa (a)ṣara,noun,roll tobacco (uncut)
apadasẹhin,noun,a backslider; an apostate
apádi,noun,"a fragment, a potsherd"
apágun,noun,an antidote; a disinfectant
apaka (-baba),noun,a thresher (of red guinea corn)
apakan,adverb,nook; portion; aside
apakan iwe,noun,"a side, page of a book"
apáko,noun,board; plank; floor
apáko,noun,the bamboo. also called ọpa
apala,noun,gourd; vegetable marrow; cucumber
apalára,noun,detriment; hurt; injury
apalọ,noun,a riddle maker; an enigmatist
àpalù,noun,a massacre
apamó,adjective,keeping; observing; a small handbag made of grass used chiefly by women
apani or apania,noun,murderer; executioner; destroyer; killer; hunter; assassin; homicide
apanijẹ,noun,cannibal; man-eater
apániláyà,noun,a bully
apanilara,noun,"a mischief-maker, one who does injury"
apanilẹ́rìn,noun,"one who excites to laughter, a clown"
apanirun,noun,one who destroys utterly
apápándidì,noun,main force; persevering effort
apápàndòdò,noun,main force; persevering effort
apa-ohun-mo,noun,keeper; secretor
apapò,noun,the total in reckoning; sum total
apárá,noun,barrenness
apárá,noun,raillery; lampoon; caricature; jest; mockery
apárà,noun,one who frequents
aparẹ́,noun,defacement; abrogation; obliteration; abolition
apárí,noun,a bald one
aparí or aparí ọ́jọ́,noun,"a settler of matters, disputes; a decider"
aparò,noun,the partridge
aparun,noun,a cane; hair destroyer
aparun,noun,"a destroyer; one who utterly destroys, annihilates"
apàtà,adjective,meat offered for sale
apata,noun,shield; buckler
apátà,noun,rock
apàti,noun,"that which is thrown away, put aside"
apeje ase,noun,a feast; banquet
apejeun,verb,a guest; the act of eating with one another
apéjì,noun,toothache; medicine
apéjọ,noun,"an assembly, a meeting, a throng, a crowd"
apejọ ironu,noun,a solemn assembly
apéjítìwe,noun,sign; mark; direction; pattern; sample
apélẹ́,noun,that which is added; surname
apána,noun,the act of stretching; pins on which spun cotton is wound for sale; title of one who calls an assembly
apeniíje,noun,accuser; plaintiff; complainant
apesè (-oníje),noun,"one who provides, supplies (victualler, caterer)"
apésí,noun,an assembly
apésí,noun,a title of honour among the ológbonì
apáge,noun,a gleaner
apéta,noun,carbuncle
apę,noun,a yoruba pot used as a saucepan
apé,noun,a clapping of the hands
apęiyę,noun,a fowler
apéja,noun,a fisherman
apérę,noun,a sign; direction; shape; pattern; token; sample; description; specimen
apérę,noun,a basket; also called agbọ̀n
apérę agbára,noun,an instance; influence
apéré ayé,noun,the globe
apéré ìfiyèsí,noun,a signal
apéta,noun,relics; remains
apílęṣę,noun,adj. first production; original; not previously done
apílęṣę,noun,a beginner
apíntí,noun,a kind of drum
apínyà,noun,a separator; that which divides paths
apíwọ,noun,an antidote
apírọ̀,noun,one who pretends to be fast asleep; one who shams
apíyę,noun,a plunderer of farms
apò,noun,bag; pocket; knapsack
apó,noun,a quiver
apóńn,noun,the chief of the archers
apokiri,noun,the chief of the archers
apóthnmó,noun,keeper; one who secretes
apó irọrí,noun,a pillow-case
apó iṣanà,noun,a tinder and flint bag; bag containing fire apparatus
apò-itọ,noun,the bladder
apò iwé,noun,a letter bag; envelope; paper bag
apoko,noun,a mower
apólà,noun,a log; a piece of wood
apolowógun,noun,one who advertises medicines for sale
apolowo ojà,noun,a crier of goods for sale; an advertiser
apò-lùkù,noun,tripe
aponla,noun,a sack
apófò,noun,a piece; pod
aporin,noun,a smelter of iron
aporo,noun,"a furrow; a walk between cultivated beds in a farm, garden"
aporó,noun,antidote against a poisonous arrow
apótí,noun,bench; form; stool; box; chair; chest; seat; case
apótí aṣara,noun,a snuff box
apótí awọ,noun,portmanteau; leather box
apótí àrì,noun,the ark of the covenant
apótí ìjùra,noun,treasury; treasure box
apótí itìsę,noun,a footstool
apótí iwé,noun,"letter box, pillar box"
apótí oníwe,noun,a cardboard box
apówómó,noun,cashier; treasurer
apọ̀dà,noun,an idiot
apọ̀dà,noun,one who mixes paint
apọ̀jọ̀,noun,the cud
apọ̀jù,noun,the greater part; abundance; superabundance
apọ́n,adjective,a bachelor; an unmarried person
apọ́n,noun,"the fruit of the wild mango tree called òro, very slimy when ground and mixed with water; used for ""palaver sauce."""
apọ́n,noun,restlessness; busy here and there; assiduity; industry; diligence; persistence
apọ́n,noun,a bird with a red beak
apọ́nmítà,noun,a drawer of water to sell; a water-seller
apọ́nnì,noun,a cajoler; a wheedler; a flatterer
apọ́nrìn,noun,"one who whets, sharpens"
arà,noun,a body; a member; a limb; kind; kin; trunk; matter; substance; hulk
ará,noun,relative; relation; kindred; inhabitant; brethren
ará,noun,thunder
ará,noun,a bird
ará,adverb,at all; contraction of rara
arà,noun,fashion; custom; form; repetition of journeys
aràbà,noun,the cotton tree
aràbìtì,noun,an oath
arábìnrin,noun,a female relative; sister
arábìnrin baba,noun,an aunt on the father's side
arábìnrin ìyá,noun,an aunt on the mother's side
arábìnrin ìyẹkán,noun,a female relative on the mother's side
arábìnrin ọbàkan,noun,a female relative on the father's side
arádádọ̀ ilẹ̀,noun,an islander
ara ẹrekùṣù,noun,an islander
arádọ́ta,adjective,"by fifties, same as áádọ́ta"
ara ẹran,noun,flesh
ara ìbíkànná,noun,a co-inhabitant
ara ìwájú,noun,one going before; a predecessor
arájọ̀,noun,a traveller
arákọ̀rin,noun,a male relative; brother
arákọ̀rin àjọbí,noun,a nephew
arákọya,noun,"weariness caused by pain, suffering"
arale,noun,"one belonging to house, family; an inmate"
arálẹ́tò,noun,a villager
arálẹ̀,noun,"an inhabitant of a place, country"
arálu,noun,"a countryman, inhabitant of a town, country"
àràlù,noun,wholesale purchase
arálukanna,noun,a townsman
arálùmiran,noun,a foreigner
arámádùró,noun,one who is slow and sure. (taken from æsop's fable of hare and tortoise.)
aramímọ́ṣé,adjective,weatherbeaten
aramọri,noun,a kind of close country cap
arán,noun,velvet
arán,noun,decay of mental faculties through old age; delirium; dotage; a dotard
arán,noun,"worms in man, beast"
arán,noun,a kind of fruit from a palm tree; dates
aránbàtà,noun,a shoemaker
arándùn,noun,a lie; fiction; tales
aranilọwọ,noun,helper; assistant; contributor
arankan,noun,malice; malignity; enmity
'aranmọju ọṣụ,noun,full moon
arànmú,noun,catching; infectious; contagious
arànmú,noun,one who cannot speak clearly; having a diseased nose
àrànsẹ,noun,communication; help
aransọ,noun,a tailor
arànwú,noun,a spinner
ara-oko,noun,one who lives in a country place; farmer; bushman; used contemptuously; cf. clodhopper
arara,adverb,same as ara
arárá,noun,a diminutive person; dwarf; pigmy
arárùn,adjective,by fives; five in a company
arawọ,noun,a carnivorous bird
aráyá,noun,liveliness
àrẹ,noun,right in dispute
àrẹ̀,noun,a foreigner without relatives
aré,noun,"play; occupation, exercise of any kind to afford pleasure, diversion as distinct from work"
arédé,noun,vagrancy
arérekè,noun,dishonesty; double-dealing; unfairness; perversity; roguery; cunningness; artfulness; wiliness; subtlety
arékendá,noun,dishonesty; double-dealing; unfairness; perversity; roguery; cunningness; artfulness; wiliness; subtlety
arékundá,noun,deceit
arére,noun,perfect silence; stillness
arère,noun,"a tree, the wood of which is used for planks"
árẹ,noun,"contraction of árẹkakanfọ, which see"
árẹ,noun,eldership; the state of being older; chief; principal; first in rank
árẹ,noun,fatigue; weakness; languor; weariness
arẹdú,noun,a heavy blue-dyed cloth
arẹgilọwọ,noun,one who prunes trees; gardener
árẹkakanfọ,noun,a general; the commander of an army; field marshal
arẹmọ,noun,"the eldest child, male, female"
arẹni,noun,"one who comforts, consoles"
arẹníjẹ,noun,cheater; defrauder; swindler
árẹnú,noun,anything that is cut off and rejected
arẹgbẹbosun,noun,"a small bird with red feathers; also called itu, and, in ijebu, lúkútú"
arí,noun,"one who sees, finds"
aríbáníjẹ,noun,a time-server; a hireling
arídàn,noun,a tree whose fruit is much used in medicine for babies
arídìjí,noun,fright; terror; apparition
aríí,noun,anything very hot
aríhunbọgbọ,adjective,all-seeing
aríjàgbá,noun,one who is fond of fighting
arímọ,noun,"that which is seen, viewed for the last time"
árín,noun,middle; centre; medium; mean
aríniyọ,noun,one who gives a welcome
arinijọ,noun,"a dance, similar to a cakewalk"
arinijọ,noun,a traveller
árinká,noun,rheumatism
árinkiri,noun,wandering about; roaming
árinkiri,noun,a wanderer; one who roams
árinkò,noun,chance; exact time
árinń,noun,raillery; sarcasm; satire; scoff; gibe; flout
árinà,noun,a traveller; a pilgrim
árin-ọjọ,noun,noon-day; noontide
arin ránhun ránhun,noun,a straggler
arinyíká,noun,circulation; one who circulates
arìrà,noun,"literally thunder, often used with bi, as ""bi arìrà,"" meaning ""as thunder."" cf. árá"
arísá,noun,fright; terror; dread; apparition
áríwá,noun,north
áríwo,noun,noise; uproar; brawl; broil; bustle; outbreak; clamour; tumult; riot; hue; faction; disturbance
árìyá,noun,joy; gladness; merriment
aríyọ,noun,welcome; gladness
arọ,noun,a hearth; a fire place; three lumps of clay set to support a vessel over a fire
arọ,noun,blue dye
arọ (àbà),noun,storehouse; barn; garner; a granary built in the shape of an inverted funnel
arọ,noun,"the act of working for each other by term. a custom prevails among farmers that all combine for certain work, and together visit one another's farms in turn to do it"
arọ,noun,cymbals
arọ,noun,a title of honour among statesmen
arọbọ,noun,a petty tale; a go-between
arọtọ,noun,whim; humour; satire; wit
arọhìn,noun,advertiser; storyteller; newsmonger; narrator
aroje,noun,a place for refreshment; a market place on the road where travellers halt; a station
arọjoku,noun,"a shrub, the leaf of which is much used for leprosy"
arọhọ,noun,the business of a newsmonger
arọhàn,noun,reflection on painful occurrences
aroko,noun,"the overseer, head servant of a farm; a farmer; one who tills the ground"
arọlé,noun,heir; inheritor
aronú-rùn,noun,one who worries himself into sickness
aropọ,noun,arithmetic
arolu,noun,arithmetic
aropodọgiri,noun,"a pillar of mud, stone, brick"
arọsọ,noun,a rumour; a whim; an invented tale
arọpa,noun,a wrapper
arọtá,noun,"slaves belonging to the same master; brothers, sisters by slavery"
arọwá,noun,"stern-board, a canoe-man's term"
aroye,noun,"explanation; complaint; excuse; debate; reasoning; plea; expostulation; advocacy; allegation, controversy; loquaciousness"
aroye-òdi,noun,a wrangler
arọ,noun,one having a withered limb; a cripple
arọ,noun,a kind of calabash used as a quiver by hunters
arọ,noun,a fish much used in idol worship
arọ,noun,"change, exchange"
arọ,noun,contraction of owurọ; morning; daybreak
arọ,noun,a small bird with glossy blue feathers; a funnel
arọ,noun,"smithy, smithory; the god of smithery"
arọ-agbẹdẹ,noun,smithery
arọjú,noun,strictness
arọ́kùn,noun,the last rains of the season
arọ̀ni,noun,"a fairy; an elf supposed to have only one leg, but very clever in the knowledge of medicine"
arọni,noun,"one who urges,, presses an invitation"
arọ́pò,noun,"one who succeeds another, who takes over from another, is placed in another’s position"
arú,noun,the business of a carrier; luggage thus carried
arúdà,adjective,"always preceded by arúkùn: full, acceptable, propitiatory, perfect, sufficient (in sacrifices)"
arúfin,noun,a prisoner; a lawbreaker
arúgbó,noun,an old person; a grey beard
arúgborígbó,adjective,very old; full of days; aged
arúgi,noun,a wood carrier
arúkọ,noun,the handle of a hoe
arúkùn,adjective,rising to fullness as water in a well; fullness; full; perfect. see “arúdà.”
arúloju,noun,want of clearness; foulness; mustiness; one not clear-sighted; a matter that will not bear investigation
arúlu,noun,a disturber of the town
arúlu,noun,that which is disturbed and mixed together
arún,noun,adj. five
arùn,noun,disease; sickness; ailment; distemper; disorder; malady; illness; complaint; failing; failure; past
arùn-adìẹ,noun,a disease of fowls
arundilogun,adjective,fifteen. see ẹdogun
arùn iṣinúfún,noun,inflammation
arùn ìgìri obirin,noun,hysterics; hysteria
arúnisókè,noun,"one who excites, stirs up"
arunjẹran,noun,a shrub used as medicine for the eyes; its fruit is not edible
arunni,noun,a destroyer; a waster
arun oju,noun,"a disease of the eyes, ophthalmia"
arun oṣùn,noun,the fifth month of the year
arunṣu,noun,diarrhoea with stomach ache
arúntù,noun,"a charm; a stick is chewed, after which a curse is pronounced; this is believed to be the origin of insanity"
arunwọ,noun,a currier
arúwá,adverb,just now
asá,noun,a saddle; a side saddle
asa,noun,"a weaver’s instrument, the batten, lay with which to press the warp"
àsà,noun,celebration; memorial performance; festivity
asá,noun,"a shield; a defence; a buckler; a word uttered by tetu, the officer of the peace, when he arrests a man for non-payment of the king’s tax"
asábà,noun,the act of placing oneself under another’s protection
aságun,noun,charmer; doctor; talisman; operator
asaju,noun,timidity; cowardice; shrinking; pusillanimity
asálá,noun,an escape; a fruit resembling the walnut
asalù,noun,having recourse to another for protection
asalu,noun,a title of honour among the ogboni people
asan,noun,vain; empty; void; levity
asanbẹ,noun,one who is armed with knives
asándá,noun,one girded with a sword
asánjú,noun,being much better; only used comparatively
asanlé,noun,overpayment
asanwó,noun,"one who pays; a pay-clerk, a paymaster"
asanwó ọba,noun,a purser
asapamọ,noun,"an absconder, one in hiding"
asáré,noun,"a runner; also called ""asúrè."""
asáré ije,noun,one who runs in a race
asáró,noun,stew; pottage
asàsè,noun,a cook; one who gives a dinner
asási,noun,refuge; shelter; place of defence
asásin,noun,"an unsteady person who forsakes his father to live with, and serve another"
asè,noun,"a feast, dinner, entertainment"
asè,noun,paint; colour; also called èè
ase,noun,an animal like the squirrel
ase alẹ,noun,supper; an evening feast
asébù,noun,one who stumbles
asèdà,noun,the act of emptying the soup pot at once
asèdùn ikẹtẹ,noun,jelly; solidified soup; also called asèki
asótun,noun,"one who disappoints,, is unreliable; perfidious"
asè ijọ,noun,a feast for an assembly
asè ikẹgbé,noun,a banquet
ase iyawo,noun,a marriage feast
asèjẹ,noun,cooked medicine
asèjó,noun,"burnt, overdone soup"
asèki,noun,see asèdùn ikẹtẹ
asèkò,noun,time; hour
asémọ,noun,confinement
asémítí,noun,that which is nearly caught and which escapes with difficulty
asénà,noun,one who blocks the road
asénú,noun,a barren woman (a term of contempt)
asópọn,noun,a barren woman (a term of contempt)
asè ọsán,noun,dinner; a daytime feast
asèpa,noun,the last application of medicine to a disease
asèso,noun,that which is fruitful
asètà,noun,food cooked for sale; the keeper of a restaurant
asètí,noun,a listener
asé,noun,a strainer for fluid; a sifter
asẹ,noun,see asípẹ
asẹ,noun,a large door; entrance; gate
asẹ́n,noun,see asín
asẹní,noun,one who disclaims knowledge of another
asíá,noun,flag; ensign; banner
asíkí,noun,"good fortune, luck,, success; prosperity"
asín,noun,"a rat with a very offensive odour; musk rat. its bite is said to be poisonous; also asẹ́n, asínrín"
asinbò,adverb,generally preceded by asinwá; after all; in the end; in conclusion; finally; consequently
asingba,noun,presents made to a king’s messenger to be carried back to the king; custom of passing on presents from town to town
asingbà,noun,a pawn; an insolvent debtor who becomes the property of his creditor; also called iwófa
asinìnje,noun,a mimic
asinmilọna,noun,safe conduct; convoy
asinpa,noun,the act of overworking a subordinate
asínrín,noun,see asín
asinrú,noun,same as asingbà
asinwá,adverb,see asinbò
asinwin,noun,fool; idiot; madman; maniac
asodì,noun,a wrangler
asọfeyẹjẹ,noun,"a kind of banyan tree, the fruit of which is eaten by birds"
asọfìn,noun,law-giver
asogbo,noun,ripening (applied only to fruits)
asogìpọ,noun,a joiner
asogunró,noun,one who keeps the enemy at bay
asọlu or asọmó,noun,a binding together; hyphen (-)
asọ̀nà,noun,"a checker; in hunting, one who keeps on the trail of the beast and thus hinders its escape"
asọpa,noun,"a knot of rope, thread, cord, that cannot be unloosed"
asọpò,noun,same as asọlu
asọrò,noun,that which is hanged
asọ̀,noun,wrangling; loquaciousness; quarrelling; scolding; squabble; controversy; affray; brawl; altercation
asọpótítọ̀bítọ̀,noun,"a talker, a prater"
asọ́dà,noun,the other side of the river
asọ̀dùn,noun,exaggeration; hyperbole
asọ̀lẹ́kẹ́,noun,exaggeration; hyperbole
asọgbà,noun,one engaged in making a wooden fence
asọjẹ,noun,lie; tale; fable
asọká,noun,same as arọká
asọkì,noun,final settlement
asọ̀lu,noun,discussion; deliberation; communication
asọpọ,noun,discussion; deliberation; communication
asọ́mọ́ra,noun,adhesion of parts; agglutination
asọ̀nídáràn,noun,"one who causes another to offend against, to break the law"
asọ̀nídáyè,noun,"one who, that which quickens, makes alive"
asọ̀njìja,noun,one who causes another to fight
asọ̀nilọrùkọ,noun,nomenclature; much used in a bad sense for one who gives evil nicknames to others
asọ̀rọ̀,noun,"a speaker, a talker"
asọ̀rọ̀-ẹnì-íhín,noun,a backbiter
asọ̀rọ̀jìjẹ́,noun,a whisperer; a whisper
asọ̀rọ̀kílẹ́,noun,a whisperer; a whisper
asọríngbángbà,noun,an orator; a public speaker
asọtá,noun,"the business of a professional speaker.—c.g., lawyer"
asọtán,noun,perfect speech
asọtélè,noun,agreement; bargain; divination; prophecy
asọtí,noun,unfinished speech
asọtúnṣo,noun,the repetition of words
asọ́wérẹwérẹ,noun,a babbler
asọyé,noun,a reasoning; explanation; annotation; gloss
asúbò,noun,"the gilding, silver-plating with which another metal is covered"
asúfè,noun,a whistler
asùn,noun,a sleeper
asùnìjì,noun,salutation to one asleep; “may you wake.”
asùnki,noun,flinching
asùnkún,noun,dropsy; an increase
asùnmọ́,noun,nearness; proximity
asùnní,noun,"prosecutor, plaintiff"
asùnwọ̀n,noun,"a small bag closed with string, used as a purse; a pouch; a shrub; also called apamọ"
asunwọra,noun,sound sleep
asùnwọ́,noun,"a salutation to a sleeping baby, “may you grow quickly and be fat.”"
asùramù,noun,a hard-working indefatigable person
asúré,noun,"a runner, racer"
asúrétúnní,noun,one who blesses
asà,noun,fashion; custom; vogue
asá,noun,"a small hawk; a falcon.—asá ni tapa ẹiyẹ, “the hawk is the swiftest bird (tapa, nupe people are noted for their swiftness).”"
asà (enìa),noun,vagabond; mean fellow; villain
áṣá,noun,"contraction of áṣárà, leaf, roll tobacco"
asá,noun,"a heavy spear, javelin used for killing elephants"
asàdehun,noun,a bargainer; one who promises
asàlọ́júdì,noun,"an impertinent, imperious person; imperiousness"
asàgbè,noun,a beggar
asàgun,noun,"a rebel, a revolter"
asàjọ,noun,"an anxious, over-careful person"
asàjọ,noun,that which is collected
asàjọ onírúrú,noun,a miscellany; a collection of things
asàjí,noun,"a forerunner, a harbinger"
asàjí ìgbìmọ̀,noun,"a foreman, a chief man in council, a spokesman"
asàjí ọna,noun,a clearer of the path; a pioneer
asà lálàì,noun,an old fashion
asàlàpà,noun,a brickmaker
asàlà,noun,barren and worn out land; desert
asàlè,noun,evening; dusk; eventide; twilight
asàlù,noun,a miscellaneous collection
asamì,noun,a spy; a scout
asán,noun,"a plain vegetable diet, without sauce, meat"
asanpada omi,noun,an eddy; whirlpool; vortex
asanpìka,noun,an eddy; whirlpool; vortex
asápa,noun,massacre; slaughter
àṣàpa,noun,"a hard wood tree, the leaves of which are used in curing smallpox; a canopy over a rich man’s corpse"
àṣárà,noun,see àṣá
àṣárá ilò,noun,snuff
àṣàrò,noun,meditation; contemplation: cogitation; rumination
àṣáró,noun,see àsáró
àṣátán,noun,clear; riddance
àṣátì,noun,"that which is put aside, set at nought; a castaway; rejection"
àṣàti agbado,noun,a shock of corn
àṣàwí,noun,a selection of words
àṣàyà,noun,a jest; a joke
àṣàyàn,noun,"that selected, picked out, chosen; a choice one; elect; select one"
àṣèbíbaba,noun,one who acts as a father; a guardian
àṣèbíbọba,noun,one who acts as a king; a regent
àṣetété,noun,a braggart; a boaster
àṣegágà,noun,a braggart; a boaster
àṣèhàn,noun,a thing done for shew; pretence; pretext
àṣejù,noun,an extravagant action; intemperance; excess
àṣèkán,noun,a final action; a winding up
àṣèké,noun,a liar; also olobó
àṣèphin,noun,that which is done for the last time
àṣèkíṣé,noun,a wheelwright
àṣèkúṣé,noun,a stumbler
àṣèkùn,noun,unfinished business; that which remains to be done
àṣèkún,noun,an addition; a supplement
àṣelara,noun,one who envies; an envious person
àṣelédemi,noun,deputy; agent
àṣelékè,noun,excess; superfluity; supererogation; redundancy
àṣelò,noun,that made for personal use
àṣelọ,noun,"a final action, engagement"
àṣèlítì,noun,a statesman
àṣèlù,noun,see àṣepọ
àṣeméjì,noun,ambidexter; a double dealer
àṣeni,noun,one who ruins another; an undoer
àṣemínihi,noun,a wrong-doer
àṣemù,noun,any unprofitable work
àṣenunibini,noun,a persecutor
àṣeohunijẹ,noun,a cook
àṣè pamọ́,noun,"that which is saved, reserved for future use"
àṣépé,noun,perfection
àṣepè,noun,a swearer; one who takes an oath
àṣepò,noun,one who acts for another
àṣepọ̀,noun,that which is done together; partnership
àṣerè,noun,"a buffoon, one who makes sport for others"
àṣerù,noun,a juggler; a shifty person; a scoundrel; one who falsifies
àṣesá,noun,a disgrace
àṣesá,noun,same as àṣepọ̀
àṣejádì,noun,prelude; prior; action
àṣejì,noun,an unwilling action; accidentally done
àṣẹ̀pàníà,noun,manslaughter
àṣètàn,noun,"completion, perfection"
àṣètì,noun,an adherent
àṣètẹ́,noun,"disgraceful, unsuccessful action"
àṣètì,noun,"a thing not completed, not brought to perfection; a failure"
àṣètinúní,noun,"a self-willed, obstinate person"
àṣètọ̀jú ayẹ́,noun,worldling
àṣètọ̀jú ẹṣin,noun,"groom, horseman"
àṣètùtù,noun,a propitiator
àṣèwẹ̀,noun,an author (of books)
àṣẹ́,noun,menses
àṣẹ́,noun,a coming to pass; law; command; authority; commandment; enjoinment; imposition; power; precept; discipline; instruction; cannon; bidding; document; virtue; effect; consequence; imprecation. much used in the construction of other words
àṣẹ́,noun,amen
àṣẹ́bàbà,noun,one who offends a father
àṣẹ́bọ̀,noun,see àdébọ̀
àṣẹ́-gbẹ́bẹ́,noun,one who offends society
àṣẹ́tẹ̀,noun,jester; buffoon; joker; droll
àṣẹ́tàn,noun,mocker; jeerer; giber; sneerer; scorner
àṣẹ́gítà,noun,woodseller; woodcutter
àṣẹ́gùn,noun,conqueror; vanquisher; victor
àṣéhìndé,verb,"to administer the estate of a deceased person,, to take a share in the funeral, thus showing sympathy with the bereaved"
àṣẹ́iyèsàtè,noun,"a dissembler, a hypocrite, a double-dealer"
àṣẹ́kùngbèsè,noun,arrears of debt
àṣẹ́lẹ́tà,noun,a thatcher
àṣẹ́nu ẹní,noun,"spokesman, advocate"
àṣẹ́ ọfìn,noun,mandate; doctrine
àṣẹ́rọ,noun,"one who contrives, plans"
àṣẹ́rọ,noun,a small calabash set aside to receive the remaining palm wine after the large measure is full
àṣẹ́ṣẹ́,noun,a lame person; one with a broken leg
àṣẹ́kìkọ̀ṣe,noun,beginning; commencement
àṣẹ́ṣẹ́ṣe,noun,beginning; commencement
àṣẹ́tẹ̀tẹ̀,noun,conqueror; one who prevails against his enemy
àṣẹ́wọ́,noun,one with a broken hand
àṣẹ́bọ̀,noun,"one who removes to another place (as a hunter, fisher,, flock of birds)"
àṣẹ́gbọ́nlẹ̀,noun,a person of great stature; a giant
àṣíkà,noun,mischief-maker; wicked person; tyrant
àṣíkà,noun,act of roaming about
àṣíkìrí,noun,act of roaming about
àṣílẹ́,noun,act of transplanting
àṣílọ̀,noun,act of removing to another place
àṣílu,noun,"act of beating, striking by mistake"
àṣína,noun,a straggler; a wanderer
àṣínilẹ́tí,noun,monitor; prompter
àṣínilọ̀pa,noun,manslayer; manslaughter; accidental murder
àṣípa,noun,accidental killing
aṣipa,noun,a title of honour among the ogboni people
aṣipada,noun,a changing of place
aṣipẹ,noun,slip of the tongue
aṣipẹ,noun,petitioner; pleader; supplicant; beseecher
aṣiri,noun,"a secret, private matter"
aṣirọ,noun,wrong reckoning
aṣirọ,noun,accountant
aṣọ,noun,see aṣipẹ; wrong talking
aṣiṣe,noun,"wilful, bad action; mistake"
aṣiṣẹ,noun,a labourer; painstaking; performer
aṣiṣẹ,noun,"a poor man, beggar; one in trouble, adverse circumstances"
aṣiyori,noun,a pistol
aṣiwere,noun,fool; madman; ignoramus; idiot; crack-brained
aṣiwí,noun,see aṣọ
aṣiyẹn,noun,a spoilt child
aṣọ,noun,see ọṣọ
aṣodi si kristi,noun,anti-christ
aṣọ enia,noun,"a headstrong, obstinate person"
aṣọ erin,noun,an elephant feeding alone
aṣofin,noun,law-giver; legislator
aṣotọ,noun,a loser
aṣotótó,noun,a busybody
aṣọga,noun,"blusterer, boaster; swaggerer"
aṣọgo,noun,a braggart
aṣọgún,noun,a worshipper of the god of iron (ọgún); a wizard
aṣoju,noun,a coward
aṣoju eni,noun,one left in charge of another's affairs in his absence; a factor; agent; deputy; representative
aṣọre,noun,a benefactor
aṣọro,noun,"that which is hard, difficult"
aṣọró,noun,a pointed knife
aṣọró,noun,troubler; tormentor; one who acts violently upon provocation
aṣọsin,noun,a left-handed person
aṣọṣi,noun,see abosi
aṣowo,noun,trader; merchant; trade
aṣowo,noun,money coiner
aṣọ,noun,cloth; clothes; covering; raiment; garment; apparel
aṣọ adirẹ,noun,see adirẹ
aṣọ àikúnná,noun,"rough, coarse cloth"
aṣọ àpọ,noun,sackcloth
aṣọ dudu,noun,"black, blue cloth"
aṣọ ejiká,noun,a scarf
aṣọ ẹtu,noun,"check cloth, so called from its resemblance to a guinea fowl's feathers"
aṣọ fẹlẹfẹlẹ,noun,muslin; any thin cloth
aṣọgbin,noun,a planter
aṣọhun,noun,spy; caviller; emissary
aṣọ-iboju,noun,a veil
aṣọ ibora,noun,a sleeping cloth; a cloth worn by men over the shoulder
aṣọ iborun,noun,a cloth worn by women over the shoulders
aṣọ idẹru,noun,cloth used to wrap goods in
aṣọ idi-akete,noun,damask
aṣọ idikú,noun,winding sheet; shroud
isinkú,noun,winding sheet; shroud
aṣọ igbokun,noun,sail; sheet; canvas
aṣọ igunwa,noun,robe
aṣọ ikélé,noun,curtain
aṣọ ikubusu,noun,flannel; blanket
aṣọ ileke,noun,upper garment; cloak; coat; mantle; vest
aṣọ ilekposi,noun,pall
aṣọ inuwó,noun,towel
aṣọ irépé,noun,patchwork; quilt
aṣọ irun,noun,hair-cloth
aṣọ itẹlqdi,noun,cloth worn by women fastened below the arms
aṣọ iwólẹ,noun,"cloths, clothes in common use"
aṣọlé,noun,watchman
aṣọlu,noun,magistrate; manager of the town
aṣọná,noun,sentry; sentinel; watchman
aṣọnibaniwó,noun,spy; emissary
aṣọ ojò,noun,rain-cloak
aṣọ onila,noun,cloth with corded stripe; dimity
aṣọ oṣa,noun,tarpauline; tarred cloth
aṣọ ọfọ,noun,mourning-cloth
aṣọ ọgbọ,noun,linen
aṣọ ọgbọ ikítúnà,noun,lint
aṣọ ojà,noun,cloth with which a baby is fastened on a woman's back
aṣọ ọṣọ,noun,"dressing-cloth, robe"
aṣọyo,noun,a small bird that feeds on figs
aṣọtá,noun,an enemy
aṣọ talà,noun,"muslin, calico, white cloth"
aṣọtẹ,noun,a revolter; a revolutionist; a mutineer
aṣọ títà,noun,hanging; curtain; web
aṣọ tubu,noun,jailor; gaoler
atà,noun,the ridge at the top of a house; a palm oil drum
àtà,noun,"a resinous tree, commonly split and used for torches"
ata,noun,pepper; anything pungent
atafà,noun,an archer
atafo,noun,a tumour on the finger nail; a whitlow
atafo oju,noun,film; cataract
atàgbà,noun,that which goes from hand to hand; the act of passing anything round
atagi,noun,woodseller
ata ijobi,noun,see atàre
ataiyàwá,noun,see atọkànwá
ataiyeraye,adverb,everlasting
ataja,noun,seller of goods
atakiti,noun,one who turns somersaults
atakò,noun,the business of public prosecutor; cross examination
atalẹ,noun,ginger
atàmpàkò,noun,"thumb, great toe"
atamọ,noun,"always followed by tamọ; jargon, confused talk"
atamọra,noun,one who entangles himself with many things; a fully armed man
atàn,noun,"contraction of akitan, a dunghill, manure"
atàn,noun,"a small wooden frame on which fish, meat is dried"
atànmànà,adverb,from yesterday until now
atàndí,noun,an enquirer; a close searcher
atànjé,noun,a deceiver
atànká,noun,"that which is spread, propagated"
atanlegbele̩gbe̩,noun,a tadpole
atanáná,noun,a kindler of fire
atànní,noun,tempter; seducer; deceiver
atànpa,noun,torchlight
atànù,adjective,"cast off, useless"
atànòròkò,noun,a disease in fowls which swells their back part
atàpa,noun,"a fatal kick, sting"
atàpòyò,noun,being shot through
atàre or atàre̩re̩,noun,"guinea, maleguetta pepper; also called ata ijòbi"
atàrí,noun,the crown of the head
atàṣọ,noun,a cloth seller; dealer in cotton and silk goods
atàtà,adjective,important; weighty; good; genteel
atàwé̩,noun,a bookseller; a stationer
atàwo̩,noun,"a dealer in hides, leather"
atè,noun,"a beaver, black hat; any broad brimmed hat"
atè,noun,birdlime; glue
atètèbá,noun,that which is first met; frontier; outer-court
atètèbi,noun,see akọbi
atètèdá,noun,that which is first created
atètèdé,noun,early arrival; early return
atètègbìn,noun,first sown
atètèjí,noun,early rising
atètèkọṣe,noun,beginning; commencement; rudiment; origin
atètèṣe,noun,beginning; commencement; rudiment; origin
atètèkọṣo,noun,first fruits
atètèkọṣù,noun,first kneaded
atètèkọwí,noun,forementioned
atètèlà,noun,first saved
atètèmò̩,noun,first known
atètènì,noun,"first possessed,, owned"
atètèpa,noun,first killed
atètèrà,noun,first bought
atètèrì,noun,first found
atètètò̩lá,noun,forethought
atètètà,noun,first sold
atètèwì,noun,first said; opening remarks
atè,noun,fan; exposure of goods for sale; money-tray
até̩,noun,flatness; insipidity; disgrace; reproach
até̩jó̩,noun,a seller of herbs; herbalist
até̩jó̩,noun,a bursting by heavy pressure
até̩gùn,noun,see akọso̩ and akàbà
até̩gùn,noun,"breeze; pleasure trip; enjoyment by reclining on a chair for breeze, amusement"
até̩hinwá,adjective,following after
atẹle,adjective,"next in order, rank, birth; that which follows; a successor; a descendent; subsequent"
atẹlémi,noun,a follower
atẹlẹpọsi,noun,threshold; outer court
atẹlẹṣẹ,noun,the sole of the foot
atẹlẹwọ,noun,the palm of the hand
atẹmora,noun,patience; long-suffering
atẹnibà,noun,one who causes depression; oppressor; tyrant
atẹnimọ́lẹ̀,noun,one who causes depression; oppressor; tyrant
atẹnumọ,noun,"one who alleges, affirms"
atẹpa,noun,that which is crushed to death; medicine which renders a poison which has been trodden on ineffective
atẹpẹ,noun,nickname; assumed name; nom-de-plume
atẹpẹsẹ,noun,"guinea-worm, usually called sobia"
atẹralọgo,noun,an immoral woman
atẹramọṣẹ,noun,a hard-worker
atẹrigba,noun,lintel
atẹrunmọlẹ,noun,state of being crushed down
atẹtílàlé,noun,a listener
atẹtísílẹ̀,noun,a listener
atẹwọgbà,adjective,acceptable; propitiatory
ati,noun,purpose; intention; conception
ati,adjective,"conj.,"
atiala,noun,a bird with a long beak
atíbàbà,noun,booth; awning; scaffold; shelf. (applied chiefly to those on which fish and meat are dried on over the fire.)
atíbabádèbaba,noun,generation of fathers; from father to father
atíbà,noun,blue dye usually called aró
atíbọ,noun,coming; returning
atídé,noun,an arrival
atígba,noun,reception
atijà,noun,engagement in fighting
atijọ,noun,dancing
atijọ,noun,about leaking; burning
atijọ,adverb,of old time; long ago
atíkọ,noun,"the process of teaching, building, constructing"
atíkọ,noun,refusal; rejection; act of forsaking
atíkú,noun,act of dying; death
atílà,noun,"salvation; the act of being saved, getting rich"
atílẹhìn,noun,support; help; sustenance
atílẹndẹ,noun,birth; origin; root; ancestor
atílẹndẹ orọ,noun,etymology
atílẹ́wọ,adverb,"at the onset, from the commencement"
atílọ,noun,departure; act of going
atímọ,noun,imposition
atín,noun,"one, that which is very thin, lean,, lank"
atín,noun,a soft mat which can be folded (ijẹsa)
atínábọ,noun,one who sets on fire
atínábọlẹ,noun,one who is guilty of arson; incendiary
atiní,noun,attainment; possession
atiniláyà,noun,opponent; opposer; antagonist
atinilẹṣẹ,noun,a boxer
atinuwà,noun,freewill; voluntary
atioro,noun,tassel; name of a bird and plant
atipà,noun,"act of barring, bolting a door, securing with lock and key"
atipá,noun,a frame used for carrying corpses; litter
atípálà,noun,thin person; lean cattle
atipilẹṣẹ,noun,beginning
atipó,noun,resident; sojourner
atisíyìílo,adverb,henceforth
atisun,noun,sleeping
atìṣe,noun,action
atítán,noun,forcible ejection
atíwá,noun,act of coming
atíwá ojò,noun,sunrising; the east
atíwọ ọtún,noun,the west
ató,noun,"a medicinal shrub, used for dislocated joints, fatigue, weariness, physical derangement, nervous debility"
ató,noun,"one, that which is competent, capable, sufficient, fit; used only as a prefix"
atóbílere,noun,one who is fit to be questioned
atóhà,noun,that which is sufficient to be distributed
atójà,noun,one capable of fighting; fit for war
atóje,noun,that which is ripe enough for food
atókẹ́pẹ́,noun,"one worthy of honour, who will help in time of need"
atókólójútì,noun,"one who is strong enough, valiant enough to be confronted"
atoku,noun,one expected to die
atònímóní,adverb,all day long; since morning
atópa lọ́tọ́,noun,"one who defies, challenges; champion"
atora,noun,bonesetter
atori,noun,"a tree remarkable for its elasticity, used for bows, etc. see ìṣán"
atororosinì,noun,one who anoints
atóṣe,noun,"one who is capable of, able to be.—e.g. atóṣe ika ṣe sùrú, “he is able to be cruel, but will not.”"
atọṣumọṣu,adverb,months ago
atótó,noun,noise
atótó,interjection,silence! word used by public crier to enforce silence before a proclamation is read
atọ,noun,that which makes straight; a long necked calabash; lasting in old age
atọ,noun,semen
atọdunmọdun,adverb,years ago
atọjọmọjọ,adverb,a long time ago
atójú,noun,a caretaker
atójú ẹṣin,noun,"ostler, horseman, groom"
atójú olóòkunrùn,noun,a nurse
atoju owo,noun,a treasurer
atójú ọna,noun,overseer of roads
atóka,noun,the lapwing
atọkanwá,noun,proceeding from the heart; choice; will
atòkò,noun,"pilot, helmsman"
atókùn,noun,leader; guide; page
atọmọdọmọ,adverb,"from children’s children (i.e., from generation to generation)"
atọ̀nà,noun,one who walks about the road; a spy
atóni,noun,provoker; aggressor; instructor; guide
atọpa,noun,"one who follows the line, mark"
atọ̀pọ̀,noun,one who sells cheaply
atọ́ra,noun,see atora
atọ́rà,noun,"a lard, grease seller"
atọrọ,noun,beggar; borrower
atọrunwá,adjective,heavenly; proceeding from above; celestial; original; untainted
atọrunwá ìwà,noun,virtue; modesty
atòṣí,noun,gonorrhea
atọṣẹ,noun,soap seller
atọtọ,noun,the uncircumcised foreskin
atọwọ́wọ́wá,noun,that which originates from oneself
atu,noun,"one who soothes, consoles, tames; a rower"
atuni,noun,"one who soothes, consoles, tames; a rower"
atúbà,noun,one who surrenders
atúbò ṣe,noun,that which brings anything to completion
atúbòtàn,noun,termination
atúdi ìmọ̀,noun,one who makes an exposure; a revealer of secrets
atukákiri,noun,"one who spreads,, divulges"
atukò,noun,sailor; boatman; mariner; navigator; ferryman
atúlẹ̀,noun,tiller of the ground
atùlẹ̀jẹ,noun,an impoverished fellow; a beggar
atúlù,noun,"one who disturbs, upsets a town"
atúmò,noun,commentator; expositor
atunbi,noun,regeneration
atundá,noun,recreation; act of making again
atúndá ìwò,noun,republication
atúnkù,noun,repetition of behaviour; a fresh shooting out
atunhurerè ìwà,noun,amendment of life
atunraṣe,noun,tonic
atunsọ,noun,repetition of words
atunṣe,noun,restoration; repair; amendment
atúnwá,noun,a returning
atúpà,noun,lamp; lantern
atura,noun,soother; refresher
atusọ,noun,idle talk
atutà,noun,a second-hand article
awà,pronoun,we
awàdà,noun,jest; joke
awàdá,noun,running disease in women
awádi,noun,examiner; enquirer; searcher
awáfìn,noun,scrutiny; scrutinizing; search
awágún,noun,act of travelling and arriving safely
awakọ,noun,"one who rows a boat, paddles a canoe"
awalè,noun,a digger of the ground
awàlà ehín,noun,tetanus; lockjaw
awamaridi,noun,unsearchableness; incomprehensibility
awamu,noun,adherence; attachment
awànù,noun,waster; waste
awárí,noun,effective search; curiosity
awàro,noun,wringing wet thing
awatilarawa,pronoun,we of our own selves
awáwí,noun,excuse; apology; pretense; palliation; version
awáwí èké,noun,cavil
awáyá,noun,see àhàyá
awáyin,noun,coal digger; collier
awó,noun,a term used in addressing an unknown person; friend; sir; madam
awére,noun,see àmure
awẹ,noun,"section in fruit, nut; width, breadth of cloth"
àwẹ,noun,"fasting; religious abstinence from food; mourning for the dead, at which times the relatives do not wash their clothes"
awẹdẹ,noun,a herb much used in the consecration of idols and for cleaning brass
awẹfin,noun,soap
awẹhin ro,noun,reflection; retrospection
awẹ ironu,noun,solemn fast
awẹja,noun,person of light complexion
awẹ meji,noun,couple; pair
awẹmọ,noun,clean washing
awẹntọ,noun,that which is washed off; soap
awí,noun,utterer; talker
awídáké,noun,perpetual talking
awígbó,noun,that which is uttered audibly; plain speech; obedience
awígbó,adjective,disobedient; obstinate
awíká,noun,promulgation; publication
awíkiri,noun,promulgator; publisher
awíle,noun,reiteration; repetition
awímayí ohun,noun,a man of trust
awin,noun,trust; credit
awinnilohun,noun,lender
awínsí,noun,addition; borrowing
awítunwi,noun,circumlocution; roundabout
awíyé,noun,interpretation; explanation
awíyannu,noun,importunity
awó,noun,a kind of guinea fowl
awó,noun,plate; crockeryware
awó,noun,device; secret bargain; superstitious mystery; initiation; a superstitious man
awó,noun,"that which is looked into, through; a telescope; a fishing net"
awó,noun,a fish resembling a mackerel
awo àiyà (or igbaiya),noun,the breast-plate; cuirass
awódi,noun,hawk
awófin,noun,a gaze; a fixed look; a stare
awọgbè,noun,looking-glass
awo ibole,noun,a roofing tile
awo iyọ,noun,salt cellar
awójẹ,noun,pewter plate
awojìnjìn,noun,glass; looking-glass; mirror; speculation
awọjọ,noun,imitation
awọká,noun,inspection
awòkè,noun,one who looks up
awòko,noun,colic; spleen
aworoko,noun,colic; spleen
awòko,noun,mocking bird; thrush
awòkòtò,noun,a basin
awòḳọ,noun,a copybook; transcription
awomi,noun,one who conjures spirits by water
awoní,noun,a visitor
awonu,noun,a hopeless look
awo-oju,noun,spectacles
awo ọḳọ,noun,dish; platter
awo ọḷọṃọri,noun,basin with cover
awopa,noun,"a fatal look; an act, treatment causing death"
awòp̣ọḳọ,noun,dish; platter
aworan,noun,picture; image; form; statue; likeness; resemblance; exemplar
aworan,noun,spectator; beholder; on-looker; gazer; bystander
aworoṣaṣa,noun,a chief idol-priest
aworíwo,noun,lizard; eft; also called layọmbẹrẹ
awòròjọbi,noun,"a bird about the size of a kingfisher, light under wings, golden upper, blue fan-tail, sharp beak; insect catcher; apparently migratory, appearing about middle of november"
awòṣe,noun,a pattern
awotan,noun,perfect cure; entire healing
awo turari,noun,censer
awòwò,noun,crumbs
awòye,noun,"a looker out, spy"
awòyọ,noun,"an epithet for the god of the river, yemaja"
awọ,noun,colour; outward appearance; fashion; likeness; similitude; image; hue; tincture
awọ,noun,hide; skin; leather; undressed hide
áwọ,noun,quarrel; misunderstanding
awọ alukọ,noun,purple
awọ eran,noun,flesh coloured
awọfin,noun,see áfin
awọgbọn,noun,gazer; starer; usually connected with idleness and loitering when on duty
awọje,noun,act of visiting from house to house for food (as an uninvited guest)
awọjìo,noun,dancing from place to place
awọ iḳpẹṣi,noun,parchment
awọḳá,noun,perambulation; walking round
awọḳí,noun,"several visiting together (e.g., to show sympathy in bereavement). ẹ ku awọḳí, is the salutation to one thus visited"
awọḳí,noun,see iwẹlẹ
awọlọ,noun,assuagement; abatement; mitigation
awọmi,noun,a divor
awọmọ,noun,"one who combines with others, coalitionist"
awọn,noun,net; drag
awọn,pronoun,they
awọn-ẹja,noun,a fishing net
awọ ọḳọ,noun,foreskin. see atọpọ
awọ pẹdẹ,noun,green colour
awọ ọḷayẹ,noun,"grey, misty colour"
awq pala,noun,"very coarse, unwrought leather"
awò pupa,noun,yellow colour
awò pupayó,noun,"scarlet, vermilion, crimson"
awò rirun,noun,"soft, well worked leather"
awósámà,noun,the clouds
awósùn,noun,lodgings
awóṣe,noun,proselytism
awq tétété oníruru,noun,speckled colour
awqtélé,noun,any undergarment
awqtéré,noun,strap
awqtítansan,noun,spangle
awqtútù,noun,"fresh, raw hide"
awqtútà,noun,freshness; vigour
awqwílíkì,noun,leather worn about the waist
awqwq-ojo,noun,shower; drizzling rain
awuqbq,noun,one who crouches
awqje,noun,kind of edible bean
awqjè,noun,soft part of the skull
awúq,noun,assembly; group; convocation; company; synod; congress; council; meeting; congregation; collection
awúlúwálá,adverb,confusedly; rudely
awúmú,adjective,senseless; unreasonable
awun,adjective,"tortoise; greediness; miser; illiberality; parsimony; stinginess; avidity; niggard; niggardliness. — e.g., ẹjẹ awun kò kun ni li pọ, ""the blood of awun (the anthropomorphous tortoise) is not a handful.—i.e., apparently insignificant things may be of great importance."""
awun okun,noun,sea turtle
awunsq,noun,a weaver
awúre,noun,good luck; luckiness; good fortune; charm for luck
awúsá,noun,see ahusá
áyá,noun,species of monkey
aya,noun,wife
ayaba,noun,queen; king's wife
ayábá,noun,incident; anything non-essential; a casual event; piece-work
ayáku,noun,"that which remains of a rent, torn piece"
ayámq,conjunction,"generally followed by bi, pe; otherwise; unless. ayámọbi is contracted in ambi in conversation"
áyán,noun,tree from which ṣango clubs are made; on which ṣango is said to have hanged himself. see magba
áyán,noun,cockroach
áyan,noun,perseverance; persistence
áyán,noun,inquisitiveness; stench; offensive smell
ayanbq,noun,a self-willed person
ayánfé,adjective,friend; one selected from the rest; chosen; beloved; select
ayángà,noun,"a word of rebuke, threatening to an inferior"
ayangbẹ,noun,"that which is well parched, roasted"
ayanilékàn,noun,one who scratches with claws
ayánje,noun,cheat; imposition
ayámq,noun,destiny; fate. see abáfu
ayanníje,noun,"a cheater, a deceitful person"
ayánṣe,noun,a thing made to order
ayàpa,noun,"one who separates himself, who is perverse"
ayara,noun,"one who is smart, swift, active"
ayarọ,noun,a cripple
ayarún,noun,used in conversation only; table talk; trifle; jest; mockery
ayàṣèbí,conjunction,unless; except; otherwise; saving
ayáwó,noun,"one quick handed, nimble fingered"
ayè,noun,room; space; vacancy; lieu; stead; situation; position; posture; disposition; leave; liberty; freedom; access; apprehension
ayé,noun,breadth of cloth
ayè,noun,living; quick; alive
ayè ikárúṣí or itóṣi,noun,store
ayétán,noun,perfect understanding; full conception
ayé,noun,a small hole in a wooden vessel
ayẹ́gi,noun,hangman; sheriff
ayẹ́gun,noun,suite
ayẹ́hùn,noun,"one who disappoints, fails to keep a promise"
ayẹ́jú,adverb,too much exaltation
ayẹ́kún,noun,one with a maimed foot
ayẹ́ni,noun,that which is befitting
ayẹ́ná,noun,a road cleaner
ayẹ́wà,noun,"an abashed, contemptible,, reproachful fellow"
ayẹ́ye,noun,pomp; ostentation; display
ayíbò,noun,a night salutation used by lagos fishermen
ayíbò,noun,retrogression
ayídá,noun,"change; round of time; next season, year"
ayídá,noun,vanquished after many struggles
ayídá ọdún (or ayíka),noun,"round, cycle of years"
ayídáyídá,noun,much talk; chattering; changeableness; forwardness
ayíka,noun,circle; cycle; period; halo; compass; sphere; hoop
ayíka ẹyinjú,noun,the iris
ayíka kẹkẹ,noun,wheel
ayin,noun,a very hard tree with oily sap
ayin,noun,mats made from bamboo stalk
ayinlogó,adjective,praiseworthy; glorious
ayinni,noun,"one who commends, admires, praises"
ayinnítán,noun,"flatterer, one who compliments"
ayinpọ ìbọn,noun,a volley
ayìnarẹ̀,noun,one given to self-praise and self-admiration; a boaster
ayìnrín,noun,light blue colour
ayìnrín,noun,a small animal like the fox which catches fowls
ayipada,noun,a turning; a change
ayọ,noun,"a choice person, thing; most beloved, valued"
ayò,noun,"a game, also called warry"
ayo,noun,fulness; plentitude (also used after eating)
ayọ,noun,joy; joyfulness; gladness; merriment; mirth; glee; welcome; delight; exultation; pleasure
ayọ̀ ayọ̀ju,noun,ecstasy
ayọ́luwọ̀,noun,spy; scout
ayọmirin,noun,"a sly, contemptible person"
ayọ̀mọp,noun,son’s wife; daughter-in-law; wife of a prince
ayọnilẹnu,noun,"one who causes trouble, distress"
ayọ́ra,noun,re-animation; enlivener; exhilarator
ayọ́rin,noun,a smelter
ayọ́rin,noun,"slow, stealthy walking; sluggishness"
ayọ̀san,noun,"money paid for sacrifice,, in private"
ayọsiwaju,noun,advancer
ayọ́ṣe,noun,doing by stealth
ayọ́ta,noun,"private sale, auction"
ayọ́ta,noun,selling in small quantities; retailing
ayọ́ta,noun,"a thing privately done, said"
ayọ́wi,noun,private remarks; sayings; hints
ayùn,noun,saw; file; rasp
ayùn,noun,goings; departure
ayùn,noun,longing
ayùn-àbò,noun,going and coming
bá,preposition,"with, against"
ba,verb,to lie in ambush; hide; lurk; couch
bà,verb,to be bent
bà,verb,should; would; might; ought
bà,verb,to bring into contact with; perch; roost; sit; fit; to be exact; to hit the mark; to come to the point; bespeak; plait coarsely; strain through a sieve
bà,adverb,never; at all
bàbá,noun,father; master
bàbà,noun,copper; guinea corn
bábá,noun,"bábá, a great thing; bàbà, a small thing; words used in the following proverb—bábá bo bàbà mọlẹ̀, “a great matter puts a small matter out of sight.”"
bàbà,noun,"bábá, a great thing; bàbà, a small thing; words used in the following proverb—bábá bo bàbà mọlẹ̀, “a great matter puts a small matter out of sight.”"
bàbà,verb,to hover like a bird
babaláwo,noun,a priest of ifa
baba nla,noun,grandfather
baba nsinkú,noun,executor; undertaker
bàbo,noun,"a tree, the leaf of which is used as a wrapper for agidi and kola-nuts"
bàbùjá,verb,to cross; to thwart
bádá majẹmu,verb,to enter into covenant with
bá-dana,verb,to make a marriage contract; to pay a dowry; to betroth
bá-dapọ,verb,to connect with; mingle; know; commerce; cohabit
bá-daro,verb,to sympathise with
bádé,verb,"to be exact; suitable; to arrive, return with"
bádé,verb,to lurk for; waylay; lie in ambush
bádé,verb,"to hunt, fish with another"
bá-dìje,verb,"to vie with, rival, compete with"
bá-dù,verb,to cope with; to emulate
bá-ta,verb,to contend with; to argue with
báín,noun,"eunuchs; of whom six were put in the palace of the alafìn; they are called ""ìwẹfà."""
bá-fọhun,verb,to talk with
bá-gbe,verb,"to stay, abide with"
bá-gbìrò,verb,to consult with
bai,adverb,thus; so; only; no more; very
bai,adverb,yonder; somewhere; thereabouts
bai-bai,adverb,dimly
bá-ifàyajé,verb,to frustrate the influence of charms
bá-jà,verb,to fight with; contend with; be hostile to
bá-jé,verb,to corrupt; spoil; defile; destroy; deform; contaminate
bá-je,verb,to eat with; associate; to hold intercourse
bá-jí,verb,to wake with
bá-jọ,verb,to dance with
ba-jọ,adjective,agreeable; pertinent
báká,noun,"a kind of leek, the seed of which is used as a medicine for gonorrhea"
bakaná,adjective,same; identical; equal; similar
bá-kẹgbẹ,verb,to associate with; keep company
bá-kú,verb,to die with
bálá,noun,a kind of trousers
bálá,noun,a title of honour among the ogboni people
bálágà,noun,one who comes to the age of puberty
bà-láwọjé,verb,to disfigure; discolour
bánle,verb,to know; to ravish
bále,noun,householder; master of a house
bá-le,verb,to light upon; to rest on
bále-èrò,noun,host; landlord
bálẹ,noun,"governor; president; chief of a town, village"
balẹ,verb,to touch the ground
balẹ-idile,noun,"head of a house, family; a patriarch"
bà-lẹ̀rù,verb,to startle; strike with awe; dishearten; to discomfort; to fear
bà-lóríjé,verb,to distract; to make mad
bà-lorukọ jẹ,verb,to slander; to defame
bá-lọ,verb,to associate with; to hold fellowship with
balogun,noun,a war chief; captain; officer
balogun ọ̀rùn,noun,a centurion
bá-lọ,verb,"to accompany, to go with"
bálọ,noun,an abscess
balógọ̀,noun,chief hunter
balubalu,adverb,stupidly; idiotically
baluwè,noun,"bath-room,, latrine"
bambam,noun,"a piece of wood flattened on one side, used for beating mud floors"
bambam,adverb,wholly; entirely; altogether
bámiràn,adjective,contradictory; to the contrary; another
bá-mọ̀pọ̀,verb,to concur with; to agree
ba-mu,verb,to befit; to suit; to drink with
báná,verb,to spend together
bánúfijẹ,verb,to displease; to grieve
bánlu,noun,a flat piece of wood used to beat floors; a plant
bà-ohunmimọjẹ,verb,to desecrate
ba ojú ami,verb,to hit the mark
ba ojú jẹ,verb,to distort the face; to disfigure the countenance
bà-pín,verb,"to partake, share, participate"
bàrà,noun,a creeper which bears the egusi oil seed
bara,noun,god of mischief; the devil; another name for ifa
bárèbarè,adverb,very little; the remainder
báfẹ́,verb,to agree with; to befriend; to ally
bá-rin,verb,to walk with; to accompany; to travel with
bá-rò,verb,"to advise, consider, give counsel"
básá,noun,parlour
bá-sọ,verb,to quarrel with; to rebuke
bá-sọ̀rọ̀,verb,to hold conversation; to confer with
bá-sùn,verb,to sleep with; to lie with
básúrù,noun,a title of honour amongst the ogbònis
bà ṣígun,noun,chief doctor
bátá,noun,a drum used by ṣango and egungun worshippers
bàtà,noun,"a small covered can, tin vessel"
bàtà,noun,shoe; sandal; hoof
bàtan,noun,to be related to
bà-tan,adjective,near shave; narrow escape
bàtẹ̀lu,verb,to disgrace; to put to shame; to disqualify
bàti,verb,to fail; to miss one's aim
bati,verb,to lurk; to crouch by one
bátóbàtó,adverb,imperfectly; indistinctly
bátòpò,verb,to fall in line with
baun,adverb,thus; so
bá-wí,verb,"to rebuke, blame, correct, chide, punish, chasten, excommunicate"
bá-wíj,verb,"to judge, to dispute"
bá-yọ̀,verb,to rejoice with; to congratulate
bawo,adverb,how? in what way?
bao,adverb,how? in what way?
bawọnni,pronoun,"such, such as"
bawọnyi,pronoun,like these
bayi,adverb,thus. see bai
bèbè,noun,"brink of a precipice, pit; verge; edge; shoal; bar; bank; mound"
bèbè-ìdì,noun,rump
bebe-oju,noun,eyebrow
bebe yara,noun,earthen mound against a fortification
bèrè,verb,to ask; to inquire after; question; require; consult; demand
bèbi,verb,to ask; to inquire after; question; require; consult; demand
bèrèbèrè,noun,an enquirer; a querist
bérébérè,adverb,sharply; keenly; dexterously; astutely; diplomatically
bésé,noun,saddle-cloth
bé,verb,"to skip; to leap from a height; to leap from place to place,, tree to tree; to cut in two at a stroke; bring forth young; litter (applied to carnivorous animals and to pigeons); to burst"
bẹ̀,verb,"to beg, pray, beseech, supplicate, entreat; to apologize"
bẹ̀bẹ,verb,"to beg, pray, beseech, supplicate, entreat; to apologize"
bé,verb,to peel; to slice off
bẹ,verb,to act without permission; to presume; to be arrogant
bẹ,adverb,thus; so; usually (contraction of bẹ́hẹ́)
bẹ,verb,"to display a brilliant red colour; to be officious, impudent, forward"
bẹ̀bẹ̀,adverb,thus and thus; so and so
bẹ́gẹ́sẹ́,adverb,so; such; like; likewise
bẹ́hẹ́,adverb,see bẹ́
bẹ́hẹ́kọ,adverb,see bẹkọ
bẹju,noun,cassava cake
bẹkọ,adverb,no; not so
bẹ̀-laisanu,verb,to beg with importunity
bẹ́lẹ́bẹ́lẹ́,adjective,flat; elastic; pliant; thin
bẹ́lẹ́jẹ́,adjective,beautifully yellow
bẹ́li,adverb,so it is
bẹ́-lọri,verb,to behead
bẹ́-lọ́wọ́,verb,to beg assistance; to suborn; to bribe; to use influence against
be,verb,to be; to exist; to live
mbe,verb,to be; to exist; to live
bẹ́mbẹ́,noun,a hausa drum
bẹ́ndẹ́,noun,a blow with the fist; cuff
bẹni,adverb,so it is; yes
bẹni ki,conjunction,neither; nor
bẹ̀rẹ̀,verb,to begin; commence; stoop
bẹ́rẹ́,adjective,even; low; flat; level
bẹrẹ,adjective,gentle slope; slight elevation; in rows
bẹ́rẹ́,noun,"grass used for thatching, of which there are various kinds, viz., bẹ́rẹ́ mẹnẹ, fine yellow grass; bẹ́rẹ́ alolo, bẹ́rẹ́ pasi, coarse plaited grass"
bẹ́rẹ́,noun,the first-born daughter
bẹ́ri,verb,to behead
bẹ̀ru,verb,to fear; to be afraid of; to be daunted; to be modest; to startle
bẹ̀ru ọla,verb,to awe; to reverence
bẹ̀rùkérù,verb,"to be timid, fearful"
bẹ̀wẹ̀,verb,"to beg assistance from a club, a person for gratuitous work, for remuneration,, mutual help"
bẹ̀wò,verb,to visit; to peep at
bí,verb,"to bear, beget, breed (applied to mammalian animals)"
bí,conjunction,according; as; if; although; whether; just
bí,verb,to push violently; vomit; spue; shove; jostle
bí,verb,followed by si; to multiply; replenish; increase
bí,verb,ask
bí-abiyamo,adverb,motherly
bí-àlá,adverb,dreamy; as a dream
bí-aladugbo,adjective,neighbourly
bí-alagbara,adjective,as a strong man; wild
bí-alagbe,adverb,beggarly
bí-amokun,adverb,crippled
bí-ará,adverb,brotherly
bíadodo,adjective,conical
bí-a-ti,adverb,how
bí-a-ti-nwi,adverb,immediately; instantly (lit.—as we were speaking)
bíba,noun,a meeting; that which is to be met
bíbàjá,adjective,contestable; to be fought for; to be contended for
bíbàjẹ́,adjective,spoiled; perishable; corruptible; deterioration
bíbalẹ̀,adjective,sedate; settled; calm
bíbanujẹ,noun,discomfort; vexation; vexatious
bíbapin,noun,that which is to be participated in; participation
bíbawi,noun,that which is to be blamed; blameworthy; reprovable
bí-baba,adverb,fatherly
bí-bawo,adverb,how; whereby; in what way
bíbẹ́rẹ́,adjective,that which is worth asking for
bíbẹ́,adjective,salient; leaping; bounding
bíbẹ̀-aiyannu,verb,importunity
bíbẹ̀kọ,adverb,if otherwise; for other cause
bibi,noun,that which is born; begotten
bibinibí,adjective,inborn; innate; implanted by nature
bíbínígbẹ̀yàwó,adjective,legitimate; born in wedlock; freeborn
bíbùnújẹ́,adjective,melancholy; disconsolate
bibi-ominira,adjective,freeborn
bíbò,adjective,concealable; covert
bíbó,adjective,peeled; pared
bíbó,adjective,boiled; patching a grass roof; threading; coming
bíbọ,noun,that which is to be worshipped; adored
bíbọwọ,noun,that which is to be shaken by the hand; a shaking of the hand
bíbọwọ-árùn,noun,convalescent
bíbọrìṣà,noun,the act of worshipping idols
bíbù,noun,that which is to be accursed
bíbù,noun,that which is taken out of a collective mass; reducible
bíbù,adjective,"baked by heating under hot ashes, embers"
bíbùléni,adjective,finable; that which is to be fined
bíbùlẹ,adjective,patched; that which is to be patched
bíbùmó,adjective,exaggerated; falsely accused
bíbùn,adjective,given; allowable; permissible
bíbùṣàn,adjective,bitten; that which is to be bitten
bídángá,adjective,instantaneously; at once; without delay
bí-egun,adjective,as a thorn; thorny
bí-ewe,adjective,childlike; as a child
bí-eṣu,adjective,satanic; devilish
bí-ẹlẹdẹ,adjective,hoggish; like a swine
bí-ẹni ìwà mímọ,adjective,saintly
bí-ẹni pé,conjunction,as if; as if to say
bí-èranko,adjective,brutish; like a beast
bí-ẹrú,adjective,servile; slavish
bí-ìkà,adjective,tyrannical; cruel; in a cruel manner
bíkítà,verb,to notice; regard; to care
bíkòṣe,conjunction,but; except; unless; if
bíkòṣepé,conjunction,but; except; unless; if
bíkòṣèbí,conjunction,but; except; unless; if
bí-ikú,adjective,death-like; deathly
bílà,verb,to give place to; to make way (lit.—to push an opening)
bílálá,noun,"a whip made of hide with two, three thongs"
bí-lérè,verb,ask; question
bí-lẹjọ,verb,to question one on a charge brought against him
bílísi,noun,evil; evil one
bí-lọhùn,verb,to reproach one for ingratitude
bí-ọmọ,verb,to give birth to a child
bí-lù,verb,to push heavily against another
bínàbìnà,noun,abusive language
bínu,verb,to vex; to anger
bínújẹ,verb,"to be grieved, sorry, displeased"
bí o bá,conjunction,"if it should be; in case he should (generally followed by jẹ pe, ṣe pe)"
bí-ọbìnrin,adjective,womanly; womanlike
bí-ọgùn,adjective,martial; warlike
bí-ọnròrò,adjective,churlish; fierce
bí-ọrùká,adjective,circular; ring-like
bí-ọṣùmàrè,adjective,like a rainbow; in a semi-circle; archlike
bí-ọ-tílẹ,adverb,though it should; even if it should
bí-òwe,adjective,as a proverb; proverbially
bí-ọba,adverb,royally; kingly
bí-ọjọ-ìsìmí,adjective,sabbatical
bí-ọlọrun,adjective,god-like; godly
bí-ọmọde,adjective,childish; babyish
bí-ọmọdebirin,adjective,girlish
bí-ọrẹ,adjective,friendly; friend-like
birí,adjective,occupying a small space; within a small compass
birí,adjective,occupying an extensive circular space
birí,adjective,entirely; completely
bírígańmí,noun,"a square bag, wallet used by travellers"
bíríkítọ́tó,noun,a small narrow place
birueyi,adverb,thus; in this manner
bisíun,adverb,drowsily
bíṣe,adverb,"according to custom, manner,, fashion"
bíṣubú,verb,to push headlong; overthrow; defeat; refute
bípọrun,adverb,"heavenly, heavenlike"
bíwa,adverb,"according to fashion, like manner"
bíwamímọ,adjective,saintly
bíwèrè,adverb,foolishly; like a mad person
bíwín,adjective,ghostly; ghastly
biwò,adverb,like in form
bíwọ́,verb,to tumble; to break down; to push down
bíyá,adjective,motherly
bíyẹ,adverb,like a feather
bó,verb,"to peel, deprive of covering, bark; to make a noise like a he-goat"
bó,verb,to cover; to hide; to overwhelm
bó,verb,to be full of leaves; rich in foliage
bóbó,noun,"wild acacia, locust tree, the fruit of which is used as a cure for whitlow"
bòdè,noun,custom-house
bòdì,verb,to conceal one’s error; to shelter from disgrace
bọji,noun,grave; place of interment
bọ́ji,noun,shade
bọ́jiji,noun,shade
bọju,verb,"to veil, cover the face"
bọjújẹ,verb,to make a wry face; to writhe; to look sad
bọjuwo,verb,to take the oversight of; to take care of; to take notice of
bọjuto,verb,to take the oversight of; to take care of; to take notice of
bókanran,conjunction,otherwise; rather than
bòkèlè,verb,to take a morsel; to sop
bòkèlẹ,adjective,"private, secret"
bòkùkù,verb,"to be hazy, foggy"
bòlàṣà,verb,to shield; to defend
bòlàwọ,verb,"to skin, flay, peel"
bolé,verb,i. to thatch; to rob a house; to confiscate
bole-bole,noun,thatcher; robber; confiscator
bọlẹṣebi,adverb,if possible
bọlẹṣepẹ,adverb,if possible
bọlẹ,verb,to cover to the ground; to cloud over
bọlọbọlọ,noun,a small fly which sucks perspiration from the body; it also makes honey
bomi,verb,to take water in a vessel
bọmijọ,verb,to scald
bọmirin,verb,to water; to moisten
bọmiwọ,verb,to sprinkle with water
bọmọ,noun,white-grained guinea-corn
bọ-mọlẹ,verb,"to overwhelm, overflow, overspread"
bọmùbọmù,noun,"a tree, the leaf of which is pounded and used to curdle milk, as the leaf of the ""ọrẹ"" is to ferment akara cakes"
bora,verb,to cover the body
bori,verb,to cover the head; to overcome; to be superior; to surpass
bori-gbogbo,preposition,"above all, over all"
bori ohun gbogbo,preposition,"above all, over all"
bóró,noun,a vegetable resembling a marrow
bóro bọro,noun,nonsense; babble;
borukọ jẹ,verb,to slander
bọsẹpẹ,conjunction,if it had been
bóti,verb,to tear partly open
bọtibọti,adverb,talkatively; pratingly
bọtilẹsẹpẹ,conjunction,though; nevertheless; albeit; although
bọtilẹjẹ,conjunction,though; nevertheless; albeit; although
bọtujẹ,noun,the croton bush
bóyá,adverb,"perhaps, per-adventure, likely, perchance"
bóyá,adverb,"perhaps, per-adventure, likely, perchance"
bọyẹsilẹ,verb,"to abdicate; to resign right, title"
bọyẹ,adverb,"except, unless"
bọ,verb,"to drop, as a leaf, fruit of a tree; to fall from a loft; slip; to fail in"
bóṣé,adverb,"quietly; secretly; easily; gradually. — e.g., ọbẹ si mi lọwọ bóṣé, ""it came to my hand quietly."" — e.g., mo nu u bóṣé, ""i caught him easily."""
bọsi,verb,"to enter. — e.g., bọsi ilé, ""enter the house."""
bọsilẹ,verb,to drop; to fail
bọti,noun,malt of guinea-corn
bótilẹṣepe,conjunction,though; even if it be so
bọ́wọ́,verb,to come; to move towards
bọwale,verb,to return from abroad; to enter the house
bọwọ́,verb,to shake hands
bọ̀wọ̀,verb,"to regard; to pay respect to; to honour. — e.g., gbogbo ilu li o bọ̀wọ̀ fun wa, ""all the townfolk respect us."""
boya,adverb,see bóyá
bu,verb,"to broil; to bake under ashes; to dive; to hide in the sand as a crab. — e.g., mo bu isu die ninu ẹru gbigbona, ""i baked a few yams under hot ashes."""
bu,verb,to mildew; to decay; to moulder
bú,verb,to abuse; censure; to break into a loud cry; to yell; to explode; to send out an unpleasant savour
bù,verb,"to take out a portion (e.g., of rice, water); to tweak; to break bread; to rupture; to lacerate. — e.g., bù omi fun mi, ""give me water to drink."" — e.g., bù agbado fun ẹṣin, ""bring corn for the horse."" — e.g., bù iṣu die fun ọmọ yi, ""cut some yam for this child."""
bù,preposition,"almost; nearly. — e.g., mo bù de ibẹ tan, ""i nearly reached there."" — e.g., mo bù ṣe tan, ""i have nearly done."""
buba,noun,"ambuscade; hiding place. — e.g., a ri wọn ni buba, ""we discovered them in their hiding place."""
bùbá,noun,a short loose garment terminating at the waist
buburu,adjective,wicked; evil; vile; infamous; ill
budo,noun,camp
bújẹ́,noun,"a plant bearing a round fruit, the juice of which is used in tattooing"
bùjẹ,noun,a stable; a manger; a restaurant
bùjẹ,verb,"to bite, nip, gnaw. — e.g., ọn bu mi jẹ, ""he bit me."""
bùjẹkùn,verb,to wane; to diminish
bujoko,noun,"abode; dwelling; seat. — e.g., ọmọde ki i wọ sọsọ ni bujoko àgbà, ""the younger should not intrude into the seat of the elder."""
búkà,noun,a hovel; a stall; a market shed
bùkátá,noun,liabilities; domestic responsibilities
bukọja,adverb,almost gone
bùkún,verb,to add to; to increase
bùkùn,verb,to come short of; to be deficient; to depreciate; to scorn; to despise; to lessen; to abate; to reduce
bùkúrò,verb,to take from; to diminish
bìlà,verb,to dilute; to adulterate
bùlé,verb,to put upon; to charge upon; to impose a fine
bùlé,verb,to patch; to piece
bùlù,verb,to pour upon; to supply largely; to blow upon; to press upon (as oppressive atmosphere)
bùn,verb,to give; to present
bùn láyè,verb,to give place; to permit
bùn lẹ́hìn,verb,to give a present to
bùn lomi,verb,to give water to
bupa,verb,to vaccinate; to be vaccinated
bupa-bupa,noun,a vaccinator
búra,verb,to swear; to take an oath
bura-eke,verb,to perjure; to swear falsely; to forswear
buru,adjective,wicked; bad; ill; infamous; hideous; noxious
búrúbúrú,adverb,"humbly; closely (used with ""sapamọ,"" to hide)"
burudopin,adjective,worst; as bad as can be; wickedly atrocious
buru-gidigidi,adjective,outrageous; very bad; horribly erroneous
burujulọ,adjective,outrageous; very bad; horribly erroneous
burúkú,noun,"one of the gods supposed to accompany smallpox, and to kill persons so afflicted by twisting their necks"
buru-rekọja,adjective,hopelessly wicked
buru siwaju,adjective,to wax worse and worse
buruwa,adjective,naughty; bad conduct
bùsà,verb,to honour; to respect
bùsí,verb,to put to; to add to; to bestow upon; to bless
buso,noun,a stall in which cattle are tied at night-time
busọ,noun,a resting place for travellers; an inn; a place for refreshment; a market stall
busí,noun,loose sand; loose soil
busígbà,noun,the soft pulp of the locust fruit
bùsùn,noun,a sleeping place; a bed; a nest
bùṣan,verb,to grasp with the teeth; to bite
busẹ,verb,to be almost finished
butẹ,adverb,"easily (applied to a string, cord)"
butẹ butẹ,adverb,"easily (applied to a string, cord)"
bu-wọde,verb,to fine; to impose a tax
buwọkùn,verb,"to lessen the price, value; to depreciate"
buwólé,verb,to prize; to value; to estimate
bùwọ́n,verb,to besprinkle
buyin,verb,"to respect, regard, venerate, revere"
dá,verb,"the primary idea of this verb is ""to make, create,"" but its signification is modified by the noun with which it is used in combination"
dá,verb,"to be scarce, rare,, to be a time of dearth"
dà,verb,to cast; fuse; pour; betray a trust; to slip a child under the arm from the back
dábà (dá-aba),verb,think; hope; imagine; speculate; conjecture
dábí,verb,resemble; to be like; seem
dabòbo,verb,protect; defend; shelter; cover; shield; screen; harbour
dabọ,verb,cease
dabu,verb,lie across; cross
da . . bulẹ,verb,to cause to lie down; to confine to bed
daradara,adjective,good;
dádá,adjective,good;
dádi,verb,to cause; bring about
dadọ,verb,to dwell alone; to be isolated; to dwell apart
daduro,verb,to stop; detain; prevent; stay; arrest; interrupt; hinder; intercept
dàgbà,verb,to grow; become of age; to be old
dàgbàlágba,verb,to become fully developed (used of persons only); to be full grown
dàgbàgbà erin,verb,to laugh loudly
dàgbé,verb,to live alone; to be isolated
dagbere,verb,"(da, make; gbère, by-and-by; a term used in bidding goodbye to the dead"
dahun,verb,reply; answer; speak
dahun fun,verb,to be responsible for; represent; answer for
daidigiri,verb,create alarm; raise a panic
daiyafo,verb,discourage; dishearten; dismay; alarm; frighten; intimidate
daiyaja,verb,discourage; dishearten; dismay; alarm; frighten; intimidate
dája (da-ìjà),verb,"to create, cause,, provoke a quarrel, fight"
dà...jade,verb,pour out; turn out; drive out
dájẹ,verb,feed alone; shun company
dàji,verb,wake up suddenly; to rise very early in the morning
dà...jó,verb,pour hot liquid on to scald
dajọ (da ẹjọ),verb,to judge; settle a quarrel; adjudicate
dajọ (da ọjọ),verb,to appoint a day; fix a definite time
da...jọ,verb,"to contribute, collect together"
dají (da oju),adjective,shameless; certain; plain;
dajudaju,adverb,certainly; evidently; assuredly
dákakà,verb,to sit crosslegged; to stand with open legs
dakele,verb,to gamble with food (an ekiti custom)
dakelekeke,verb,to be in small bits; to cut into bits
dakẹ,verb,to be silent; to be still; to be dead; to be quiet
dakẹrọrọ,verb,"to be perfectly still, quiet"
dakẹrọrọ,verb,"to be perfectly calm, still"
dakó,verb,"to be circumcised,, to circumcise. (dakó is to be avoided in translations and kọla to be used instead)"
kọla,verb,"to be circumcised,, to circumcise. (dakó is to be avoided in translations and kọla to be used instead)"
dakokọ (da-akọkọ),verb,to specify a time; appoint a day
dako,verb,to make farm
dakọ (da-ẹkọ),verb,"to buy agidi (corn starch, cooked)"
dakọja,verb,step across; pass over; neglect
dáku,verb,faint; to be unconscious
dákun,verb,"""please pardon me,"" ""i ask your pardon."" (always used in the imperative mood.)"
dakùn,verb,to prepare spun cotton for sale by folding it into skeins
da...kuro,verb,release; redeem; acquit; let go
da...lagara (da-ni-agara),verb,to weary; exhaust the patience of
da...lara,verb,to serve one right; disappoint
da...laraya,verb,to enliven
da...lare (da-ni-are),verb,justify
da...lasà,verb,venture; attempt
dalè,verb,to get a concubine
dalè (da-ilè),verb,to prove faithless to an agreement; to break oath
da...lẹbi (da-ni-ẹbi),verb,condemn
da...lẹjọ,verb,judge
da...lẹkun (da-ni-ẹkun),verb,forbid; restrain
da...lohun (da-ni-ohùn),verb,answer; reply to
da... loju (da-ni-oju),verb,to be sure; to be certain
da... lojude,verb,upset; capsize; overset
da... loko ẹru,verb,emancipate; ransom; a slave
da... lọkùn owo,verb,to give a capital to; advance capital
da... loro (da-ni-oro),verb,to torture; torment
da... lọrun,verb,to have a longing for; to long for
dálu,verb,to bore; make a hole through
dàlu,verb,to mingle; commingle; mix
damajẹmu,verb,to covenant; make a covenant
da... meji (da-meji),verb,to divide into two; halve; bisect
damọran (da-imọ-ọrun),verb,give advice; propose
da... mọ,verb,"to strike, hit with"
damú,verb,(trans. and intrans.) confuse; perplex; confound; to be confused
da... lamu,verb,bring confusion upon; to upset
dan,adjective,bright; polished; smooth;
dana (da-ina),verb,to make fire
dána,verb,commit robbery on the highway
danadana,noun,a highwayman; pirate; robber
danasun,verb,to burn with fire
dàndán,noun,"a substance resembling fish scales found in the soil of some parts of the yoruba country, such as ile ifẹ"
dandan,adverb,surely; certainly; by all means; at all costs; at all risk
dandanyidan,adverb,after all; by all means; at all costs
dandannidan,adverb,after all; by all means; at all costs
da... nigi (da-ni-igi),verb,beat with a stick
da... nija (da-ni-ija),verb,"cause a quarrel, fight"
da... niji (da-ni-iji),verb,to alarm; terrify; frighten greatly
daniyemeji,adjective,doubtful; uncertain
da... niyemeji,verb,to cause to doubt
danmaran,adjective,smooth; neat; clean; glossy
danmaranmanran,adjective,very smooth; very neat
dan...wò,verb,tempt; try; prove
dánu,adjective,fluent
dánu,verb,to be spilt; to be upset
da...nù,verb,cause to turn over
dapádapá,adjective,freckled
dapará,verb,"to jest, joke"
dapatá (da-apata),verb,to be hard; to be callous
dapò (da-apo),verb,make a pocket; to pucker
dapò,verb,mix; mingle; join
dapomọ,verb,coalesce; combine with; join
darapomọ,verb,coalesce; combine with; join
dapomọra,verb,commingle; mix together
dapọ̀kan,verb,conjoin; unite; incorporate
dara,adjective,good; handsome; beautiful; fair; neat; nice; fine; splendid; elegant; dainty
dárà (da-àra),verb,cut capers; display feats of skill; make a show; follow fashion
daradara,adjective,ti o dara; good; nice
daràn (da-òràn),verb,offend; commit a grievous sin; trespass; get into a scrape; incur a heavy penalty; commit sacrilege
daràndàran,noun,one who repeatedly commits offences; a regular evil-doer; a criminal
darandaran,noun,shepherd; herdsman; drover
daraju,adjective,better; superior
daraya,verb,to be cheerful; play; to be lively; to amuse oneself; to be gay
dare,verb,to decide in favour of; acquit
darí,verb,turn; steer; direct the course of
dari...kq,verb,to turn the direction of; go towards
darikq,adjective,crooked; clumsy
dari...si,verb,turn towards; tend to; prone to
darisi,verb,turn towards; tend to; prone to
dàro,verb,to dye; to be a dyer of arò (a blue dye)
dáró,verb,to lament; wail; think longingly of another
da...ró,verb,to keep one waiting a long time; delay
da...rú,verb,confound; confuse
darudapò,adverb,promiscuously; indiscriminately; in confusion
darudaru,adverb,completely; entirely (applied to verbs of concealing)
darukq (da-orukq),verb,name; mention by name
dasan (di-asan),verb,to come to nought; become useless; vanish out of sight
dasẹ (da-ṣẹ),verb,to cease from going to a place; to refrain from visiting a place; make oneself scarce
da...si,verb,spare; reserve; exempt; meddle in; intrude into
dà...silè (dà-si-ilè),verb,pour on the ground; shed; spill
da...ṣọ,verb,allude; mention; speak about
dàṣà (da-àṣà),verb,to adopt a new style; follow fashion
dàṣàkàṣà,verb,"to adopt a new fashion thoughtlessly, recklessly"
dàṣàṣà,adjective,clean; expert; clever
dá wẹ̀,verb,"bathe alone, wash alone. dá used in such a sense means alone, by oneself"
dawo (da-owo),verb,contribute money; subscribe money; put money together
dawo ẹ̀ṣu,verb,to save one's money by joining a kind of club called èṣu
da-èṣu,verb,to save one's money by joining a kind of club called èṣu
dawo-ilu,verb,pay taxes; pay rates
dawo-odè,verb,to pay customs; pay duty
dawo-bodè,verb,to pay customs; pay duty
dawole (da-owo-le),verb,fix the price of; estimate
diyeḷe,verb,fix the price of; estimate
dawọ,verb,to be sulky; to refuse to be appeased when angry
dawọ,verb,"to hold the hand; to stop, cease, stay"
dawọbọ̀ (da-ọwọ-bọ̀),verb,to cover with hands
dawọdẹḷẹ̀ (da-ọwọ̀-dẹ-ilẹ̀),verb,(lit.—to go on all fours); to be ruined
dawoduro (da-ọwọ̀-duro),verb,to forbear; stay; cease; stop
dawile (da-ọwọ̀-le),verb,venture upon; undertake
dawọpọ̀ (da-ọwọ̀-pọ̀),verb,join hands
dawú (da owú),verb,prepare cotton yarn for sale by folding it into skeins
dayeḷe,verb,appraise; fix a price upon; rate; estimate the price of. (this is done by the buyer and not by the seller.)
diyeḷe (da-iyẹ-le),verb,appraise; fix a price upon; rate; estimate the price of. (this is done by the buyer and not by the seller.)
dé,verb,come; arrive; reach; cover
dè,preposition,in the absence of; for
dè,verb,"bind; put in shackles; screw together; rivet; tie; put in fetters.—nwọn dè mi mọlẹ̀, ""i was fettered."""
dèḅẹ (de-iḅẹ),verb,to arrive there; reach the place
dèḅipa (da-eḅi-pa) fèḅipa,verb,to starve
dèḍe,adjective,exact; agreeable; suitable; accurate
de...lade,verb,to crown
dè...lapa,verb,to pinion
dè...lẹ̀wọ̀n,verb,to chain; fetter; handcuff
dè...lọna,verb,obstruct; impede; stop the progress of
denà,verb,lie in ambush; lay wait for; waylay
de-ai,verb,come to; befall; happen to
dẹru,verb,see dawo ẹsu
dẹ,adjective,loose; slack; ripe; soft
dẹ,verb,to set a trap; ensnare; tempt; bait; allure; decoy; hunt
dẹbi (da-ẹbi),verb,condemn
dẹbítun,verb,condemn
dẹdẹ,adverb,near; at hand (used exclusively in the phrase)
dẹdẹ,adjective,very soft
dẹdo (dẹ odò),verb,fish
dẹgbe (dẹ igbe),verb,hunt (in the bush)
dẹgbo,adjective,galled
dẹgun (di-ẹgun),verb,to make a rough seat on a tree on which to lay wait for animals at night
dẹhin,verb,go back
dẹhin (di-ẹhin),preposition,till after
dẹhun,verb,to sink the voice
dẹja (dẹ-eja),verb,to fish
dẹjù,verb,to be mild; soft; lenient; placid
dẹkùn (dẹ-okùn),verb,set a trap; snare
dẹkun,verb,cease; stop
dẹ...larà,verb,soothe; to comfort
dẹmu (da-ẹmu),verb,to extract the sap of the palm-tree
dẹra (dẹ ara),verb,to be lax; to flag; yielding
dẹrinpa,adjective,ridiculous
dẹru (di-ẹru),verb,to pack; tie a load
dẹru (da-ẹru),verb,to cause fear; raise alarm
dẹru...bà,verb,to frighten; affright; scare
dẹrule (di-ẹru-le),verb,to load; lade
dẹrupa (da-ẹru-pa),verb,to cause to feel the weight of
dẹṣaduro,verb,to halt; wait; stay
tẹṣaduro,verb,to halt; wait; stay
dẹ...si,verb,to incite against
dẹṣẹ (da-ẹṣẹ),verb,to sin; transgress; disobey a law
dẹtẹ (da-ẹtẹ),verb,to be leprous
dẹti (dẹ-eti),verb,listen; incline the ear
dẹti,verb,"impersonal, it fails; it is impossible"
dẹwọ (dẹ qwọ),verb,to ease; slacken; relax one's hold
dẹwọ (dẹ iwọ),verb,to fish with a hook; angle
dẹwù (da gwu),verb,"to make, sew a garment"
di,conjunction,"(always found with the particle o); till, until"
dí,adjective,closed; thick
dí,adjective,entangled; complicated
dì,verb,tie; bind; unite; freeze; congeal; coagulate
dì,verb,become
díbàjẹ,verb,to become putrid; corrupt; rotten; to perish
díbò,verb,to cast lots
dídà,adjective,molten; poured out
dídà,noun,the act of giving effect to any action
dídá-arà,noun,soundness of body; health
dídá-àrà,verb,making antics; capering
dídàbá,noun,"the act of imagining; conjecturing, speculating"
dídàn,adjective,shining; bright; glossy; varnished
dídara,adjective,good; beautiful; nice
dídé,verb,arise; stand up; stir; ferment
díde,noun,arrival
dídè,noun,"the condition of being bound, chained"
dídì,noun,the condition of being tied
dí,adjective,few; some; little;
dípẹ̀dípẹ̀,adverb,little by little; a little at a time
dífẹ̀,verb,to blossom; flower
dígba (dì-ìgbà),verb,to appoint a certain time; fix a time
dígba (dì-ìgbà),adverb,"(used in parting), bye-and-bye"
dígbanà (dì-ìgbana),adverb,till then
dígìbatì (dì-ìgbatì),adverb,till the time when
dígbesẹ̀,verb,to incur debt; fall into debt
dígbọṣe (dì-ìgbatì-o-ṣe),adverb,bye-and-bye; till another time
dígì,noun,glass; looking-glass; mirror
dígó,noun,"an article of dress, consisting of a piece of cloth tied round the waist"
díhamọra,verb,to be harnessed; to arm oneself; to be clad in armour
díjà (dà-ìjà),verb,to be the cause of a quarrel
díjàmọra (dì-òja-mọra),verb,to tie a cloth round the body
díje (dà-ìje),verb,to arrange a race
díjì,verb,to be frightened out of breath; to take fright; to faint from the effect of fright
díju (dì-ojú),verb,to shut the eyes; to close a passage
díju,verb,to be entangled; to be knotted
díkàsi,verb,to become stale; become mouldy; to be musty
dí...lètì,verb,to prevent from hearing; deafen; cause to be deaf
dílẹ̀,verb,to be disengaged; to be unemployed
di ... lẹnu,verb,muzzle; to shut the mouth of
di ... loketè,verb,to make into a bale
di ... lọnà,verb,to obstruct; hinder; prevent; intercept
dilè,verb,condense; bind together
dimú,verb,cling to; grasp
dimọ̀lu,verb,to take counsel together
di ... mu,verb,to hold; grasp; grip; wrestle; struggle
din,verb,to fry; bake; toast
dinà,verb,to barricade; bar
di ... níhamọṣa,verb,to arm harness; clothe in armour
dínú,adjective,revengeful; morose; cantankerous
dipara,verb,to rust; corrode
dipò,verb,succeed; to be a substitute
dipò,verb,to adhere; congeal; tie together; bind
dirí,verb,to plait the hair
disisiyí,adverb,till now
diti (di-ètí),adjective,deaf
díwọ (dí-wọ̀wò),verb,to take one's whole attention; to engage one's time
díwọ (di-ọwọ̀),verb,to clasp hands; to bend the fingers into the palm of the hand
díwọ̀n,verb,to measure; gauge
diyelẹ,verb,see dayele
dó,verb,encamp; cohabit
dofo (di-ofo),verb,to become empty
dogiri (da-ogiri),verb,to gallop
dógò,verb,to dun for debt
dogún,verb,to rust; corrode
doje,noun,sickle; scythe
dojubolẹ (da-oju-bo-ilẹ̀),verb,to prostrate with the face on the ground
dojude (da-oju-de),verb,to invert
dojukodo (da-oju-kọ-odọ̀),verb,to turn the face downward
dojukọ,verb,to face; confront
dojutì,verb,to make ashamed
domi (da-omi),verb,to become watery; to become liquid
domira (da-omira),verb,to free; to emancipate
dopin (de-opin),verb,to come to an end; to end
dorikodo (da-orin-kọ-odọ̀),verb,to hang down the head
dorikọ,verb,to turn towards; incline one's steps
dotì,verb,to encamp against; beset; beleaguer
dọbalẹ,verb,to prostrate on the ground; to lie flat on the stomach (a form of salutation)
dọde,verb,to chase; hunt
dọgba,verb,to be equal; to be on the same level
dọnkọ,noun,an idiot; a stupid person
dọpọ,verb,to offer low price for goods
dọwọ̀dẹlẹ (da-ọwọ̀-de-ilẹ̀),verb,"(lit. —to go on all fours),"
dọwọ́nlẹ (da-ọwọ́n-lẹ),verb,to rate at a high price; appraise highly
dù,verb,to scramble for; emulate; compete with; rival
dú,adjective,black; dark-coloured
dúdú,adjective,black; dark-coloured
dù,verb,to deny a request; refuse; disallow
díbù,verb,"to lie across, athwart"
dubulẹ̀,verb,to lie down
dudú,adjective,black; sable; dark-coloured
dùdù,adverb,thickly
dugbòlù,verb,to stumble upon; stagger against; knock against an object
kọ̀lù,verb,to stumble upon; stagger against; knock against an object
dulumọ̀,noun,calumny; slander; bribe
dùmbu,verb,to kill by cutting the throat; decapitate
dùn,verb,to pain; to be painful; to grieve; to cause regret
dùn,adjective,sweet; pleasant; delicious; pleasing; palatable; agreeable. (used to express any agreeable sensation.)
dún,verb,sound
dunmọ,verb,to be pleasant; to please; to be agreeable
dùndú (du-ndu),noun,fried yam
dùndún,noun,a kind of drum
dupẹ (da-ope),verb,to give thanks
dura (du-ara),verb,to make an effort to keep oneself from falling
duro,verb,to stand; wait; halt; tarry
durode,verb,to wait for
durope,verb,to linger; stay long
duroṣi,verb,to halt suddenly
duroti,verb,"to stand by, against"
dúru,noun,"harmonium, organ, harp"
dúfú,adjective,important
èbà,noun,"jar for holding grease, oil, ointment"
èbè,noun,a heap of earth made for planting; bed; hillock
èbi,noun,vomit; matter thrown up from the stomach
èbi,noun,hunger
èbì,noun,journey; travel; a long journey
èbi-npa,verb,(a phrase) to be hungry (lit.—hunger is killing)
èbo,noun,"the act of binding, tying"
abo,noun,"the act of binding, tying"
èdi,noun,"the act of binding, tying"
èbú,noun,abuse; bad names; attributing defect to any
èbu,noun,a piece of anything about the size of a man's fist intended for planting; yam seed
èbute,noun,landing place; wharf; harbour
èbútú,noun,dust; a heap of fine dust
èdè,noun,language; dialect; tongue
édá,noun,crawfish; lobster; shrimp; prawn
èdè,noun,buffalo
èdì,noun,a spell; a charm; an enchantment
èdídí,noun,a seal; a stamp
èdú,noun,a kind of wild goat
èdú,noun,coal; cinders; lamp-black
éfì,noun,smoke
éfín,noun,smoke
èfinrin,noun,"an aromatic shrub resembling mint, having medicinal properties"
èfinrin-wèwè,noun,"another species of èfinrin, having smaller leaves; mint"
èfinrin-ata,noun,"another species of èfinrin, having smaller leaves; mint"
èfinrin-odò,noun,water mint
èfó,noun,chaff; corn chaff used for feeding cattle
èfó,noun,bubbles; froth
èfó,noun,broken pieces; fragments of earthenware
èfó,noun,cuticle; outer skin; cast off snake skin
òfó,noun,cuticle; outer skin; cast off snake skin
èfú,noun,a coated tongue caused by a disordered stomach
ègàkè,noun,a tickling
ègìní,noun,a tickling
ègbé,noun,woe; damnation; perdition; loss; eternal punishment
ègbè,noun,support; aid; response; chorus
égbá,noun,a cane used in the framework of a thatched roof
ègbere,noun,a small animal; an evil spirit supposed to be of very small stature. it is said to wander abroad at night and to frequent the woods
ègbin,noun,a kind of deer
ègbò,noun,a sore; ulcer; root of a tree
ègbó,noun,dry corn cooked very soft; corn pudding
ègbódò,noun,new yam
ègbogi (ègbó-igi),noun,medicine (lit.—root of a tree)
ègbòn,noun,flea; tick
égé,noun,piece
ègè,noun,dirge; anthem; response
ègédé,adverb,only; simply
ègèdè,noun,mystery; a mysterious saying
ègun,noun,bone; skeleton
ègúngún,noun,bone; skeleton
ègun-àiyà,noun,breastbone; the ribs
ègun-èhin,noun,back-bone; spinal column
ègún,noun,curse; imprecation; anathema
ègún,noun,a masquerader who is supposed to be a dead person returned to earth; the worship of the spirits of the dead
ègúngún,noun,a masquerader who is supposed to be a dead person returned to earth; the worship of the spirits of the dead
ègunrin,noun,refuse; dust
ehase (eyi-ha-ṣe),adverb,why; wherefore; how so
ehin,noun,tooth; tusk
eyin,noun,tooth; tusk
ehin-erin,noun,ivory; elephant’s tusk
eho,noun,froth; foam
ehoro,noun,hare; rabbit
eho-ejo,noun,the cast off skin of a snake
eṭo-ejo,noun,the cast off skin of a snake
ehu,noun,birds like palm-birds generally found in flocks; offset; offshoot; bud; weed; seedling; sprout
ehu-iyan,noun,pounded yam which has become stale
iyan-ikasi,noun,pounded yam which has become stale
ejanu,noun,passion; passionate feeling
eje-odun,noun,the seventh month in the year—july
eji,noun,rain
eji,noun,"a wedge-shaped cut in the upper frontal teeth, thought to enhance beauty"
eji-odun,noun,the second month in the year—february
ejika,noun,shoulder
ejinrin,noun,a creeping plant
ejire,noun,twins; giving birth to two at one time
ejiẹ,noun,twins; giving birth to two at one time
ibeji,noun,twins; giving birth to two at one time
ejo,noun,serpent; snake
ejo,noun,"fried pork, bacon"
ekan,noun,finger-nail; claw; talon; paw
ekanna,noun,finger-nail; claw; talon; paw
ekan-awodi,noun,(lit.—eagle’s claw) a prickly shrub used as medicine for destroying tape-worms
ekan-ekun,noun,"(lit.—lion’s paws); a prickly plant, so called from its prickles resembling lion’s paws"
ekan,noun,"new shoots from the stem, roots of trees"
ekan,noun,"upright posts used in weaving; post to which to tether animals; any wooden peg, plug, wedge"
eke,noun,"liar, falsehood; lie; falsity"
ekelenje,noun,"eft, a small lizard"
ekérẹgbẹ,noun,goat
ewurẹ,noun,goat
ekiri,noun,a kind of wild goat
ekiti,noun,somersault; a mound of earth; hillock; the name given to the district north-east of the yoruba country
okiti,noun,somersault; a mound of earth; hillock; the name given to the district north-east of the yoruba country
eko,noun,joint
ekoló,noun,a long worm generally found by the side of water
eku,noun,rat; mouse
ekute,noun,rat; mouse
eku,noun,"handle of a knife, sword, cutlass"
ẹkun,noun,"handle of a knife, sword, cutlass"
eku,noun,sheer force; effort
ekukaka,noun,sheer force; effort
ekulu,noun,a snare for fish
ekulu,noun,a kind of deer
ekún,noun,knee
ekuro,noun,the kernel of a palm-nut
ekuru,noun,"meal made of ground white beans, corn (when made of corn it is called ẹkuru agbado); sometimes called kuduru"
ekuru,noun,mange; itch; scabies; eczema
ekuru,noun,dust; fine dust
ekú,noun,ringworm on the head
ekúsé,noun,ringworm on the head
ekutele (ekute-ile),noun,house-rat
èká,noun,wedge
èkà,noun,force; violence; pressure
èlè,noun,interest; usury; surplus; a course of mud in building mud walls
èlè,noun,"iron; instruments made of iron; weapons; sword. the cry of ""èlè"" denotes ""all to arms."""
èledemeji,noun,equivocator; double-dealer
èlegbé,noun,seconder; supporter; chorister; one who makes responses
èlegbò,noun,one with sores on his body
èlegède,noun,pumpkin
èlégède,noun,a mystic
èlèke,noun,a liar; a talebearer
èlemíni,noun,a slanderer; a traitor
èlérè,noun,"one who gains, makes profit"
èlérí,noun,"an unclean person; a dirty, filthy person"
èlérù,noun,a cheat; a shuffler
èlerupe,adjective,earthy; made of dust
èlèpo,noun,palm-oil seller
èlèsè-aluko,adjective,purple
èlèsó,adjective,fruit-bearing
èlèsù,noun,a demoniac; one possessed with a devil
èlèsù,adjective,wicked; devilish
èleti-aja,noun,that which has flaps
èlétítí,noun,propitiator
èleyi,pronoun,this one; this
èlo,noun,use
èló,adverb,how much?
èló,adverb,how much?
èló-pèpè,noun,"ingredients used in cooking, such as salt and pepper"
èlò,noun,grinder; digestive organs
òlò,noun,grinder; digestive organs
èlùbò,noun,yam-flour; dried yam
òka,noun,yam-flour; dried yam
èmí,pronoun,i
mo,pronoun,i
nṣ,pronoun,i
èmí,noun,breath
èmítunrami,pronoun,i myself
èmimó,noun,the seeds of a wild shrub which adhere to clothes
èmó,noun,the seeds of a wild shrub which adhere to clothes
èmí-nà,pronoun,i also; i myself
èminà,noun,a trailing plant bearing fruit on a stalk
èmitikárami,pronoun,i myself; myself
èmò,noun,wonder; strange occurrence
èmó or èmimó,noun,seeds of a plant; anything adhesive
èmó-agbò,noun,"a shrub whose seeds stick to the skin of cattle (agbò, ram) when grazing"
èmurẹn,noun,mosquito
èmurìn,noun,mosquito
èná,noun,"used only in the following proverb:—bi iwọ ko ni owo o kò ni ènà, bi o kò ni ènà o kò ni ohun rere lẹnu, ""if you have no money (to give a person in distress) can you not pay visits, and if you cannot pay visits can you not send some kind messages?"" hence the title ""apènà,"" which means ""one who calls together."""
èní,noun,overweight; over-measure
èní,adjective,one; unit
èní,noun,to-day
òní,noun,to-day
èní,pronoun,that; that one; that yonder
èyíni,pronoun,that; that one; that yonder
èní,noun,dew
ènia,noun,a human being; person; somebody; man (in the general sense)
ènia-dudu,noun,black man; negro; coloured man
ènia-funfun,noun,white man; european
èniakenia,noun,villain; rascal; blackguard
ènialasan,noun,outcast; one without character; common fellow
ènitere-ojitere,adverb,"(a phrase, lit.—one here, two there); one by one; one after another; by degrees; gradually"
èpá,noun,crust; incrustation; scab over a sore; pounded yam baked
èpe,noun,curse; swearing; the invoking of evil on another
èpẹ̀,noun,mud; earth
èrupẹ̀,noun,mud; earth
èpò,noun,weed; wild grass
èpò,noun,palm-oil; oil; grease
èpò,noun,chaff; husk; bark; rind; skin; peel; pod; shell
èpòrà,noun,the bark of a tree which contains much acid; juice; medicinal bark
èpo-òwèrè,noun,"a greenish substance which covers the surface of the lagoon, generally in the dry season (dec. to feb.)"
èrà,noun,small black ants with poisonous stings
èran,noun,grass used as food for horses and cattle in general; the leaves of a plant used as thatch
èràn,noun,infection; pestilence
èrè,noun,gain; profit; benefit; interest on money; income; advantage; premium
èrè,noun,game; play; sport
èrè,noun,image; idol; statue
èrè,noun,a white bean with a black spot on it
èredi,adverb,why? what is the reason of?
èrekere,noun,indecent game; frivolity
èrèkèrè,noun,image of any kind
èrekó,noun,dependency; the surrounding districts of a town; a village
èrekusu,noun,island; isle; islet
èrì,noun,filth; dirt; foulness
èrì,noun,"chaff sifted out of ground maize, indian corn, used as food for cattle"
èrìgì,noun,molar tooth
èrìn,noun,elephant
èrìn-ìgbàdo,noun,maize in cob
èrinmi,noun,hippopotamus; whale
èrò,noun,caravan; traveller; wayfarer; passenger; trader; pilgrim
èrò,noun,thought; idea; consideration; pondering; plan; project; intention
èrò-ina,noun,nits; the eggs of lice
èrú,noun,ashes; the dust which remains after a body is burnt; cinders
èrú,noun,deceit; double-dealing; craft; deception; fraud; adulteration
erù,noun,land cleared for habitation; meadow
erùkùkù,noun,pigeon (more frequently called ẹyẹle)
èrùn,noun,generic name for the ant tribe; emmet
èrùn,noun,crumbs
èrùn-dudu,noun,the black ant (which always moves in double file)
akandù,noun,the black ant (which always moves in double file)
èrùpẹ̀,noun,dust; earth; soil; dirt
èrùṣin,noun,a piece of yam
èrùṣin,noun,a piece of yam
ètá,noun,the red ant
ìtá,noun,the red ant
èsá,noun,cat
èsè,noun,"the river horse, hippopotamus"
èsè,noun,shea-nut
èsè,noun,provision; food prepared for use in the course of a journey
èsè,noun,dye; paint; coloured liquid used by tanners
èsè-alùkò,noun,"purple colour, dye"
èsè-iyéyé,noun,"yellow colour, dye"
èsí,noun,answer; reply; response (the same as idahun)
èsin or èsìnsìn,noun,a creeper whose seed is covered with scales which are poisonous and cause violent itching
èsin,noun,a kind of tree
èso,noun,fruit
èsú,noun,a wild high grass not unlike the sugar-cane
èsusu,noun,a wild high grass not unlike the sugar-cane
èsue,noun,disordered stomach; nausea
èṣun,noun,a flying ant which appears after rain and soon drops its wings. it is a favourite food
èṣuo,noun,antelope
èṣuru,noun,"a kind of potato, tuber of yellow colour with a bitter taste"
èṣùtù,noun,a wild high grass resembling the sugar-cane
èṣùtù,noun,a wild high grass resembling the sugar-cane
èṣú,noun,pimple; skin eruption
èṣústí,noun,pimple; skin eruption
èṣu,noun,"a kind of club, savings bank, chiefly used by the ẹgbas"
èṣe (eyiti ti ṣe),adverb,what is the matter? why? what is the reason?
èṣe ti,adverb,why? wherefore?
èṣì,noun,mistake; accident; error; oversight
èṣí,noun,last year; the past year; a year ago
èṣí,noun,colouring matter which comes from a dyed cloth when washed; dirt
ẹṣinsin,noun,fly
ẹṣin,noun,fly
ẹṣinsin-ẹfọn,noun,the gadfly. also called ìrú
ẹṣinsin-ọ̀dẹ,noun,hornet
èṣù,noun,devil; satan; demon; fiend
èṣú,noun,the locust
èṣùṣu,noun,leech
èsusu,noun,leech
èṣùtí,noun,brier; a running prickly plant
èta,noun,coarse flour separated by sifting; soreness in the gums
ètá,noun,coarse flour separated by sifting; soreness in the gums
ètè,noun,intention; consideration; purpose; scope; drift; aim; tenor
ètè,noun,lip
eyítí-a-nwi-yí,adverb,phrase; just now; immediately
ebado,noun,riverside
ẹbẹ,noun,entreaty; supplication; petition; intercession; prayer; request
ẹbẹ,noun,a slice; a shaving; stew
ẹbi,noun,wrong; condemnation; doom; guilt
ẹbiti,noun,"a stone, mud snare; a trap; an insecure building, cliff"
ẹbiti alayun,noun,saw-pit
ẹbiti ilagi,noun,saw-pit
ẹbọ,noun,sacrifice; offering
ẹbọ-akoso,noun,offering of first-fruits
ẹbọ-alafia,noun,peace offering
ẹbọ-ẹsẹ,noun,sin offering; trespass offering
ẹbọ-etutu-ẹsẹ,noun,propitiatory sacrifice; atonement
ẹbọ-etutu,noun,propitiatory sacrifice; atonement
ẹbọ-ifẹ,noun,wave-offering
ẹbọ-idamẹwa,noun,offering of the tenth part
ẹbọ-igbesẹ,noun,heave offering
ẹbọ-itasile,noun,libation
ẹbọ-ọfẹ,noun,freewill offering
ẹbọ-ọfẹ-atinunwa,noun,freewill offering
ẹbọ sisun,noun,burnt offering
ẹbọ ọrẹ sisun,noun,burnt offering
ẹbúrú,noun,short cut; backpath; backdoor
ọna ẹbúrú,noun,short cut; backpath; backdoor
ẹbùn,noun,gift; present; donation; endowment; prize; boon
ẹdá,noun,natural propensities; nature; inclination
ẹdá,noun,a rat remarkable for fast breeding
ẹdá,noun,nature; creature; the act of creating
ẹdá-ẹmi,noun,animal kingdom
ẹdá-ewẹko,noun,vegetable kingdom
ẹdá-iwe,noun,edition (of a book)
ẹdá-ọrọ,noun,a pun upon a word
ẹdan,noun,ogboni staff
ẹdẹ,noun,ripe fruit
ẹdẹgbẹje,adjective,one thousand seven hundred
ẹdẹgbẹjọ,adjective,one thousand five hundred
ẹdẹgbẹrin,adjective,seven hundred
ẹdẹgbẹrun,adjective,nine hundred
ẹdẹgbẹsan,adjective,one thousand seven hundred
ẹdogun,adjective,fifteen
ẹdọ,noun,liver; a feeling of affection
ẹdọ fọtọ,adjective,irascible; easily provoked
ẹdun,noun,"twins; a name sometimes given to one, both of twins; ape; fourfingered monkey"
ẹdun-dudu,noun,"a black and very agile monkey, generally found by the seaside,, among mangroves"
ẹdun oriokun,noun,"a black and very agile monkey, generally found by the seaside,, among mangroves"
ẹdun,noun,axe; hatchet
ẹdun,noun,grief; distress of mind; mortification
ẹdun-arọkan,noun,remorse; mortification
ẹdun-ikẹhin,noun,remorse; mortification
ẹfá,adjective,six
ẹfá-igi,noun,a shaving; a chip
ẹfẹ,noun,jest; joke; mockery; game; drollery
ẹfẹ,noun,fault-finding; captiousness; humour
ẹfín,noun,smoke; fume
ẹhín,noun,smoke; fume
ẹfọ,noun,a herb used as food
ẹfọ-ikoko,noun,potsherd
ẹfọkọ,noun,a wreck
ẹfọn,noun,arrow
ẹfọn-iba,noun,rib
ẹfọn,noun,buffalo
ẹfufu,noun,breeze; gale; tempest; climate
ẹfufu-ojiiji,noun,storm; tornado; tempest; wind; squall
ẹfufu-nla,noun,storm; tornado; tempest; wind; squall
ẹfun,noun,chalk; whiting
ẹfa,noun,palm bird
ẹfa-apáṣọ,noun,a species of palm bird
ẹfa,noun,common grasshopper
ẹfánga,noun,common grasshopper
ẹfa-oríṣa,noun,a species of palm bird which has white spots on its feathers
ẹfán,noun,"a dense primitive forest, never cultivated"
ẹfaan-oṣun,noun,prickly forest
ẹfán,noun,back-biting; contempt; libel; censure; blame; disgrace; reproach; scandal; reflection
ẹfà,adjective,two thousand
ẹfà,noun,the palsy; a disease which withers the limbs
ẹba,noun,bracelet
ẹbá marun,adjective,"10,000"
ẹbárá,noun,a rat remarkable for swiftness
ẹgbẹ,noun,company; rank; party; companion; equal; comrade
ẹgbẹ,noun,prepared beans
ẹgbẹ,noun,mate; fraternity; guild; estate; class; club; society; association; category
ẹgbẹ-iyawo,noun,bridesmaid
ẹgbẹ-ọgba,noun,coeval; of the same age
ẹgbẹjọ,adjective,one thousand six hundred
ẹbẹra,noun,match; equal; equivalent
ẹbẹrin,adjective,eight hundred
ẹbẹṣi,noun,name of a tree; heat-rash; the mark of a whip
ẹbẹ,noun,"the side, from the armpit to the waist; loins; place;"
ẹbẹdẹgbọn,adjective,five thousand
ẹbẹri,noun,one uninitiated into the secrets of the gods; one ignorant concerning a matter
ẹgbẹrun,adjective,one thousand
ẹgbẹgbẹrún,adverb,by thousands
ẹbin,noun,filth; dirt; foulness
ẹbọn,adjective,elder; eldest; senior
ẹbọn owu,noun,carded cotton; cotton prepared for spinning
ẹbọrọ,noun,the young of animals
ẹbọrọ-abọpa,noun,fatling
ẹbọrọ-abomalu,noun,heifer
ẹbọrọ-akọmalu,noun,bullock
ẹfẹ,noun,a snare; a gin; a trap of pointed iron suspended on a tree and set by a string
ẹfọ,noun,stupidity
ẹfúsi,noun,the seeds of the melon
ẹtún,noun,thorns; prickles; brambles; goad
ẹhà,noun,coat; jacket; waistcoat
ẹha,noun,scrapings; filings
ẹhin,noun,the back; backside
ẹhin-ọde,adjective,exterior; external
ẹhọ,noun,the burnt portion of boiled food which adheres to the cooking pot
ẹhuru,noun,a large bird of the goose tribe
ẹyẹ,noun,bird
ẹyẹkọ,noun,a wild bird
ẹyẹlẹ,noun,a domestic pigeon
fiye-òde,noun,a bird of prey
fiye-olorìn,noun,singing bird; songster
eja,noun,fish
eja-ejo,noun,eel
ejè,noun,blood
ejo,noun,matter; dispute; harm; complaint
ejo,adjective,eight
eka,noun,branch of a tree
eka-òrùn,noun,the nape of the neck
eka-alòmo,noun,graft; scion
eká-dóta,adjective,fiftieth
ekádórin,adjective,seventieth
ekádórun,adjective,ninetieth
èkan,adverb,once
èkan,noun,the name of a grass used for thatching
èké,noun,rafter
èké-ajà,noun,beam; joist
èké,noun,trust; confidence
èké,noun,cheek; jaw
ekédogun,adjective,fifteenth
ekéfa,adjective,sixth
ekéjo,adjective,eighth
ekérin,adjective,fourth
ekérinla,adjective,fourteenth
ekésan,adjective,ninth
ekéta,adjective,third
ekétala,adjective,thirteenth
ekétadilogun,adjective,seventeenth
ekéwa,adjective,tenth
èkó,noun,indian corn meal
agidi,noun,indian corn meal
èkó,noun,teaching; lesson; instruction; education; doctrine
èkó-aikòtan,noun,a smattering of knowledge
èkókandilogun,adjective,nineteenth
èkókanla,adjective,eleventh
èkún,noun,fill; supplement; fulness; completion
èkù,noun,a snare made of bush rope
èkù,noun,a running plant resembling ajara
èkuku,noun,a viscous vegetable
èkunle,noun,back yard
èkún,noun,cry; weeping
èkùn,noun,leopard; region; neighbourhood; waste
èkùn-oke,noun,highlands; high parts of a country
èlá,noun,a small piece severed from a larger; a splinter
èlé,noun,a patch
èlébè,noun,advocate; intercessor; pleader; petitioner
èlèbu,noun,owner of a kiln
èlèda,noun,creator; supreme being
èlédè,noun,the domestic pig; swine
èlérì,noun,chimney; steamship
èlèfò,noun,one who deals in edible herbs
èlègàn,noun,despiser; slanderer
èlégbà,noun,a paralytic (lit.—one whose limbs have been seized)
èlégbára,noun,god of mischief; satan
èlégbe,noun,companion; comrade; fellow
èlégè,adjective,delicate; tender; brittle
èleja,noun,fishmonger
èlekanna,adjective,disagreeable
èlèkèrèdè,adjective,infirm; weak; delicate
èlekùn,noun,mourner; weeper
èlèmi,noun,a living person
èlèmù,noun,seller of palm wine
èlèmòò,noun,one who has good taste for neatness; a good judge of dress and decoration
èlèngà,noun,grasshopper
ènù buburu,noun,foul-mouthed person
èlèpe,noun,a kind of soft indian corn
èlèperè,noun,a kind of soft indian corn
eleran,noun,butcher; cattle-dealer; having flesh
eleri,noun,witness; eye witness
ẹlẹrọ,noun,engineer; engine-maker
ẹlérù,noun,one having fear
ẹlẹsẹ,noun,footman; foot soldier
ẹlẹsẹ mẹrin,adjective,four-footed;
ẹlẹsẹ-nilé,noun,one having a firm footing; a powerful person
ẹlẹṣẹ,noun,sinner; offender; evildoer; culprit; transgressor; trespasser
ẹlẹṣin,noun,rider; horseman
ẹlétan,noun,deceiver; dissembler; seducer
ẹlétẹ,noun,leper
ẹlétẹ,noun,"a noxious snail without shell, found in green pastures, said to be poisonous to animals if eaten"
ẹlẹyà,noun,ridicule; contempt
ẹlẹyinjú,noun,a person having large eyeballs; one with prominent eyes
ẹlẹwa,noun,a handsome person; one who sells a preparation of indian corn called ẹ̀wà
ẹlẹwọ̣n,noun,one who wears a chain; a prisoner; a jailor
ẹlẹ́wù,noun,"one who has a desire, a wish"
ẹliri,noun,a mouse
ẹlomiran,pronoun,another
ẹlomi,pronoun,another
ẹlú,noun,indigo; mixture
ẹlúlù,noun,a brown-feathered bird
ẹmeji,adverb,twice
ẹmewa,adverb,ten times
ẹmẹwà,noun,prime minister (lit.—he who knows the mind)
ẹmi,noun,life; breath; spirit; influence
ẹmi,noun,shea-butter tree and fruit
ẹmọ,noun,a brown rat
ẹmọ-ilẹ,noun,guinea-pig
ẹmu,noun,palm wine
ẹmút,noun,tongs; pincers; capture; seizure
ẹn,adverb,yes; so
ẹnà,noun,"an inversion of the order of letters, syllables, words, sentences under which the sense is concealed, changed"
ẹni,noun,mat
ẹni,pronoun,one; he who; a person; the person which
ẹniti,pronoun,one; he who; a person; the person which
ẹni ipe,noun,"a person called, summoned, invited"
ẹni abọ,noun,warder; overseer
ẹni ailofin,noun,bandit; outlaw; outcast
ẹni aṣati,noun,one put aside
ẹni aperẹ,noun,antitype
ẹnibawi,noun,culprit; delinquent
ẹnidawọ,noun,probationer
ẹnitìtun,noun,probationer
ẹni-egbe,noun,reprobate
ẹni ẹlẹya,noun,"a gazing stock; one to be mocked, ridiculed"
ẹnifẹ,noun,one beloved; a lover
ẹnigbábọ,noun,a boarder
ẹnikan,pronoun,one; anyone; a certain person
ẹnikeji,noun,partner; companion; neighbour; assistant; friend
ẹnikẹni,pronoun,whosoever; whoever; any; either
ẹnitowu,pronoun,whosoever; whoever; any; either
ẹnikọkan,adverb,individually
ẹnikọsile,noun,profligate; abandoned character
ẹniku,noun,a mortal creature
ẹni-ọwọ,noun,a venerable person; a revered person
ẹnirere,noun,a good person; a worthy person
eniti,pronoun,he who; the one who; the one that; the one which
enitikalaṣe,pronoun,self; oneself
eniyawo,noun,bride’s mat
ẹnu,noun,mouth; opening; orifice
ẹnu ẹyẹ,noun,bill; beak
ẹnu ilékun nla,noun,gateway; large gate
ẹnu ọna,noun,gate; doorway
ẹnu ọṣọrọ,noun,the eaves of a house
ẹnu ṣọrọ,noun,a long beak
ẹnyin,pronoun,you; ye
ẹ,pronoun,you; ye
ẹnyintikalaṣyin,pronoun,you yourselves
ẹpa,noun,ground-nut
ẹpa roro,noun,the red ground-nut
ẹpọn,noun,testicle
ẹpon,noun,ripeness; flattery
ẹran,noun,the temples (of the head)
ẹran,noun,meat; flesh; beasts; animal
ẹran agutan,noun,mutton
ẹran ẹlẹdẹ,noun,pork
ẹran gala,noun,venison
ẹran agbọrin,noun,venison
ẹran malu,noun,beef
ẹran abekanna,noun,carnivorous animal with claws
ẹran ẹbọ,noun,victim for sacrifice
ẹran jijẹ,noun,meat for food; animal food
ẹrankẹran,noun,beasts in general; any beast
ẹranko,noun,wild beasts; carrion
ẹranko alaiyaṣẹ,noun,an animal whose foot is not cloven
ẹranko ẹlẹsẹmẹrin,noun,quadruped
ẹran nla,noun,ox; bull; cow
malu,noun,ox; bull; cow
ẹranle,noun,a domestic animal
ẹran omi,noun,shark
ẹkura,noun,shark
ẹran pipa,noun,"cattle, fatling"
ẹrẹ,noun,mud; marsh; bog; fen
ẹri,noun,witness; testimony; earnest; evidence
ẹri eke,noun,false witness
ẹrin,adverb,"(used only in composition), “times.” — e.g., ẹrinmeji, contracted to ẹmeji, twice"
ẹrin mẹrin,adverb,four times
ẹmẹrin,adverb,four times
ẹrin,noun,laughter
ẹrin gẹ̀an,noun,grin; a scornful laugh
ẹrindilogun,adjective,sixteen
ẹri-ọkan,noun,conscience
ẹrọ,noun,skill; art; contrivance; machinery
ẹrọ,noun,softness; easiness; gentleness
ẹrọ ogun,noun,tactics of war
ẹrọ ijagun,noun,tactics of war
ẹru,noun,fear; dread
ẹru ọla,noun,reverence
ẹrú,noun,"the handle of an axe, hoe"
ẹrú,noun,load; cargo; burden; luggage
ẹrú,noun,slave; captive
ẹrubirin,noun,a female slave
ẹrukọrin,noun,male slave
ẹru-igi,noun,a bundle of wood; faggot
ẹru ọja,noun,package of trade goods; a bale of goods
ẹru ọkọ,noun,ship’s load; cargo
ẹrú,noun,a kind of spice
ẹrú ibile,noun,a slave born in the master’s house
ẹrùn,noun,the dry season
ẹrùn,noun,chip; broken pieces; crumbs
ẹrùn,noun,"the name of a tree much used in making charcoal, and also as a medicine both internally and externally"
esan,noun,payment; vengeance; revenge; retaliation; compensation
esan,adjective,nine
esun,noun,accusation; law-suit; impeachment; offence
esè,noun,foot; leg; gait; path; track
eselasan,adjective,barefoot
esè wíwò,adjective,bandy leg; crooked leg
esè,noun,row; order
esèsè,adverb,orderly; regularly; in rows
esin,noun,shame; reproach; ridicule
esi,noun,shame; reproach; ridicule
esò,noun,carefulness; gentleness; leisure
esò,noun,glue joint; link; shoot
esokolo,noun,worm-casts of the worm ekòló
esé,noun,a blow with the fist; a cuff; a broken part of anything
èsè,noun,sin; crime; offence; iniquity
èsè ilù,noun,felony
èsè nla,noun,capital offence
esin,noun,spear; lance; javelin
esin,noun,horse
èsò,noun,guard; sentinel; watch; watchman
eta,adjective,three
etala,adjective,thirteen
età,noun,a kind of leopard
età ina,noun,a spark
etadíládòrin,adjective,sixty-seven
etan,noun,enticement; decoy; deceit; fraud
eté,noun,disgrace; shame; reproach
etè,noun,leprosy
eti,noun,difficulty; failure in performing one's wishes; a miscarriage; a standing still; that which impedes the flow of water
etò,noun,the right thing
etun,noun,branch; bough; spray
etu,noun,guinea fowl; black and white cloth
etu,noun,a kind of deer
etu,noun,gunpowder; medicinal powder; that which relieves pain
ewa,adjective,ten
èwà,noun,beauty; comeliness
èwa meje,adjective,seventy
èwè,noun,a sort of bean
èwò,adverb,again; the second time
lèkèji,adverb,again; the second time
ewiri,noun,the blacksmith's bellows
èwò,noun,sneers
èwòn,noun,chain; a running prickly bush
èwòn ìdákòdúrò,noun,cable; chain
èwòn,noun,detachments
èwòn qwó,noun,manacles; handcuffs
èwù,noun,clothes; shirt; vest; garment
èwù,noun,amiableness; pleasure; delight; taste
èwuru,noun,pitfall; a pit lightly covered with earth
eyà,noun,"family; gender; member; tribe; division; distinct part of a people, thing; seed; offspring"
eyà,noun,a small leopard
eye,noun,fitness; worthiness; suitableness; right
eyin,noun,egg
eyin,noun,"the ripe palm nut, from which the yellow palm oil is made"
eyinjú,noun,the eyeball
eyinkolo,noun,the evacuations of the worm ekòló
èrinkolo,noun,the evacuations of the worm ekòló
eyin ogì,noun,starch of indian corn
eyo,noun,cowries
eyún,noun,"disease under the toes, produced by walking barefoot on wet ground"
kayun,noun,"disease under the toes, produced by walking barefoot on wet ground"
fá,verb,to wipe; shave; clean; scrape
fá,adjective,to be remiss; drowsy; stupid; slothful; slow; tardy; tedious; tenacious; meagre
fá-aṣọya,verb,to tear a garment
fáda,noun,"a public play, show; exhibition; display"
fádákà,noun,silver
fá-émí,verb,"to inspire, inhale"
fáta,noun,a kind of mat; a coarse mat
fáfọṣe,verb,"to foretell, divine"
fáfọṣe ṣe,verb,to perform by magic
fafọn,verb,to absorb
fága,adverb,cautiously; with soft steps
fagbọraṣe,verb,to use main force; to act reluctantly
fági,verb,to plane wood
fagun,noun,to spin out; lengthen; stretch
fagunró,verb,to rally an army
fahun ọpẹ,verb,to drawl
fá ilẹ,verb,to gather earth in small heaps for the purpose of cultivation
faiya,verb,"to enchant, allure"
fája,verb,to break a thing into two pieces by a violent pull
fájáde,verb,to extract
fájó,verb,to burn
fajuro,verb,to look sad; be displeased; sulky
fajuro-mọ,verb,to scowl
fá-kẹrẹ,verb,"to extenuate, diminish"
fa-kún,verb,to prolong a matter; stir up strife; make matters worse
fákurò,verb,to take a thing out of the way; abridge; detract
fákurú,verb,to shorten; abridge
fálá,verb,to lick up; lap
fálaiya,verb,to enchant; allure; bewitch
fále,verb,to draw tight; to make strong
fálólórí,verb,to lap over; to be made responsible
falẹ,verb,to be slow; inactive; prolonged; to drag
fálọkàn,verb,to affect; pant; long for
famọ,verb,to cling to; climb upon
famọra,verb,to attract; caress; adhere; embrace; hug
famu,verb,to absorb
fanimọra,verb,to be sociable; inviting; enticing; alluring
fa-nsọ,verb,to tug; crawl along
fapadà,verb,to withdraw
fárà,verb,to be about to do; to be nearer
farabalẹ,verb,to be sober; considerate
farafun,adjective,indulged
farahàn,verb,to shew oneself; to appear
faramó,verb,to adhere; coalesce
farárò,verb,to lean; recline
faratì,verb,to lean; recline
farasin,verb,to hide oneself; abscond
farawé,verb,to resemble; compete with; cope with; copy; imitate
fárí,verb,to shave the head
fárí,noun,"display, parade, boast, bravado"
fárú,verb,"to revive an ancient quarrel, dispute; to be provoked, enraged, angered, irritated"
fásé,verb,to close; shut
fásíhìn,verb,"to withdraw; draw, keep back; abstain from; be slow; withhold; retreat; retire; diminish; decrease; slacken; reduce"
fa-sò,verb,to fix; tie up
fa-sókè,verb,to hoist; lift up; shrink
fa-ta,verb,see fále
fàtì,verb,to draw aside; keep aside
fàtì,adverb,freely; without restraint; leisurely
fa-yò,verb,to draw out; abstract
fé,adverb,for ever; for a long time
febipa,verb,to famish; starve to death
febipakù,verb,to famish; starve to death
fédùyì,verb,to besmut; blacken with soot
fétí,noun,boasting; bravado
fére,noun,asthma
fé,noun,asthma
fére,verb,to sip
fèrè,noun,a wind instrument
fèrèé,noun,hole for ventilation; window
fèrègé,noun,hole for ventilation; window
fésì,verb,to answer; reply; give response to
fété,adjective,insufficient; deficient; defective
fètísi,verb,to listen; listen attentively
fètísilè,verb,to listen; listen attentively
fé,verb,to be willing; like; love; consent; want; wish; desire; woo; approve
fé,verb,to blow (as wind); to winnow; to fan; to blow the fire
fé,verb,to distort the face while working; to breathe heavily; to widen; distend; enlarge
fé,adverb,"with surprise, astonishment"
fé-àfáréojá,verb,to blow vehemently; with great intensity; to dote; to love excessively
féjú,verb,to blow vehemently; with great intensity; to dote; to love excessively
fé-buburu-si,verb,to wish evil to
féfé,adverb,nearly; nearer (used of time)
féfè,verb,to seek occasion for faultfinding; to be censorious
fégéfé,adverb,broad; large; wide; comprehensive
féhìnì,verb,to recline; lean the back on
féhùn,verb,to raise the voice; speak out
fé ìdí,verb,to investigate a secret matter
féje,verb,to seek for something to eat; take meals
féjéfèjé,noun,food; provision; sustenance
féjú,verb,to look sternly; to distort the face
fẹ́jì,verb,see fẹ́-àfẹ̀ríkòjá
fẹ́kùn,verb,"to miss, lose a thing"
félá,verb,to act honourably
fẹ́ láfíáfíá,verb,to ventilate
fẹ́lẹ́,adjective,"thin; soft; of fine, delicate texture"
bẹ́lẹ́,adjective,"thin; soft; of fine, delicate texture"
fálẹ̀,verb,to be unemployed; to be vacant; unused
fẹ́lẹ́fẹ́lẹ́,adjective,thin; flat; elastic
bẹ́lẹ́bẹ́lẹ́,adjective,thin; flat; elastic
fẹnàhà,adverb,leisurely; gingerly; cautiously
féni,verb,to love; cherish
fẹ́-níbù,verb,to widen
fẹ́-níyàwó,verb,to betroth
fẹnukonu,verb,to kiss; agree
fẹ́nuṣí,verb,to answer; have a voice in the matter; meddle with; interfere
féra,verb,to fan oneself
féran,verb,to love; prefer; like; be pleased with
férékòjá,verb,see fẹ́-àfẹ̀ríkòjá
féṛ,adjective,light; not heavy
férẹ́,noun,early in the morning
féṛ,adverb,delightfully; cheerfully; merrily; joyously
féri,verb,to be less hot; to cool a little; to be almost finished
fẹ́rọṣe,verb,to act with cunning; not slyly
fẹ́ṣọ́dúró,verb,to stand on the legs
fẹ́ṣẹ̀lẹ́,verb,"to start on a journey, any undertaking"
fẹ́ṣẹ̀tẹ̀lẹ́,verb,"to start on a journey, any undertaking"
fẹ́ṣẹ̀lẹ́ọ́nà,verb,to discipline; train
fẹ́ṣẹ̀lùlù,verb,to stamp on the ground with the foot
fẹ́ṣẹ̀múlẹ̀,verb,to confirm; establish
fẹ́ṣẹ̀tẹ̀lẹ́,verb,"to follow in the footsteps of another; to copy another's way, method"
fẹ́ṣọ́nà,verb,to betroth
fẹ́wọ,verb,to pilfer; filch; steal
fí,verb,to swing; wave to and fro; be unsteady; incline to one side; toss
fí,preposition,by; to; with
fí,verb,"to dry a thing by exposing it directly to the heat, as on a spit, in an oven"
fí-àdùnmọ́,verb,"to enjoy; to know, perceive by taste"
fí-àgbára-bẹ̀rẹ̀,verb,to exact; demand; enforce
fí-àgbára-ta,verb,to haul
fí-àgbára-gbá,verb,to wrench; exhort; seize; enforce
fí-àgbára-gbẹ́ṣàn,verb,to wreak vengeance on; avenge
fí-àgbára-kílẹ̀,verb,to press; ram
fí-àgbára-múlẹ̀,verb,to press; ram
fi-agbara-lọpò,verb,to twist
fi-agbara-pe,verb,to summon
fi-ahọn-la,verb,to lick with the tongue
fi-àiyà-rán,verb,to persevere in
fi-ami-han,verb,to be ominous
fi-ami-si,verb,to put a mark on; to brand
fi-àpata-bo,verb,"to shield, protect"
fi-apa-gbamo,verb,to embrace
fi-ara-bò,verb,to form new flesh; to heal
fi-ara-bó,verb,to gall
fi-ara-kọra,verb,to connect; relate to
fi-àre-fún,verb,to give precedence to; to apologize
fi-àṣẹ-fun,verb,to enjoin; empower; depute; bid; command; order
fi-àṣẹ-lélẹ,verb,"to put forth, enact a law"
fi-àyé-sílẹ,verb,to vacate
fibakọ,verb,to sheath
fibálẹ,verb,to do away with; put away
fibaralẹ,adverb,calmly; serenely; tranquilly; patiently
fibò,verb,to conceal; hide; clothe; secrete; veil from view; shelter; wrap; overspread; shield
fibò,verb,to soak; steep; dip into
fibọlu,verb,to entangle
fibọmi,verb,to dip into water
fibít,verb,to curse; imprecate; execrate
fibù,verb,to be wounded by stumbling
fibùn,verb,to give; grant; bestow; exempt; offer
fibùra,verb,to swear by; adjure
fidabú,verb,to cross; bar; to lay across
fidan,verb,to be indicted; charged with crime
fidàpọmọ,verb,to include
fi-dapara,verb,to make jest of
fidènà,verb,to bar; stop the road
fidì,verb,to wrap; to bind with
fidì,verb,to shut; retaliate
fidibale,verb,to sit down; settle; establish
fidikale,verb,to sit down; settle; establish
fidímúlẹ,verb,"to found, rest upon"
fidiyíka,verb,to put on a girdle; surround; encompass
fidógọ,verb,to mortgage
fidópò,verb,to make cheaper
fidù,verb,to deprive of; deny
fidùbẹ,verb,to rock; totter
fi-òbẹ-rọ,verb,to beseech; entreat; urge
fi-ẹgbẹ-wọ,verb,to sidle; enter sideways
fi-enu-dùn,verb,to varnish; to use sweet words; to use flowery language
fi-enu-fà (mu),verb,to suck; suckle
fi-enule,verb,to allude to
fi-eran-rubo,verb,to sacrifice a beast
fi-ọgbọn,verb,"to act with skill, ingenuity"
fifà,adjective,viscous; that which may be drawn out
fifagbaraṣe,adjective,compulsory; forcible
fifàgùn,adjective,capable of being stretched
fifàlẹ,adjective,sluggish; slow
fifàlọ,noun,adj. that which is to be dragged along
fifapẹrẹmọ,adjective,"imaginable by sign, representation"
fifarabò,adjective,incarnate; that which may be healed
fifarahàn,adjective,visible; perceptible
fífarapamó,adjective,hidden; invisible
fífarasin,adjective,hidden; invisible
fífarawé,adjective,comparable
fífaro,adjective,sad
fífàṣẹ́fún,noun,bidder
fífàtà,adjective,tightly drawn
fífàyà,adjective,"easily torn, rent in pieces; torn"
fífàyọ,noun,"that which may be drawn out, deduced from"
fífàyọgbà,adjective,welcome
fífàyọkuro,noun,"that which may be subtracted from,, taken off"
fífètísi,adjective,worth listening to
fífẹ̀,noun,an engagement; a thing which gives pleasure
fífẹ̀nùṣọ,adjective,verbal; a spoken thing
fífẹ̀ra,noun,self-love; selfishness
fífẹ̀rarè,noun,self-love; selfishness
fífẹ̀ṣọ́ná,noun,betrothed
fíà,noun,that which can be waved
fínfín,adverb,dimly; darkly
fírifíri,adverb,dimly; darkly
fínrínfínrín,adverb,dimly; darkly
fílagbaraṣẹ,noun,"that which is done,, capable of being done, by force"
fílàhà,adjective,touchable
fílàkàn,adjective,touchable
fíìbù,adjective,accursed; that which is accursed
fíìṣẹ́gùn,adjective,accursed; that which is accursed
fífìtún,adjective,assignable
fílẹ̀,adjective,taxable
fífilẹ́lọ́wọ́,adjective,transferable
fífàpamó,adjective,concealable; hidden
fífìsìnù,adjective,concealable; hidden
fífìsílẹ̀,adjective,that which may be abandoned
fífò,adjective,buoyant; floating
fífò,adjective,flying; leaping
fífòsókè,adjective,flying; leaping
fífòyemọ̀,adjective,imaginable
fífì,adjective,blind; broken
fífò,adjective,washable; that which may be washed; mode of speaking
fífọ̀hùn,noun,mode of speaking; utterance; pronunciation
fífọ̀kànṣin,adjective,devoutness; devout; pious; piety
fífọ̀wọ́ṣẹ́,adjective,manual; handmade
fífún,verb,to give to; to offer; to hand
fífún,adjective,"that which is to be sown, scattered; drizzly"
fífúnká,adjective,"that which is to be sown, scattered; drizzly"
fífún,adjective,contributable; conferred; disposable
fífún,adjective,whiteness; white
fúnfún,adjective,whiteness; white
fífúnni,verb,to grant; vouchsafe; give; present; render; ascribe; attribute; tender; bestow; impart
fífuni,verb,to grant; vouchsafe; give; present; render; ascribe; attribute; tender; bestow; impart
fífún,verb,to grant; vouchsafe; give; present; render; ascribe; attribute; tender; bestow; impart
fífúnaláṣẹ́,verb,to order; to give a command
fígbàkúrò,verb,to ward off with
fígbónà,verb,to warm at the fire
fígbowó,verb,to sell; exchange for money
fígẹ́gùn,verb,to execrate; imprecate; to curse
fígbónà,verb,to warm at the fire
fígúnlẹ́,verb,"to ground; to land (a canoe, boat)"
fígúnlọ́jú,verb,to taunt
fígúnlújá,verb,to transfix
fíhà,verb,"to hook on; to hang on a pin, between a forked stick; to buckle"
fíhàn,verb,to show; exhibit; reveal; discover; direct; represent; disclose; display; indicate; illuminate; expose; betray
fihànfún,verb,to communicate to; designate
fihàn tèlè,verb,to foreshow
fi idìkalè,verb,to sit down; settle; establish; nestle
fi ifarabàmò,verb,to feel (by touch)
fi ìjàlo,verb,to challenge
fi ìdíje,verb,to bait; allure
fi ikátó,verb,to finger
fi-ikógun-ṣe-lóṣo,adjective,trophied; bedecked with things captured in war
fi-ikúnṣé,verb,"to sprain the thigh, hip"
fi-ìlarasẹ,verb,to covet
fi-imọṣokan,verb,to agree; concur
fi-imúfà,verb,to sniff
fi-imúṣo,verb,to speak through the nose
fi-inájó,verb,to burn with fire
fi-ináràn,verb,to kindle; to set on fire
fi-ináyan,verb,to burn; scorch
fi-inúfẹ,verb,to love
fi-inúhàn,verb,to be frank; unbosom oneself; be open
fi-ipáṣe,verb,to force
fi-ìrádọfẹ,verb,to love
fijó,verb,to cauterize
fi-irinjó,verb,to cauterize
fi-ìrorosìn,verb,to domineer
fi-ìrùta,verb,to sting
fi-ìwọrajẹ,verb,to devour; gormandise
fi-ìyànlẹlẹ,verb,to wager
fi-ìyanu yìn,verb,to admire
fi-ìyèkà,verb,to rehearse; recite
fi-ìyẹpẹ,verb,to rehearse; recite
fi-ìyẹsí,verb,to attend to; mind
fi-ìyẹsilẹ,verb,to be attentive; mindful
fijàadùṣe,verb,to insist; persist
fijẹ,verb,"to eat; devour; to make a king, headman, outlaw; to place in post of authority; reign; govern; to condemn to death; to deprive of the privileges of life"
fijó,verb,to scorch
fijóná,verb,to burn; scorch; consume to ashes; sear
fikà,verb,to place one thing upon another
fikalè,verb,to establish; settle
fikànnákànnà,verb,to sling a sling
fikó,verb,to hang up; hook on; teach; train
fikun,verb,to add to; augment; append; subjoin; supplement
filà,noun,a cap
filà-abẹ́tí-ajá,noun,a cap with two flaps for the ears
filà adé,noun,tiara
filà-dára,noun,a fez
filé,verb,to put; lay upon; deliver up; set on
filélẹ,verb,to institute; found; lay down; enact
filélẹṣẹ,verb,to lay down a law; enact; legislate
filélọ́wọ́,verb,"to assign, consign, cede, commit to, deliver up"
filókè,verb,to be topheavy
filọ,verb,"to ask advice, refer, announce, promulgate"
filóná,verb,to warm
filù,verb,to strike with
fimọ́,verb,"to suspect, attach to"
fimọ́,verb,"to append, annex, fasten upon, impute, affix, attach"
fimọ,verb,"to stop, stay thus far"
fín,verb,"to engrave, carve (e.g., calabashes, bowls); to fill a hole with smoke; smother; search out"
fína,noun,a thin piece of leather cut lengthwise; leathern tassels
fínju,verb,"to be decent; tidy; neat; becoming in speech, dress, behaviour, etc"
fínná,adverb,leisurely; cautiously
fínpa,verb,to smother
fínràn,verb,to aggress; intrude; seek occasion for dispute
fínrín,adverb,slightly; the tiniest bit
fíntúfọ́dọ̀,adverb,with freewill; willingly
fí ófinjì,verb,to abrogate a law; to rescind
fíofio,adverb,"used in conjunction with the adjective ""ga,"" high; exceedingly"
fi-ògunsìn,verb,"to guide, escort, accompanied by an army"
fi-òkùnní,verb,to thread
fi-òkùnńá,verb,to tow
fi-òpótí,verb,to stake; to prop up
fi-orinỳin,verb,to sing one’s praises
fi-òróróyan,verb,to anoint
fi-òróróyasọtọ,verb,to anoint
fi-òrùnjọ,verb,to tan
fi-ólàpé,verb,to summon
fi-ònàhàn,verb,to guide; lead; direct; elucidate
fi-onàṣe,verb,to make by machinery
fi-òrànlọ,verb,"to appeal; seek for advice, instruction"
fi-oranmọ́,verb,to tax
fi-òròyàpère,verb,to describe; give an example
fi-oríkọfún,verb,to entitle; name
fi-ọwọ́gbámúra,verb,to hug; embrace
fi-ọwọ́hàlẹ̀,verb,to scribble
fi-ọwọ́rán,verb,to sew by hand
fi-ọwọ́tá,verb,to touch carelessly; to feel (for anything)
fi-ọwọ́wun,verb,to knit
fipa,verb,"to be wounded, bruised"
fipamọ,verb,to keep; hide; secrete; conceal; cloke; deposit
fipara,verb,to rub; to smear the body
fipata,verb,to make into soup; to cook with other ingredients
fipè,verb,"to name for special purposes, objects; to be devoted to; to regard; respect; esteem"
fiperí,verb,to impute
fipọ́lù,verb,to adjoin; annex; add to; include
firá,verb,to seize; swindle
firé,verb,to curse; execrate
firé,verb,to besmear; bedaub
firi,adverb,far; greatly; much; qualifies a verbal adj
firi,adjective,"greater, older, stronger; greatest, oldest, strongest"
firi,adverb,at a glance; quickly; easily
fírifíri,adverb,see fínfin
fírífíri,adverb,"much oftener, repeatedly, unceasingly, quickly"
fírọ́,verb,to sprain
fírọ,verb,to hang; suspend
fírọ́p,verb,to offer in sacrifice
fírún,verb,to devour; masticate; chew
fírùn,verb,to dip into sauce
físan,verb,to estimate; value
físan-ókan,verb,to contemn; treat with contemptuous silence (lit.—esteem at a cowry)
físípó,verb,to bag
físárin,verb,to put in the middle
físi,verb,to put; add to; set; supply
físílẹ̀,verb,to put down; release; leave; forsake; desert; resign; discontinue; deliver
físin,verb,to hide so as not to be traced; to conceal
físinú,verb,to put into; keep in mind; insert; bear in mind
físínúlẹ̀-ìdè,verb,to confine; imprison
fi-sọ̀n,verb,to warn with
físọ́to,verb,"to leave open, expose; to disregard; slight"
físọ́tà,verb,"to pawn, mortgage"
físọ́kọ,verb,"to throw, hurl, toss"
físọ́kọ̀,verb,to put on board a vessel
físọlẹ̀,verb,to strike down; to hurl down; lay the foundation of a house
físùn,verb,to accuse; complain of; inform against; indict; sue; point at
fíṣàkàwé,verb,to compare; liken
fíṣàpẹ́jùwe,verb,to compare; liken
fíṣàpẹ́rẹ,verb,"to imitate, take as example"
fíṣàwọ́rán,verb,"to imitate, take as example"
fíṣàwọ́ṣe,verb,"to imitate, take as example"
fíṣe,verb,constitute; appoint; establish
fíṣẹ́,verb,to curse; to imprecate
fíṣẹ́dùn,verb,to treat seriously
fíṣẹ́lẹ̀rí,verb,to take as a witness
fíṣẹ́lẹ̀yà,verb,to ridicule; mock; deride
fíṣẹ́ṣin,verb,to despise; bring into public disgrace
fíṣiré,verb,to trifle; play with
fíṣọ̀ọ̀,verb,"to waste, consume, destroy"
fíṣọ́,verb,to place in charge of
fíṣọ̀rọ̀ṣọ,verb,to make anything a matter of public talk
fíṣúra,verb,"to store, treasure up, lay by"
fíta,verb,to sing out; cry out; sting
fítàtà,noun,efforts; energy; endeavour; attempts
fítì,verb,to lean against; suspend a matter; fix finally
fítílà,noun,a lamp
fítọrẹ,verb,"to give, make a present; give, deliver up to"
fíwé,verb,to compare; resemble; illustrate; wrap up
fíwémọ,verb,to encase
fíwérà,verb,to wreathe; compare
fíwèwu,verb,to expose; hazard; jeopardise
fíwọ̀,verb,"to endue; to robe (lit.—invest, as with a garment)"
fíwọ́n,verb,to sprinkle
fíyédẹ́ntù,verb,"to be patient under vexations, grievances"
fíyèsí,verb,to attend to; notice
fiyéṣiní,verb,to vouchsafe
fiyíka,verb,to environ
fiyíka kán,verb,to whirl
fó,adverb,"deep—used only with ""pupa,"" red"
fó,verb,"to feel emptiness, loneliness"
fó,verb,"to fly; jump; skip; leap; beat; throb; pass over, break (as clouds); pass by; neglect; evaporate"
fó-àtòbalè,verb,to flutter
fó-àfògbá,verb,to soar
fódá,adverb,"same as ""fínná."""
fófó,noun,foam
fóńfón,adjective,glittering; dazzling
fóò inú,noun,rapacious appetite
fógasókè,verb,to tower; soar on high
fóhùnsí,verb,to ratify; consent
fóiyà,verb,to fear; apprehend; dread
fójìsùn,verb,to sue; to accuse of adultery
fójídì,verb,to be saucy; insolent
fójíkanwò,verb,to squint
fójúkọjú,verb,to be face to face; confront
fójúlè,verb,to browbeat
fójúpé,verb,to wink with the eye; beckon
fójítàbò,verb,to snub
fójító,verb,to superintend
fójúsí,verb,to attend to
fójútólàpàkàn,verb,to squint
fókójá,verb,to omit
fókunṣe,verb,see fàgbáràṣe
fóláyà,verb,to appal; frighten; daunt
fólóṣé,verb,to defy; challenge
fólótóló agbàdo ilé,noun,bran. also called ẹtó
fólọ,verb,to flit; fly
fólù,noun,brick-kiln
fómọ,verb,to rush at one (as a hen with chickens)
fómínú,noun,decency; neatness
forí,verb,to blast; make abortive
foribalẹ,verb,to worship; adore; submit; bow the head
forífin,verb,to surrender
forísí,verb,to pay attention to
forísọ,verb,to direct the course; point to
forítì,verb,to endure; persevere in
fóró,verb,to vex; annoy; trouble; molest
fórò,adverb,see fóti
fórófóro,noun,garrulity; talkativeness
fóru,verb,to skip over; to escape one's memory
fósókè,verb,to jump; skip
fósókè,verb,to float
fóti,adverb,"forcibly; unexpectedly; qualifying the act of popping out, as a cork drawn out of a bottle,, the rush of a hunted creature from a concealed place"
fóyèhàn,verb,"to shew appearance, sign"
fọ,verb,to wash clothes; scrub; scour; speak; talk
fọ,verb,to break a vessel; wreck; destroy by war; demolish; reduce to a state of confusion; dash; ache; be blind; violate
fọ̀bàjẹ́,verb,to ravage
fọ̀bọ̀lọ́,verb,to try to gain advantage by deceit
fọ̀hùn,verb,to speak
fọ̀jú,verb,to be blind; to be in the dark; to be ignorant
fọ̀láfún,verb,to authorize; empower
fọ̀lé,verb,to break a house open; rob; sack
fọ̀lẹ̀pọ̀lẹ̀,noun,a housebreaker; burglar; busybody
fọ̀lọ́rìpa,verb,to brain; to kill by a severe blow on the head
fọ̀lù,verb,to mash; mix together
fọ̀múdùnmúdùn,verb,to craze; to break a bone and so reveal the marrow
fọ̀n,verb,to be meagre; slack; less
fọ̀nahàn,verb,to guide; shew the way; conduct; lead
fọ̀nfon,adverb,"soundly (qualifies ""sun,"" to sleep)"
fọ̀nná,verb,to take fire from the hearth
fọ̀pẹ́tẹpẹ́tẹ,verb,"to destroy, make into pulp"
fọ̀rìbàjẹ́,verb,to use too much grease
fọ̀rànmó,verb,to accuse; censure; impeach
fọ̀rànwéràn,verb,to allegorize
fọ̀ráráu,verb,to destroy entirely
fọ̀ráyí,verb,"to oil, grease"
fọ̀rífọrí,noun,exasperation; irritation; provocation
fọ̀rọ̀báwí,verb,to threaten with empty talk
fọ̀rúrú,verb,to destroy utterly. see fọ̀ráráu
fọ̀títá,verb,to destroy utterly. see fọ̀ráráu
fọ̀lọ́lò,verb,to destroy utterly. see fọ̀ráráu
fọ̀ṣọ,verb,to wash clothes
fọ̀tìbàjẹ́,verb,to besot; to make drunken
fọ̀tìpa,verb,to make drunk
fọ̀tíkà,verb,to shatter; shiver
fọ̀wọ́bá,verb,to touch; feel with the hand
fọ̀wọ́kàn,verb,to touch; feel with the hand
fọ̀wọ́kọ́,verb,to embrace; hook; go hand in hand
fọ̀wọ́kọ́wésí,verb,"to sign, subscribe to by handwriting"
fọ̀wọ́lé,verb,"to undertake, take in hand"
fọ̀wọ́lé-ẹ̀rán,verb,"to place the hand against the temple while the elbow rests on the thigh, on the table"
fọ̀wọ́ranú,interjection,hush! patience!
fọ̀yányán,verb,to break in pieces
fú,noun,a narrow white cloth
fú,noun,"the sound of the wind, breeze"
fúfú,noun,meal prepared from grated cassava
fújà,noun,brag; empty; proud boasting
fúkẹ̀,noun,brag; empty; proud boasting
fújì,verb,to be suspicious
fura,verb,to be suspicious
fúkẹ́fúkẹ́,adverb,"pitapat (used with verb ""njọ,"" to palpitate)"
fùkù,noun,a crumb of bread
fùkù,adjective,very wet and soft; bloated; miry
adv.,adjective,very wet and soft; bloated; miry
fùkúfùkù,noun,"lights, lungs"
fúlẹ́,adjective,soft; dry
fúlẹ́fúlẹ́,adverb,softly
fúló,adjective,feverish; slightly indisposed
fúlútúlù,noun,"the leaves which enclose a head of indian corn (sometimes called epo, bark;, aṣọ, clothes); a term usually applied to it when ripe, dry"
fún,preposition,for; to; on behalf of
fún,verb,to strew; scatter; sew; squeeze; choke; bind tightly; crush; give; grant; compress; suffocate; exhaust; wring; strangle
fun,verb,to blow; snort
funfun,adjective,white; blank; hoary
funfun-èyìn,noun,the white of an egg
fún-ìtùn,verb,to cleanse and prepare entrails for food
fun-ipè,verb,to blow a trumpet; sound an alarm
fun-pẹ,verb,to blow a trumpet; sound an alarm
fúnjade,verb,to express; to volley; to blow out
fúnká,verb,"to scatter; disperse; to strew about, around"
fúnkákìrí,verb,to bestow; diffuse; scatter
fúnkálẹ̀,verb,to sow
fúnkì,verb,to stifle
funkun,verb,to discharge mucous
fúnládùn,verb,to give relish to; sweeten
fúnlágbára,verb,to invigorate; strengthen
funlapẹ́rẹ,verb,to shape; give form to
fúnlátẹlẹṣé,verb,to sole
fúnláwọ́rán,verb,see funlapẹ́rẹ
funlẹ́fẹ́ọ̀run,adverb,"of one's own accord, choice"
fúnlókun,verb,to wind cord; to wind (as of clock)
fúnlónjẹ,verb,to feed; provide for
fúnlọ́rùn,verb,to choke
fúnmóra,verb,to tweak; twitch; pull
fúnmu,verb,to absorb; suck up
fúnìmọlẹ̀,adjective,luciferous; light-giving
funniníṣe,verb,to engage; employ; supply with work
fúnníníwà,verb,to form
fúnnífẹ́,verb,to wing; to give feather (to an arrow)
fúnnu,verb,to boast; brag; flourish
fúnmọ́,verb,to milk
fúnwárà,verb,to milk
fúnpa,verb,to strangle to death
funpẹ,verb,see fun-ipè
fúnpọ,verb,to crowd; squeeze
fúnrarẹ̀,adjective,spontaneous; of itself. (sometimes used for tíkárárẹ̀.)
fúnrugbìn,verb,"to sow, scatter seed"
fúnṣí,verb,to scatter; sprinkle
fúnwárà,verb,to milk; to shower (as rain)
fúnwínfíwín,verb,to drizzle
fúnwútuwùtù,verb,"to drizzle fast, heavily"
fura,verb,to be suspicious
fúrà,noun,"a cool beverage made from indian corn, rice mixed with honey"
fúrí,adverb,silently; quickly
fútéíté,adverb,"easily (used with the verb ja, to break, to describe the ease with which fragile texture is torn)"
butébuté,adverb,"easily (used with the verb ja, to break, to describe the ease with which fragile texture is torn)"
fúyé,adjective,light; not heavy
fuyi,adjective,"pleasing, comely"
gá,noun,a place where cows are tied
gabasi,noun,east (hausa)
gadamù,adverb,alone; solitarily
gafara,noun,excuse; plea; apology
gaga,adverb,"tightly; closely; with much pressure (modifying the verb há, to press)"
gagátó,noun,stilts
gàun-gàun,adjective,shaggy; rough; bristly
gaju,adjective,higher; loftier; superior to
gajulọ,adjective,highest; loftiest
gàlá,noun,"deer, stag"
gàn,verb,to sew coarsely; to fell the trees in a forest; to strike with the point of a thing; take a little at a time
gàn,verb,despise; disparage; censure; vilify; scorn; criticise; disdain; reproach; mock; backbite
gan,adverb,"uprightly; straightly; exactly. (used with ""qsan"" to denote noon)"
gangan,adverb,"uprightly; straightly; exactly. (used with ""qsan"" to denote noon)"
gàngan,adjective,"small portion; (applied to soup, etc.)"
gàngan,noun,drum; war drum
ganganrangan,adjective,very large; bulky and high
ganipo,adjective,"to be sublime, above ordinary height, of high rank"
ganmu-ganmu,noun,a kind of axe with long pointed shafts for digging
ganniganni,noun,a despiser; scorner
ganran,adverb,straight; direct
ganso,verb,"to whip, baste, tack cloth"
gara,adverb,very (mod. mimọ; mọ)
gàri,noun,saddle
gasi,noun,wine-glass
gé,verb,to cut with a sharp instrument
ké,verb,to cut with a sharp instrument
gegún,verb,to abjure; to declare by a solemn oath not to do a thing; to curse; imprecate
gegẹle,noun,a protuberance; an eminence
géle,noun,a handkerchief; a head tie
géle-inujú,noun,pocket-handkerchief
gere,adjective,straightforward; clear; transparent; straightway
gé,verb,to sit on a tree as a bird
gẹdẹgedẹ,noun,lees; sediment; dregs
gẹgẹ,adverb,perfectly; exactly; accordingly;
gẹgẹgẹ,adverb,perfectly; exactly; accordingly;
gẹgẹ,noun,goitre; a protuberance on the neck
gẹrẹ,noun,a slope of a hill; descent; gradual slope
gẹrẹgẹrẹ-òke,noun,a slope of a hill; descent; gradual slope
gegé,noun,"lot; casting of lots by small pieces of grass, stick representing each person"
gendé,noun,a desperate warrior
giga,noun,height; eminence; altitude; loftiness
gigàn,noun,blame; contempt
gidigidi,adverb,very; very much
gigìse,noun,the heel
gigún,noun,length; height
gigún,adjective,beaten; pounded
gingín,noun,a small particle; the tiniest bit
girin,verb,to gnaw; to eat by bits
girinje,verb,to gnaw; to eat by bits
giri,noun,spasm; convulsion; fits; fright
giri,adverb,at once; suddenly
giri,adverb,closely; compactly; tightly; steadfastly
gírígirí,adverb,closely; compactly; tightly; steadfastly
girimakayi,noun,force
gòngo,noun,adam’s apple
koko ọfun,noun,adam’s apple
goke,verb,to scale; climb; ascend
gòngo,noun,the point; top; tip; summit
gòngo-ilẹ,noun,point of land; promontory; cape; apex
gòngo-òke,noun,the peak of a hill; the summit
gó,verb,to puzzle; perplex; bewilder
gọ,adjective,"stupid, dull, foolish"
gọgọ,noun,"horse’s mane; casting of lots (a children’s game played with pieces of grass, of which one is bent; the one who draws the bent one is called guilty); a hooked stick used for plucking fruit"
gọgọwu,noun,a large country cloth; a sheet for covering
gọjọpọ,adverb,untidily; sluggishly
gọmbọ,noun,facial tribal marks
gudẹ,verb,to feel heavy
gudẹgudẹ,noun,"cloudiness, damp atmosphere"
gùdùgùdù,noun,a poisonous wild yam
gùdùgùdù,adverb,hurriedly; in a scrambling way
gúfe,verb,to belch
gún,verb,to beat; pound; pierce; thrust; thrill; to harbour; anchor; land
gùn,adjective,long; tall
gunlẹ̀,verb,to land; run ashore; run aground
guniwo,verb,to gore; to pierce with the horn
gunlọ̀pẹ̀,verb,to stab with a knife
gunníkẹ́ṣẹ,verb,to spur; stir up; stimulate
gunte,noun,a very poisonous small snake; adder; asp
gunrun,verb,to recline on a cushion
gunugún,noun,vulture
gunyẹ́,verb,to be fledged
gushù,noun,"(hausa), south"
gbá,verb,"to sweep; cleanse; slap; strike with a stick, something flat; drift"
gbá,adverb,entirely; altogether
gbá,adverb,"(a word formed from the sound), loudly (describing the sound produced by slamming a door)"
gbàdurà,verb,to offer prayer
gbà-dulumu,verb,to slander; accuse falsely; asperse; belie; calumniate; defame; traduce
gbàgbọ,verb,to believe; obey
gbà-iyẹ,verb,to take the number; to take account; take a reckoning
gbà-ìjìro,verb,to take the number; to take account; take a reckoning
gbà-kiri,verb,"to be driven, tossed about"
gbàlá,verb,to save; rescue; deliver; preserve
gbà-ẹjẹ,verb,to bleed; to take blood from by opening a vein
gbà-lọ́wọ,verb,to deliver; rescue
gbà-lọ́wọ,verb,to shake hands
gbà-mọra,verb,to embrace
gbà,verb,to take; admit; comply; concede; accept; allow; acquiesce; consent; suffer; conform; deliver; save; receive; obtain; contain; temper mud
gbà-mú,verb,to hold; grasp; seize
gbàniyanju,verb,to encourage; exhort; inspiriti; embolden; stimulate; cheer; console
gbàpadà,verb,to receive back
gbà-omi,verb,to dabble in water
gbà-onigbọwọ,verb,to receive bail; to bail
gbà-oya-ìṣẹ,verb,to hire oneself out to any employment
gbà-lọya,verb,to take on hire
gbàró,verb,to consider
gbàffun,verb,to procure for; to grant; give
gbàganididi,noun,a dry uncut calabash
gbàsan,verb,to atone
gbàgbàṣe,verb,to take work on hire for wages
gbàgbé,verb,to forget; neglect; omit
gbàgbọgbọ,verb,to monopolise; seize the whole
gbàl,adverb,very much
gbàjà,verb,to bind oneself with a girdle
gbàjamọ̀,noun,trade of a barber
gbẹ̀jẹ,verb,"to take blood, to bleed"
gbàjẹwọ̀,verb,confess; admit; consent
gbàko,adverb,exactly; fitly; suitably; precisely
gbàkọ,verb,to jar; to crash; to be inharmonious
gbàkuro,verb,to ward off
gbàlabarà,verb,to slap with the palm of the hand
gbàlagbara,verb,invalidate; incapacitate
gbàlaịtọ̀sị,verb,to usurp
gbàlaịya,verb,to subdue; to influence
gbàlaye,verb,"to occupy one's room, place"
gbàlẹ,verb,to overspread; increase; extend
gbìlẹ,verb,to overspread; increase; extend
gbàlàru,verb,to despoil; plunder
gbàlọ,verb,to waft; subdue; drift
gbà-lọjà,verb,to brace; engirdle; hoop
gbamgbam,adverb,tightly; compactly
gbàmọ̀,verb,to learn; receive knowledge
gbìmọ̀,verb,to learn; receive knowledge
gbàmọ̀,verb,to cleave to; grasp; clip
gbàmu,verb,to grasp; hold; apprehend
gbànfàni,verb,to receive advantage; to avail oneself
gbàngàn,noun,"a spacious, airy room; a hall"
gbàngba,noun,"a plain, open place; demonstration"
gbàngba-odè,noun,an open place; publicity
gbàni,verb,to possess; to receive a possession
gbà-ini,verb,to possess; to receive a possession
gbàsịṣẹ,verb,to employ; engage
gbàrà,verb,to boil slightly; parboil
gbàragada,adverb,wide open
gbàti,verb,to crowd after; to sweep aside in a heap
gbàwẹ̀,verb,to mourn for the dead; to fast
gbàṣẹ,verb,to take in hand; to obey
gbàsìlẹ̀,verb,to deliver; to rescue; recover; release; ransom
gbàsìpọ̀,verb,"to occupy a place, part"
gbàpọ,verb,"to occupy a place, part"
gbàsọ,verb,"to cite, to speak, on behalf of"
gbàsimọ̀,verb,"to admit into council, meeting"
gbàsinù,verb,to admit tacitly
gbàṣẹ̀fun,verb,to procure employment for
gbàṣọmọ,verb,to adopt a child
gbàtẹ̀lẹ̀,verb,"to prooccupy, to receive bribe"
gbé,verb,"(primary idea, to lift), to carry; bring; bear; move; accomplish; be; abide; dwell; to be lost; perish"
gbega,verb,"to raise, lift; magnify; exalt; make much of; advance in rank; uphold"
gbé-há,verb,"to hang, place between"
gbe-kà,verb,"to set, place upon"
gbé-kalè,verb,to put down; to set on the ground
gbé-kuro,verb,to take from; remove
gbemi,verb,to swallow; absorb
gbé-sòkè,verb,to lift up; hoist; set up; exalt; magnify; support
gbe-ganlẹ,verb,to dash to the ground with violence
gbé,verb,to be contiguous; advantageous; helpful to; succour; serve; countenance; respond to; vindicate; justify; be partial to
gbe-dide,verb,to raise; stir; excite; raise from a lying posture
gbé-fò,verb,to make fly; waft
gbé-fun,verb,be partial to; plead for
gbe-bikàn,verb,to remain stationary; reside in a place
gbé-inu,verb,to inhabit
gbé-joko,verb,to make sit; to raise to a sitting position
gbé-le,verb,to put upon; to set one thing upon another
gbé-lebu,verb,to cross; place athwart
gbé-lekè,verb,to exalt; promote; prefer
gbemi,verb,to swallow
gbé naro,verb,to set up; to erect
gbé-niyawo,verb,to wed; to marry
gbé-rò,verb,to set upright
gbedè,verb,to understand a language; know; to be sagacious
gbedegbẹyọ,noun,an interpreter
gbégbé,verb,to perish; be lost; doomed
gbera,verb,to lift oneself; to move; stir; be alive
gberakán,verb,to be nimble; agile; active
gbere,noun,leave taking; farewell; salutation
gberegbere,adjective,unmeaning; vain
gbèro,verb,to consider; intend; purpose; calculate; reckon
gbéro,verb,to raise; erect
gbesa,noun,debt; score; due
gbeyawo,verb,to marry a wife
gbẹ,adjective,dry
gbẹ,verb,"to sharpen; to make a noise, cackle like a hen; engrave; cut; excavate"
gbẹdu,noun,"a drum beaten in honour of the king, great men"
gbẹkẹlẹ,verb,to trust; depend upon; confide in
gbẹnagbẹna,noun,a carpenter; sawyer; a worker in wood
gbengbe,adjective,large; big
gbengbe-gbengbe,adjective,"very large (applied to fowls, other birds)"
gbẹsan,verb,to take vengeance; revenge; retaliate; avenge
gbẹsẹ,verb,to incur guilt; to sin
gbẹ,adjective,burned; scorched; pining; languishing
gbẹ-jona,adjective,burnt; burnt until brittle
gbẹ-nísọ́sọ,verb,to sharpen to a point
gbẹrẹ,noun,"a small cut made into the skin with a lancet; a bleeding cut, incision into which the native doctors insert medicine to circulate with the blood"
gbẹra,adverb,"slowly, drawlingly"
gbẹrẹ-gbẹrẹ,adverb,in slow paces
gbidanwo,verb,to make a trial; to try
gbígbà,adjective,"that which is to be received, taken, accepted, allowable, tolerable, admitted"
gbígbá,adjective,that which is to be swept
gbígbasílẹ̀,noun,rescue; deliverance
gbígbàtọ,adjective,tutelar; tutelary
gbígbé,adjective,dwelling (house)
gbígbẹ,adjective,that which is to be carried
gbígbé,adjective,warrantable; supportable
gbígbélekè,adjective,preferable; exaltable
gbígbésókè,noun,"that which is to be borne, lifted, carried"
gbígbewò,noun,"that which is to be tried, weighed"
gbígbẹ,adjective,dry; sear; void of moisture
gbígbó,adjective,hewn; graven
gbígbẹkẹlẹ́,adjective,accredited; trustworthy
gbígbona,adjective,warm; hot; fervent; zealous
gbígbọ,adjective,that which may be heard
gbígbọ́n,adjective,wise; clever; prudent
gbígbùn,adjective,crooked; twisted
gbóhìn,verb,to hear news
gbẹja,verb,to defend; take one's part
gbímọ,verb,propose; stipulate; offer; devise
gbímọ-buburu,verb,to plot
gbímọran,verb,to counsel; think; consider
gbímọtẹlẹ,verb,premeditate; to plan beforehand
gbín,verb,to breathe with difficulty; to groan
gbìn,verb,to plant; sow
gbína,verb,to catch fire; kindle
gbíngbìnìlì,adjective,stout; bulky; huge
gbínníkún,verb,to fester; rankle
gbípe,verb,to listen to an entreaty; receive comfort
gbípo,verb,to succeed; supply the place of another
gbẹ̀rọ,verb,to reckon; calculate; intend; deliberate; speculate
gberotẹlẹ,verb,to premeditate; forecast
gberoyisadé,verb,to devise a plan
gbiwon,verb,to take measurement; weigh
gbàwon,verb,to take measurement; weigh
gbiyajẹ,verb,to suffer passively
gbiyanju,verb,"to endeavour, take courage, endure, persevere, exert oneself"
gbiyelé,verb,"to depend upon, rely on"
gbẹkẹlẹ,verb,"to depend upon, rely on"
gbó,verb,to ripen; come to maturity
gbó,verb,to bark (used of a dog)
gbó,verb,to scrub; rub
gbó-ìpinu,verb,to contradict
gbodogi,noun,the yaws
gbódogí,noun,the name of a leaf for thatching
gbógun,verb,to start warfare
gbógunti,verb,to invade
gbógbo,adjective,all; every; the whole; general; total; entire
gbóhun,verb,to hear a voice
gbóhúngbóhun,noun,an echo
gbóju,verb,to be impudent; daring; fierce; bold-faced; impertinent; audacious
gbójulẹ,verb,"to fix the eye upon; to put confidence, trust in"
gbójusi,verb,to face; brow-beat
gbójuwo,verb,to behold; to look
gbólóhun,noun,a word; a sentence
gbólóhùn-asọ,noun,squabble; quarrel
gbó-mọ,verb,to bay; bark at
gbona,verb,to be warm; hot; aglow; torrid; sultry; ardent; vigorous; fervent; fervid; fierce
gbòngbo,noun,root; bottom of a matter; principle
gbòngbo-ọrọ,noun,root of a matter; theme
gbọnu,verb,to deny; to insist on in opposition to advice
gbòro,adjective,wide; broad; august; expansive
gbòro,noun,a snare for beasts
gbòrùn,verb,to smell; to scent
gbọ,verb,to hear; attend; listen; hearken; observe
gbọ,verb,to flourish; grow luxuriantly
gbọdọ,verb,"dare; shall; must; often used with ko, “not.”"
gbọgbẹ,verb,to receive a wound
gbọ́n,verb,to be wise; clever; sensible; expert; cunning; crafty; discreet; shrewd; subtle; judicious
gbọn,verb,to bale out water
gbọnmi,verb,to bale out water
gbọ́njú,verb,to arrive at an age when the memory begins to develop itself (a term marking a particular period of childhood)
gbọn,verb,to shake violently; to tremble
gbọn-kànnàkànnà,verb,to sling
gbọn-lọ,verb,surpass; exceed
gbọn-riri,verb,to quake with cold
gbọn,verb,to move to tears
gbọngbọn,adverb,very (applied to depth)
gbọngan-gbọngan,adjective,clumsy in arrangement
gbọrọ,noun,sprouts of the pumpkin
ịṣi,noun,sprouts of the pumpkin
gbọrọ,adjective,long and slender
gburọ́,verb,to hear of
gbún-íṣẹ́ṣẹ́,verb,to smite with the fist; box
gbun,verb,to bend; twist; be out of shape
gburu,adverb,in torrents; violently; without cessation
há,noun,amazement; astonishment
há,verb,"to lock; get entangled between woods,, in a narrow passage; to be crowded, straitened"
há,verb,to cumber; be strait; to lock
há,verb,to bruise; scratch; scrape; crash; grate
há,adverb,indeed; then (used emphatically in interrogative sentence)
há,adverb,(emphatic); no indeed (always followed by bi)
há-layè,verb,to throng; squeeze; press for want of room
há-mọ́,verb,to lock; block up; keep in; enclose
há-klẹ̀lẹ̀pẹ̀,verb,to expectorate
há-le,verb,to wattle a house
há-lẹsi,verb,to bully; to threaten
há-lẹ́mọ,verb,to bully; to threaten
há-mọ,verb,to confine; restrict
há-mọ́tìbu,verb,to incarcerate; imprison
há-mọra ogun,verb,to equip for war; arm for the battle
há-nù,verb,to pare; scrape off
halẹ̀,verb,to boast; brag
hamọra,verb,to put on armour; to be encumbered
hán,verb,"to be unfruitful; sandy; worn out; to scrape gently, slightly"
hán,verb,to appear; be in sight; be visible; be manifest; evident; conspicuous
han,verb,to scream
hanlọkankan,adjective,seen afar off
hanlẹmọ (li-ẹmọ),verb,to treat one badly
han-gbọngba,verb,to be conspicuous; ostensible; to be apparent
han-goro,verb,to scream; screech; shriek; tinkle
han-kẹtẹ́kẹtẹ́,verb,to be prominent; to be conspicuous
han-lode,adjective,exposed
hàn-lọḳọkan,verb,to show one after the other
hàn-nikika,adjective,legible; readable
hanyin-hanyin,adjective,coarse; rough; uneven
hantùru,verb,(hausa) to write
hawọ,adjective,a tight hand; mean; greedy; miserly; niggardly
he,verb,to gather together things which are scattered; to pick up one by one; to reap; to gather fruit
heyọ,interjection,"sir; madam; a respectful answer made by males to elders, superiors"
heyi,interjection,"sir; madam; a respectful answer made by males to elders, superiors"
hẹn,adverb,yea; aye; yes
hiha,adjective,that which is to be scraped; scraped
hiha,adjective,narrow; strait
hihàn,adjective,visible; ostensible; gorgeous; splendid; august
hihe,adjective,that which is to be picked up
hihọ,adjective,"that which is to be stripped off, peeled, as the bark of trees"
hihù,noun,"conduct, behaviour"
hó,verb,"to peel off (the rind of yams, fruits)"
hó,verb,to boil; ferment; bubble; froth; foam; roar; hoot; make a noise; shout
ho-kinikini,verb,to simmer
ho-yè,verb,to shout
hó,adjective,"narrow, strait"
há,adjective,"narrow, strait"
họ,verb,to scratch; peel off the bark; run; turn tail; flay
họ́,adverb,not (used often instead of kọ̀)
họ́họ́,noun,a bird similar to the crow with white streaks on the head
hoṇrun,verb,to snore
hù,verb,to shoot; germinate; bud; spring; vegetate; to become mouldy (as clothes); to come to notice
hu-wa,verb,to behave; conduct oneself
hú,verb,to pull out of the ground; dig; disinter that which was buried; detect
húḳọ,verb,to cough
hu-jade,verb,to spring forth; beget; eject; shoot
húḳasi,adjective,mouldy
huko,verb,to grow grass; produce weeds
huko-loju,verb,to be wild; to look wild; savage; raw
humọ,verb,to think; meditate; originate a thought; devise; invent; plan; give counsel
hunṣọ,verb,to weave cloth
hùra,verb,to be languid; to flag
hunṣọnu,verb,to root out; root away
hùwa-ika,verb,brutalize; practise wickedness
hùwa-ara-oko,verb,to be rude
hu-yẹ́,verb,to fledge
i,verb,"bá, to hide"
a prefix,verb,"bá, to hide"
giving to the verb to which it is prefixed the signification of an action still in progress.—e.g.,verb,"bá, to hide"
ibá,noun,a hit; the act of meeting; a coming in contact with; a lucky chance
ibá,verb,had; would have; ought to
ibá,noun,fever
igboná-ára (ibo-ina),noun,fever
iba,noun,"the act of hiding; ambuscade; the act of weaving, plaiting coarse grass into a mat"
ibadapọ,noun,cohabitation
ibade,noun,accordance; suitability; hit
ibadi,noun,hip; joint of the thigh; loin
ibàdù,noun,emulation
ibágbé,noun,the act of abiding together; abode; fellowship; a dwelling together
ibajẹye (ba-aiye-ye),noun,the act of spoiling the world; a turning the world upside down
ibajẹpe,conjunction,if
ibajẹ,noun,"the act of eating, associating, dealing with"
ibajé,noun,"the act of destroying, spoiling, corrupting; evil; decay; degeneration; profanation"
ibákà,noun,mule
ibaka,noun,canary
ibákàṣìẹ,noun,camel
rakúmni (hausa),noun,camel
ibalé,noun,virginity
ibale-ọkan,noun,equanimity of mind; quietude
ibale-aiya,noun,equanimity of mind; quietude
ibalọ,noun,the act of dealing with; intercourse
ibalọ,noun,the act of going with; accompaniment
ibaluwẹ,noun,a wash-house
baluwẹ,noun,a wash-house
ibanapọ,noun,partnership; fellowship; fellow-trader
ìbasọwọpọ,noun,partnership; fellowship; fellow-trader
ibanibuba,noun,the act of lying in ambush; ambushment
ibaninujẹ,noun,aggrievance; offence; vexation
ibanijẹ (ba-enia-ije),noun,"the act of spoiling, corrupting; depreciating; belittling"
ibanujẹ,noun,dejection; sorrow
ibantẹ,noun,apron worn by males
ibantẹ alayekan,noun,a kind of narrow apron
ibantẹ etiaja,noun,an apron made in imitation of a dog's ear
ibantẹ gambari,noun,a kind of apron introduced from the hausa country
ibantẹ salalá,noun,a superior kind of apron
iba-ohun mimọ ijẹ,noun,profanation; sacrilege
ibaralẹ,noun,carefulness
ibáre (ba-rẹ),noun,the state of being friendly with; friendship; agreement
ibárù,noun,ashes of burnt grass
ibáṣe,conjunction,whether
ibasẹdede,noun,corroboration; equality
ibasẹpe,verb,had it been
ibasẹpo,noun,co-operation
ibasọrọ,noun,alliance; ally
ibatan (-tan),noun,"a relative; belonging to the line of a family, relation, kinsfolk"
ibawi,noun,the act of calling to judgment; judgment; reproof; censure; punishment
ìbawijọ (wi-ẹjọ),noun,the act of calling to judgment; judgment; reproof; censure; punishment
ibayọ,noun,rejoicing with; congratulation
ibeji (bi-eji),noun,twins
ibẹpẹje (ba-ẹpejẹ),noun,oath-breaking; perjury
ibẹre (bi-ere),noun,inquiry; requisition; petition; question
ibẹ,adverb,there
ibẹbẹ,noun,solicitation; prayer; supplication
ẹbẹ,noun,solicitation; prayer; supplication
ibẹpẹ,noun,pawpaw tree and fruit
ibẹrẹ (bẹ-ẹrẹ),noun,beginning; commencement; stooping
ibẹru (ba-ẹru),noun,fear; fearfulness; apprehension
ibẹruojo (ba-ẹru-ba-ojo),noun,fear; dread; trembling
ibẹwo,noun,visitation; visit; a peeping at; insight
ibẹwọṣi,noun,behaviour; manners
ibi,noun,evil; ill-use; after-birth
ibi,noun,question; inquiry; place
ibí,noun,birth; child-bearing; generation; genesis; product
ibi-abọ,noun,a place of refuge; asylum; ward
ibi-adẹ,noun,decoy; trapping place
ibi-àrá,noun,haunt
ibi-asala,noun,refuge; asylum
ibi-idajọ,noun,place of judgment
ibi-idákọ-duro,noun,haven; anchorage; port
ibi-iduro,noun,a standing place; stage
ibikán,noun,a place; some place
ibikibi,adverb,anywhere; wherever
ibílẹ̀,noun,the act of questioning; interrogation
ibíle (bi-ìle),noun,one home-born; a domestic
ibílẹ̀ (bi-ìlẹ̀),noun,aborigines; native
ibílu-omi,noun,wave; surf
ibílu,noun,scourge; thong
ibímbí,adjective,naked
ibímọ,noun,child-bearing; childbirth
ibínu,noun,wrath; anger; passion
ibínujẹ,noun,sorrow; sadness; anguish
ibírogbọku,noun,couch; sofa
ibísi,noun,increase; addition
ibíṣubu,noun,overthrow; subversion; confutation
ibítẹ,verb,to travail
obítẹ,verb,to travail
ibíwọ,noun,the act of overthrowing
ibò,noun,breadth; width; dimension; a kind of banyan tree
ibò,noun,the name of a trailing plant; and its fruits
ibò,noun,"a casting of lots, dice used by the priests in consulting the gods"
ibò,adverb,where?
iboji,noun,grave; sepulchre; cemetery
boji (ibi-oji),noun,grave; sepulchre; cemetery
iboji,noun,shadow; shade
iboju (bo-oju),noun,veil; covering for the face; cloak; dissimulation; blindfold; hangings
ibojuwọ (bẹ-ojụ-wọ),noun,visit; visitation; superintendence; insight
ibojuwofin,noun,close inspection
ibólẹ,noun,roofing; confiscation
ibomí,noun,another place
ibomiran,noun,another place
ibomirin,noun,irrigation
ibomọlẹ (bo-mọ-ìlẹ̀),noun,concealment; that which is to be concealed
ibora,noun,cover; covering for the body
ibora-kubusu,noun,blanket; woollen covering
iborí,noun,victory; conquest; triumph
ibórí (bo-ori),noun,cap; covering for the head; hood
ibosẹ̀,noun,the hoof of an animal
ibò,noun,the act of coming; decoction
àbọ,noun,the act of coming; decoction
ibọgbẹpọ,noun,the act of serving an idol
ibọka-abẹrẹ,noun,thimble
ibọwọ-abẹrẹ,noun,thimble
ibọlá,noun,the act of paying respect; urbanity
ibọwọ́wọ,noun,the act of shaking the hands
ibọwọwọ,noun,escape from seizure; deliverance from; freedom; leisure
ibọn,noun,"gun, musket, fire-arms, pistol"
ibọn-nla,noun,ordnance; cannon
ibọn-aláfẹ́fẹ́,noun,air-gun
ibọni,noun,support; sustentation
ibọpá,noun,bracelet
ike,noun,bracelet
ibọpo,noun,hammock
ibọriṣa,noun,worship of idols; idolatry
ibọsárin,noun,a coming between; mediation
ibosẹ̀ (bọ ẹsẹ̀),noun,"socks, stockings, hose"
ibọsọkọ,noun,embarkation
iwọkọ,noun,embarkation
ìbọ̀wọ̀,noun,a coming; approach
ìbú,noun,breadth; side; diameter; width
ìbú,noun,fall; abuse; curse
ìbu,noun,a bleating; a loud sudden cry
ìbu-átẹ̀wọ́,noun,hand-breadth; span
ìbùbú,adverb,crookedly
ìbùdó,noun,camp; encampment
ìbùdó-ogun,noun,camp; encampment
ìbugbè,noun,abode; home; habitation
ìbu,noun,abstraction of a part; fragment
ìbugbe-ẹlẹ́dẹ,noun,pigsty
ìbùje,noun,a place of feeding; crib; manager
ìbùje-èràn,noun,a place of feeding; crib; manager
ìbùjoko (ìbi-ìjoko),noun,a dwelling place; abode; settlement; seat
ìbùkè,noun,carver of posts and doors
ìbùkún (bù-kun),noun,adding to; a blessing; benediction; increase
ìbùkun (bù-kun),noun,deficiency; abatement; reducment
ìbùkún,noun,adding to; exaggeration
ìbùsi,noun,adding to; exaggeration
ìbùla,noun,dilution; adulteration
àbùla,noun,dilution; adulteration
ìbùlẹ́,noun,the act of lying down
ìbùlé-arùn,noun,sickness
ìbùlé-ikú,noun,death-bed
ìbu-omi,noun,channel; abyss
ìbu-odò,noun,channel; abyss
ìbùra,noun,the act of swearing; oath
ìbùrá,noun,incorrigibleness
ìbùru-dopin,noun,incorrigibleness
ìbùru-rekoja,noun,incorrigibleness
ìbùsọ̀,noun,a resting-place on a journey
ìbùsùn,noun,a sleeping-place; bed; bedstead
ìbùsùn-òkú,noun,graveyard; churchyard
ìbuwọ̀,noun,a lodging-place; a lodge; roosting-place
ìbuwọn (bù-wọn),noun,aspersion; sprinkling
ìbùyìn,noun,compliment; honour; respect
ìdá,noun,creation; formation; cessation; division; decision; payment of taxes; good health
ìdá,noun,beeswax; tar
ìdá,noun,sword
ìdá-asa,noun,remnant from the loom; piece of cloth to patch with
ìdá,noun,the art of fusing; fusion
ẹ̀dá,noun,the art of fusing; fusion
ìdá-ètí,noun,wax of the ear
ìdá-ẹ̀ṣẹ̀,noun,the act of sinning; perpetration
ìdẹ̀ṣẹ̀,noun,the act of sinning; perpetration
ìdá-idíwe,noun,sealing-wax
ìdá-oníbọ,noun,broad sword
ìdábà,noun,proposal; motion
ìdábọ̀,noun,refuge; protection
ìdábọ̀bo,noun,refuge; protection
ìdábù,noun,breadth; latitude; that which is placed athwart
ìdábù-ẹ̀kùn,noun,"cross-bar of a door, gate"
ìdábù-ìgbàrokò,noun,pelvis
ìdábùlẹ́,noun,"prostration of the body from sickness, weakness"
ìdádó,noun,isolation; an island
àdádó,noun,isolation; an island
ìdádurò,noun,"being stopped, hindered; detention; hindrance; hold"
ìdágbà,noun,growth; increase; maturity
ìdágbàle,noun,the act of presuming
ìdágbè,noun,the state of being alone; solitude; isolation
ìdágbèrè,noun,a bidding farewell; valediction
ìdágiri,noun,an alarm
idagudẹ,noun,cold; gloom; damp weather
idahoro,noun,desolation
idahun,noun,answer; reply
idahun-adatan,noun,final reply; ultimatum
idaiyafo,noun,intimidation; dismay; discouragement
idaije,noun,double dealing; a cheat
idaji,noun,half; moiety
idameji (da-meji),noun,half; moiety
idaji,noun,an early rising
idajo (de-ẹjo),noun,judgment; sentence pronounced; doom; award
idajo (da-jo),noun,"a collection, a putting together"
idajo-egbe,noun,partial judgment
idaju,noun,hard-heartedness
idakasi,noun,staleness; mustiness
idikasi,noun,staleness; mustiness
idake,noun,rest; quietness; serenity; silence; a calm
idakeje,noun,rest; quietness; serenity; silence; a calm
idakerẹrọ,noun,rest; quietness; serenity; silence; a calm
idakọduro,noun,the act of stopping the ship; anchor
idakọro,noun,the act of stopping the ship; anchor
idakoja (da-koja),noun,the act of passing over a thing by lifting the foot over it (as over a tree lying across the road)
idaku,noun,swoon; faint
idalara,noun,disappointment
idalare,noun,justification
idalẹ,noun,the act of being away from home
idalẹ,noun,faithlessness; breach of confidence; treason
idalẹbi,noun,conviction; reprobation; condemnation
idalẹkun,noun,the act of forbidding; prohibition; interdiction
idaloju,noun,certainty
idaloro,noun,torment; torture; oppression
idalu,noun,the act of boring
idalu,noun,affusion; the act of mixing together
idamarun,noun,a fifth part
idamejila,noun,a twelfth part
idamerin,noun,a fourth part
idamesan,noun,a ninth part
idamẹta,noun,a third part
idamewa,noun,a tenth part
idamewamẹwa,noun,the tenth parts severally
idamoran (da-mo-ran),noun,a device; a plan; theory
idamu,noun,the act of perplexing; perplexity; confusion; distraction; infatuation
idan,noun,sleight of hand; an artful trick
idan,noun,the bottom of native trousers
idana,noun,dowry
idana,noun,a feast; the act of cooking
idande (da-ni-ide),noun,redemption; the state of being redeemed from bondage
idaniduro,noun,the act of detaining; detention
idanilara (da-enia-li-ara),noun,the act of disappointing; mortifying; annoying
idaniloju,noun,convincement; certainty; assurance
ida-npapa,noun,rust
idanarawo,noun,exercise; exertion; test; proof
idanwo,noun,attempt; trial; temptation
idapo,noun,a mingling; closeness; annexation; attachment
idapo-mimọ,noun,holy communion
idapọpọkan,noun,union
idaran (da-aran),noun,transgression; offence; trespass
idaran-ọba,noun,treason (lit.—offence against the king)
idariji (da-ori-ji),noun,forgiveness; pardon; remission; absolution
idarisi,noun,tendency; disposition
idarò (-arò),noun,anxious; concern; anxiety
idaroṣo,noun,a speaking to oneself; soliloquy
idarú,noun,refusal; confusedness
idaru-dapò,noun,the act of mingling in a confused mass; medley; confusion
idarunṣile,noun,that which causes disease
idàsa,noun,remnant from the loom; piece of cloth to patch with
idasi,noun,remnants; exemption; officiousness
idasile,noun,beginning; invention
idasileọ,noun,acquittal; liberation
idaṣa,noun,assumption; undertaking; venture; enterprise
idawọle,noun,assumption; undertaking; venture; enterprise
idaṣe,noun,venture; risk
adaṣe,noun,venture; risk
idáwo,noun,"consultation of the gods, oracles"
idawo,noun,contribution
idawo-ode,noun,taxation
idawọ,noun,dross
idarọ,noun,dross
idawọ-duro,noun,desistance; interruption; cessation; intermission
idawọro,noun,desistance; interruption; cessation; intermission
idawọpọ,noun,a joining of hands together; union
idawura,noun,fluency; free; outlet
idáyi,noun,time; interval; season; a given space; fermentation
idè,noun,the act of binding; bondage; screw; buckle; brace
idé,noun,arrival
idè-ajaga,noun,bond; yoke
idè-ọwọ,noun,handcuffs; manacles
idè-ìpàa,noun,the act of hindering; opposition
idena,noun,hindrance; opposition; obstacle
idéri,noun,cover; lid
ọmọri (dé-ori),noun,cover; lid
ideti,noun,the face bone near the ear; tympanum; drum of the ear
idẹ,noun,"loosening; softening; maturity; a glass bottle holding about five gallons, called by sailors a demijohn"
idẹ,noun,brass
idẹgbé (dẹ-igbé),noun,hunting; chase
idẹhun,noun,the act of refraining from speech
idẹjiọ,noun,easy-going
idẹkùn,noun,the act of setting a snare; ensnaring
idẹra,noun,ease; laxation
idẹrin,noun,exciting to laughter
idẹruba,noun,alarm; discouragement; terror
idẹsi,noun,instigation
idẹti (dẹ-eti),noun,inclination of the ear; listening; hearkening
idẹti (di-eti),noun,failure; inability to accomplish
idẹwo (dẹ-wo),noun,temptation; trial; snare; seducement
idẹwọ,noun,mitigation; relaxation
idí,noun,eagle
idí,noun,bundle
idí,noun,bud; blossom
idí,noun,waist; groin; reason; sake
idí-erupẹ,noun,sod
idí-ìbọn,noun,breech of a gun
idí-irun,noun,lock of hair
idí-okun,noun,osprey; fishing eagle
idibajé,noun,corruption; rottenness
idide,noun,the act of rising
idígi,noun,bundle of wood
èru-igi,noun,bundle of wood
idígbàró (dáṣ-ìgba-ró),noun,continual standing; an erect position
idije,noun,competition; race
idìjí (dá-ìjí),noun,fear; fright; alarm
idíjú,noun,entanglement; confusion; knot; intricacy
idíju,noun,the act of shutting the eye
idíju-ọna,noun,blocking the road
idíkàsi,noun,a stale state; mustiness
idíle,noun,family; household; clan
idíloju,noun,blindfold
idílọna,noun,obstacle
idíwọ̀n,noun,interruption; impediment
idílu,noun,the act of congealing
idímọ,noun,confederation; league; intrigue
idítẹ,noun,confederation; league; intrigue
idímọra,noun,the act of winding things around the body
idímu,noun,grasp; apprehension
idín,noun,"name of a tree, the root of which is used as chewing sticks"
ìdì,noun,"name of a tree, the root of which is used as chewing sticks"
idín,noun,maggot; grub; weevil
idína,noun,hindrance; barricade
idínu,noun,passion; anger
idínnu,noun,the act of shutting the mouth
idípara,noun,rustiness
idípo,noun,union; density; coherence; compact
idíri,noun,"the act of tying, binding the hair; headdress; act of plaiting the hair"
idírùn,noun,the act of plaiting the hair
idíti,noun,deafness
idíwọ,noun,obstacle; obstruction; encumbrance
idíwundia,noun,the state of a girl reaching puberty
idíwọ̀n,noun,measurement
idíyele,noun,the act of estimating; valuation
idoti,noun,invasion; encampment; siege; blockade; colonization
ìdo,noun,the seeds of the canna plant
ìdoro,noun,the seeds of the canna plant
ìdodo,noun,navel
ìdofun,noun,a kind of plum tree
ìdogo,noun,the act of placing a man in a debtor's house so as to make him pay the money at once; surety
ìdogun,noun,rust
ìdípara,noun,rust
ìdọbalẹ,noun,prostration; falling on the face; a mark of respect to a superior by the male
ìdọ́jì,noun,hunt; chase
ìdẹ,noun,hunt; chase
ìdọ́gba,noun,regularity; evenness; equality
ìdún,noun,bug; flea
ìdùn,noun,a sound; cry as of a bird
ìdùn,noun,sweetness; flavour
ìdùnmọ,noun,pleasure; enjoyment
ìdu,noun,"a denial, refusal of a request, petition"
ìdugbòlù,noun,stumbling-block; onset; shock
ìdúpẹ,noun,thanks; thanksgiving; eucharist
ìdura,noun,the act of making an effort from falling down
ìdúró,noun,pause; cessation; integrity; staunchness; stay
ìdúró-gìnsìn,noun,a standing fast
ìfà,noun,good luck; gain; advantage
ìfá,noun,the god of palm nuts; a tool with two handles (used to scoop out the pulp of green calabashes)
ìfajuro,noun,sadness; sorrow
ìfamọra,noun,intimacy
ìfáni (ífa-oni),noun,six days
ìfanimọ́ra,noun,sociableness; friendliness
ìfarabalẹ,noun,carefulness; attention
ìfarahan (í-ara-han),noun,appearance; a vision
ìfarakọra,noun,connexion; proximity
ìfaramọni,noun,attachment to; adhering to
ìfaramọra,noun,attachment to; adhering to
ìfarapa,noun,"the act of hurting, bruising the body; hurt; injury"
ìfarapamọ,noun,hiding
ìfararọ,noun,leaning on; resting upon
ìfarasọ,noun,sprain; dislocation of joints
ìfarati,noun,support; stay; trust
ìfarawẹ,noun,imitation; emulation; sham
ìfarun (fa-ọrun),noun,"an iron guard for the fingers, used to assist in drawing the bow with full force"
ìfagbéhin,noun,abatement; reduction; diminution
ìfatu,noun,the act of plucking up by the root; extirpation
ìfaya,noun,the act of tearing; laceration
ìfe,noun,a small-sized bird
ìfe,noun,whistling
ìfe,noun,cup; a tumbler shaped gourd
ìfefe,noun,a kind of hollow reed
ìfẹ́sí,noun,obedience; attention
ìfẹ,noun,liking; willingness
ìfẹ́,noun,love; will; desire; cordiality
ìfẹ,noun,belch; distortion
ìfẹ-afẹju,noun,idolise
ìfẹ-enia,noun,philanthropy
ìfẹ-buburu,noun,malevolence
ìfẹhinti,noun,support; patronage; refuge
ìfẹkufẹ,noun,lust; concupiscence
ìfẹmọ-ni-keji (ífe-ọmọ-enia-keji),noun,brotherly love
ìfẹni (ífe-enia),noun,charity; love
ìfẹnukonu (í-ẹnụ-kọ-ẹnụ),noun,(lit.—the act of putting mouths together) mutual agreement; kiss
ìfẹra-ẹni,noun,self-love; selfishness
ìfẹri,noun,coolness; moderation of heat
tutu,noun,coolness; moderation of heat
ìfẹṣemulẹ,noun,edification; establishment; confirmation
ìfẹjẹji,noun,forgiveness of sins
ìfẹb,noun,a curse; imprecation; execration
ìfẹ́ẹ́,noun,a curse; imprecation; execration
ìfẹbun,noun,gift; present; exemption
ìfẹfun,noun,gift; present; exemption
ìfẹlẹ,noun,want of diligence; negligence
ìfẹji,noun,the act of forgiving; forgiveness; absolution
ìfẹfun,noun,"the act of giving, delivering to"
ìfẹhan,noun,a show; exhibition; parade; index; specimen; revelation
ìfẹjọna,noun,burnt
ìfẹkalẹ,noun,the act of establishing; a settlement
ìfẹkun,noun,the act of adding to; addition; annexation; appendix
ìfẹlẹlẹ,noun,establishment; ordination
ìfẹlò,noun,the act of publishing; consultation
ìfẹra,noun,tattooing; fumigation
ìfẹran,noun,encroachment; aggression
ìfipamọ,noun,a hiding; concealment
ìfìsìn,noun,a hiding; concealment
ìfìrò,noun,"the act of suspending on a hook, pin"
ìfìsí,noun,a putting upon
ìfisìle-ide,noun,imprisonment; bondage
ìfisìtubù,noun,imprisonment; bondage
ìfisìlẹ̀,noun,abandonment; resignation
ìfisun,noun,accusation; suit at law; the act of aiming at
ìfòfo,noun,a waste; extravagance
ìfọ̀rọ̀sọ̀,noun,a byword; an object of common talk
ìfíjìro,noun,multiplication
ìfíṣura,noun,preservation; a stand by
ìfọrẹ (fi-ta-ọrẹ),noun,gift; present; offertory
ìfẹwe,noun,the act of comparing one thing with another; comparison
ìfẹsi,noun,consideration; attention; remark
ìfòfo,noun,foam; froth; float; scum
ìfo,noun,foam; froth; float; scum
ìfọhunwehun,noun,simile; similitude
ìfọhun-si,noun,verification; sanction; assent; approval
ìfọiya,noun,fear; dismay; dread
ìfọjúpẹ̀,noun,winking
ìfọjúkọju,noun,a being face to face
ìfọjusi,noun,attention; observation
ìfọjúsílẹ̀,noun,the act of watching
ìforibalẹ̀,noun,obedience; homage
ìforífo,noun,flake
ìforití,noun,perseverance
ìfo-sòkí,noun,a jump; leap
ìfẹsi,noun,attention
ìfọjusi,noun,attention
ìfọhun,noun,the act of speaking; reply; sanction
ìfọju (fọ-ojú),noun,blindness
ìfọkanra,noun,endurance; hardship; reliance
ìfọkan-sọ,noun,confidence; reliance
ìfọle (fọ-ile),noun,house-breaking
ìfọnahàn,noun,the act of showing the way
ìfọranlọ,noun,consultation
ìfọranmọ,noun,unjust accusation
ìfọrí,noun,head-ache
ìfọwọba,noun,a touch; the act of touching
ìfọwọkan,noun,a touch; the act of touching
ìfọwọkọ,noun,to link arms; to walk arm in arm
ìfọwọpalọri,noun,caress; act of laying the hand on the head
ìfọwọ́rikú,noun,natural death; peaceful death (opposite of violent death)
ìfọwọ́sowọ,noun,mutual agreement
ìfọwọta,noun,careless search
ìfọwọtọ,noun,guiding with the hand
ìfun,noun,bowels; entrails; intestines
ìfunna,noun,brag; boast
ìfunpè,noun,a blowing of a trumpet
ìfúnrugbìn,noun,the act of sowing seed; sowing
ìfunti,noun,wine-press
ìfura,noun,suspicion; doubt
ìga,noun,altitude; height
ìgàn,noun,piece
ìganna,noun,walls around premises
ìgara,noun,thief; robber; ruffian; highway robber; spoiler; brigand
ìgède,noun,"mystery (applied only to superstitions, charms, etc.)"
ìgégun,noun,the act of abjuring; abjuration
ìgère,noun,fish-pot
ìgẹ,noun,breast; chest
ìgi,noun,tree; wood; fuel
ìgi-ajágbọn,noun,tamarind tree
ìgi-alore,noun,"a high tree used as a watch-tower, lookout"
ìgi-atúlò,noun,sapling; seedling; young plant
ìgi-eleso,noun,fruit-bearing tree
ìgi-ìbọn,noun,gun-stock
ìgìbọn,noun,gun-stock
ìgi-idána,noun,firewood
ìgi-dùdú,noun,the ebony tree
ìgi-imú,noun,nozzle; snout
ìgímú,noun,nozzle; snout
ìgi-iná,noun,firewood
ìgi-itanna,noun,match; torch
ìgi-itòkò,noun,tiller (of a boat)
ìgi-ògbo,noun,hemp; flax
ìgi-ògbà,noun,fence
ìgì-àgbàra,noun,fence
ìgi-ògedè,noun,banana tree
ìgi-òpè,noun,palm
ìgi-osùn,noun,cam-wood
ìgi-susu,noun,a cluster of trees; a grove
ìgo,noun,bottle
ìgoke,noun,the act of climbing up; ascension
ìgongo,noun,"worm found in dung-hills, which is used as food"
ìgò,noun,perplexity; puzzle; embarrassment
ìgo-igi,noun,buttresses of a large tree
ìgogó,noun,mane
ìgun,noun,the shin; the corner; nook; angle
òjùgun,noun,the shin; the corner; nook; angle
ìgún,noun,vulture
ìgún-ile,noun,the corner of a house
ìgùnbèrè,noun,a thimble
ìgunle,noun,the act of landing
ìgunwà,noun,a sitting in state
ìgufe,noun,belching
ìgba,noun,time; a definite period; space; interval; duration
ìgba,noun,fixed time; time
akoko,noun,fixed time; time
ìgba-ase,noun,festival
ìgba-àwè,noun,fasting time; lent
ìgba-díè,adverb,"awhile, a little time"
ìgba-èrùn,noun,a dry season
ìgba-esò,noun,harvest time
ìgba-ìrunrugbin,noun,sowing time; seed time
ìgba-irugbin,noun,sowing time; seed time
ìgba-ifunti,noun,a vintage
ìgba-ìkèhin,noun,after time; afterwards
ìgba-ìsèjukan,noun,time of a wink of the eye; moment of time
ìgba-isòkan,noun,time of one watch
ìgba-mérinmérin,adjective,fourfold
ìgba-ògòrùn,adjective,hundredfold
ìgba-otutu,noun,cold season; winter
ìgba,noun,calabash cut into halves
ìgba-aisya,noun,the breastbone
ìgba-àje,noun,a large calabash
ìgbàjè,noun,a large calabash
ìgba,noun,"the acacia, locust tree and fruit; tide; current"
ìgba-ori,noun,skull
ìgbadulumo,noun,calumniation; calumny; slander
ìgbàgbé,noun,forgetfulness; negligence
ìgbàgbèrè,noun,forgetfulness; negligence
ìgbàgbó,noun,faith; belief; credit; obedience
ìgbaiya,noun,a guard for the breast
ìgbàjà,noun,a boat
ìgbàjà,noun,girdle; narrow slip of cloth tied round the loins
ìgbakó,noun,a spoon; a large wooden spoon
ìgbakugba,adverb,many times; often; frequently
ìgbakuro,noun,deliverance
ìgbàla,noun,salvation
ìgbàle,noun,broom
ìgbàlè,noun,grove
ìgbàlo,noun,a kind of food made from beans
ìgbameta,noun,triple
ìgbamòra,noun,embrace
ìgbana,adverb,then; at that time
ìgbani,noun,time past; the time of old; antiquity
ìgbàníyànjú,noun,the act of encouraging
ìgbàtí,adverb,when
ìgbàtí,noun,edge; border; a slap with the palm of hand
ìgbàtí-àṣọ,noun,trimming; hem
ìgbàtijọ,noun,olden time
ìgbè,noun,cry; shout
ìgbède,noun,understanding
ìgbéga,noun,the act of lifting up
ìgbékàlẹ̀,noun,establishment; institution
ìgbékùn,noun,a male captive. see ìgbèsin
ìgbélekè,noun,promotion; elevation
ìgbéraga,noun,arrogance; haughtiness; insolence; pride
ìgbèrè,noun,farewell; valediction
ìgbèrí (gbè-orí),noun,nearness; proximity
ìgbèríko,noun,neighbourhood; province; coast
ìgbèro,noun,project; consultation
ìgbèro,noun,reviving; repairing
ìgbèro,noun,the act of hearing the news
ìgbèsoke,noun,the act of lifting up; a lift; structure
ìgbèsọ,noun,a heaving
ìgbéyàwó,noun,marriage; wedding
ìgbé,noun,bush; field; shrub; grass field
ìgbé,noun,fæces; offal; dung
ìgbónṣẹ,noun,fæces; offal; dung
ìgbé-ọdẹ,noun,hunting
ìgbéyìn (gbè-èyìn),adverb,afterwards
ìgbékẹ̀lé (gbè-ẹ̀kẹ̀-lè),noun,trust; confidence; reliance; affiance
ìgbèsàn,noun,"the act of retaliating, recompensing"
ìgbèsin,noun,a female captive. see ìgbékùn
ìgbídánwò,noun,a trial
ìgbìmò,noun,a counsellor; an adviser; committee; council
ìgbímọ̀tẹlẹ,noun,forecast
ìgbíròtẹlẹ,noun,forecast
ìgbìn,noun,a large edible snail
ìgbìn,noun,sowing; planting
ìgbínà,noun,the act of taking fire
ìgbínikún,noun,inflammation
ìgbí-omi,noun,waves; surf; billows
ìgbìro (gbà-ìro),noun,a reckoning; calculation; council; consultation
ìgbìyànjú,noun,perseverance; encouragement; exhortation
ìgbànìyànjú (gbà-ìyàn-ojú),noun,perseverance; encouragement; exhortation
ìgbìyẹ̀le (gbè-ìyẹ̀-lè),noun,trust; confidence; reliance; dependence
ìgbó,noun,forest; wood; woodland
ìgbó,noun,name of a bird which feeds on the eggs of other birds
fíyẹ̀ ìgbó,noun,name of a bird which feeds on the eggs of other birds
ìgbódù,noun,a grove dedicated to the gods òdù and ifá
ìgbógìan,noun,the name of a bird
ìgbóiyà (gbò-iyà),noun,"courage, boldness, fortitude, intrepidity"
ìgbóju (gbò-ojú),noun,boldness; audacity
ìgbókùn (gbá-òkùn),noun,sail; canvas
ìgbóna (gbò-iná),noun,heat; warmth; fervour; vehemence
ìgbóna-ara,noun,heat of the body; fever
ìgbóna-ọkàn,noun,fervency of spirit
ìgbòrò,noun,an old overgrown farm
ìgbòrò,noun,street
ìgbòro,noun,a grove dedicated to the idols
ìgbòrùn,noun,umbrella; sunshade; parasol
àgbòrùn,noun,umbrella; sunshade; parasol
ìgbòse,adverb,by-and-by; till another season
ìgbòkanle (gbe-òkan-le),noun,confidence; trust; affiance
ìgbònrà (gbọn-ara),noun,a shaking of the body (to free from dust)
ìgbònwó,noun,elbow; cubit
ìgbònwù,noun,a bow used for the purpose of carding cotton
ìgbòwọ,noun,witness; pledge; token
ìgbùro (gbọ-iro),noun,news; intelligence
ìha,noun,"side, loin, region"
ìha,noun,the outside of the palm nut
ìhàho,noun,"the burnt part of food which adheres to the pot, saucepan"
ìhakun,noun,the bar to fasten the door
ìhalaye,noun,encumbrance
ìhale (ha-ìle),noun,need; necessity; poverty; strait
ìhalẹ (há-ìlẹ),noun,empty boast; brag
ìhamọ,noun,restriction; a being shut up
ìhamọra,noun,armour; armoury; war equipment; mail
ìhamọra ogun,noun,armour; armoury; war equipment; mail
ìhan,noun,show; appearance; view; prospect
ìhan gbangba,noun,"prominent, conspicuous appearance"
ìhán-goro,noun,shriek; shrill
ìhanu,noun,gag
ìhawọ,noun,stinginess; parsimony
ìhìn,noun,news; tidings; narration
ìhìn okere,noun,news; rumour
ìhìn-rere,noun,good news; glad tidings; gospel
ìhinyí,adverb,hither; here
ìho,noun,hole; pit; dell; ditch
ìhò,noun,noise; hooting; boiling
ìhòho,noun,nakedness; nudity
ìhorìho,noun,nakedness; nudity
ìho-abiyà,noun,the arm-pits
ìho-imu,noun,the nostrils
ìhunra,noun,irritation of the body; the itch
ìhíhù,noun,down (of a bird)
ìhumọ,noun,meditation; invention
ìhuwa (hu-iwa),noun,conduct; behaviour
ìhuwasi,noun,conduct; behaviour
ìja,noun,strife; war; fight; quarrel
ìjà,noun,suet
ìja-dìẹ,noun,skirmish
pẹ̀rọ,noun,skirmish
ìja-ìgbòro,noun,civil war
ìja-gboro,noun,civil war
ìjàba (ja-ba),noun,trouble
ìjàdan,noun,remnants of fruits which have been eaten by bats
ìjade,noun,exit; exodus; a going out
ìjadẹlọ,noun,exit; exodus; a going out
ìjadu,noun,eager contest for a thing; competition
ìjadun,noun,luxurious living
ìjàfara (ja-ìfa-ara),noun,negligence; sluggishness
ìjaiye,noun,"enjoyment of luxury, pleasure"
ìjajẹ,noun,rascal; scoundrel
ìjakadi,noun,a wrestling; a struggling
ìjalọ,noun,the black ant
ìjaniyan,noun,contradiction
ìjanja,noun,broken into pieces
ìjanja-ẹran,noun,small bits of meat
ìjanu,noun,bit; bridle
ijara,noun,rope
ijaro,noun,detection of falsehood
ije,noun,seventh day
ijé,noun,race; competition
ijejiia,noun,the twelfth day
ijémi,noun,seven days hence
ijere,noun,gain; profit
ije,noun,fodder
ijégin,noun,fodder
ije,noun,bait
ijéré,noun,the flower of indian corn
ije-agasa,noun,hay
ije-asagbe,noun,hay
ijebi,noun,guilty
ijeníya,noun,punishment
ijeniniya,noun,punishment
ijeri,noun,witnessing; testimony; attestation
ijerisi,noun,witnessing; testimony; attestation
ijerinla (ijo-érin-le-ewa),noun,fourteen days ago; fortnight
ijewo,noun,confession; profession
ijewo-igbagbo,noun,creed
iji,noun,shadow; shade
iji,noun,fear; dread; anything startling; surprise
iji,noun,"storm, tornado"
ijika,noun,profundity; soundness
ijila,noun,"a famous, notorious person (used in both good and bad sense)"
ijinla,noun,"a famous, notorious person (used in both good and bad sense)"
ijimere,noun,a small monkey
ijinle,noun,depth
ijinlese,noun,tripping at the heel; contradiction
ijisepale (iji-se-pa-ile),noun,afternoon (lit.—when the shadow covers the ground)
ijiya (ije-iya),noun,suffering; passion; penalty; punishment
ijiyan,noun,argument; debate; bet; controversy
ijo,noun,dance
ijogun (ije-ogun),noun,succession to an inheritance; heritage
ijoko,noun,settlement; sitting
ijokun,noun,name of a trailing plant
ijoni,noun,scald; a burning inflammation
ijonirun,noun,burning to nothing
ijoro,noun,leanness
ijowu (ije-owu),noun,jealousy
ijoye (ije-oye),noun,the act of being entitled to a position of rank
ijo,noun,assembly; meeting; congregation; council
ajo,noun,assembly; meeting; congregation; council
ijo,noun,day; a single day
ijo-agba,noun,"meeting, assembly of the elders"
ijoba,noun,kingdom
ijokanlogbon (ijo-kan-le-ni-ogbon),adverb,"seldom, now and then (lit.—the space, interval of thirty-one days)"
ijolowo,noun,release; deliverance
ijomiran (ijo-omiran),noun,another day; future time
ijoni,noun,eight days hence
ijora,noun,semblance; likeness
iju,noun,wilderness; desert
ijulo,noun,excellence
ijumose,noun,co-operation
ijuwosi,noun,a beckoning; a beck
ika,noun,cruelty; wickedness; mischief; inhumanity
ika,noun,"finger, toe. ika owo finger, ika-ese toe"
ika,noun,reckoning; computation; calculation
ika-igba,noun,computation of time; calendar
ika-iwe,noun,"roll, book"
ikáwe,noun,"roll, book"
ikakun,noun,"coil of rope; ball, reel of thread"
ika-okun,noun,"coil of rope; ball, reel of thread"
ikawu,noun,wound cotton
ika-owu,noun,wound cotton
ikako,noun,twist; coiling
ikakun,noun,addition
ikamo,noun,the state of being encompassed
ikan,noun,"a dropping, dripping like water"
ikán,noun,white ant
ikán,noun,the egg plant
ikándu,noun,the large black ant
ikángun,noun,utmost extremity; corner
ikánilára,noun,the act of feeling with
ikánju (kan-òju),noun,hastiness; hurry; eagerness; posthaste; bustle
ikánnu,noun,severity; fury; wrath
ikànra,noun,peevishness; irritability; fretfulness; gruffness
ikánu (ko-ánu),noun,sorrow; grief; melancholy
ikàpo,noun,a folding together; folding
ikára,noun,backyard
iká,noun,backyard
ikási,adjective,stale; sour
ikàsípọ̀n,noun,chargeableness; accusation
ikàwe (ka-iwe),noun,reading
ikàwọ́ (ka-ọwọ́),noun,power; control; governance; domination
ikàye,noun,numeration; reckoning
ìkẹ,noun,ivory; bone; an imitation of ivory
ìkẹ,noun,hunch-back
ìkẹde (ke-òde),noun,"proclamation, announcement, edict"
ìkẹ-kìkan,noun,a loud cry
ìkẹkù,noun,"abstract, epitome"
ìkẹkuru,noun,"abstract, epitome"
ìkẹkuro,noun,amputation; abstraction
ìkẹlẹ (ke-ìle),noun,partition; curtains used as a partition; veil
ìkẹpe,noun,a calling upon; invocation
ìkẹrora,noun,groan
ìkẹ,noun,fondness; indulgence
ìkẹgan,noun,contempt
ìkẹgbẹ,noun,association; fellowship
ìkẹhin (ko-èhin),noun,end; issue
ìkẹpùn,noun,snare
ìkẹkọ,noun,learning
ìkẹhinkẹhin,adverb,aftermost
ìkẹra,noun,delicateness; indulgence
ìkẹta,noun,a kind of nicely woven native cloth
ìkẹtẹ,noun,one short in stature
ìkẹtẹ,noun,the lees of palm oil—a favourite food
ìki,noun,salutation; visitation
ìki,noun,compression; laudatory recital of a family lineage
ìki,noun,"an animal with large eyes and small erect ears, which lives on the kola nut"
ìkìbọ̀n,noun,wad; ram
ìkìgbè (ke-ìgbe),noun,cry; howling; exclamation
ìkìlọ,noun,warning; exhortation; threat; denunciation
ìlọ (ki-ìlọ),noun,warning; exhortation; threat; denunciation
ìkìmọlẹ (ki-mọ-ìlẹ),noun,pressing tightly down; compression; pressure
ìkini,noun,salutation; compliment; greeting
ìkìri,noun,roving about; wandering
ìkìrun (ki-ọrun),noun,prayer (lit.—saluting heaven)
ìkìwọ̀,noun,check; suppression
ìkìyèsi,noun,observation; regard; heed
ìkò,noun,bamboo-fibres woven by women into cloth
ìkò,noun,the red tail of the parrot; a rap on the head with the knuckles
ìkògun (ìko-ogun),noun,spoils; trophy; anything taken in battle; plunder; booty
ìkòjọ,noun,the act of gathering together; accumulation
ikọ-oko,noun,harvest; ingathering of farm produce
ikọjọpọ,noun,group; crowd; a gathering
ikọko,noun,pot
ikọko-ọbẹ,noun,soup pot
ikọko-ìṣa,noun,small pot
ikọkọ,noun,"wolf, hyena"
ikoriko,noun,"wolf, hyena"
ikọle,noun,housebreaking
ikọlu,noun,a meeting face to face
ikọlo,noun,a carrying away
ikọnijanu,noun,restraint
ikọnkoso,noun,"rat trap (baited with corn, yam)"
ikore,noun,harvest
ikorira,noun,hatred; abhorrence
ikoríjasi,noun,nucleus
ikori paṣan,noun,whip-lash
ikoro,noun,contradiction; bitterness
ikoso,noun,restraint
ikoti,noun,"pin of iron, bone,, wood used by women for combing and adjusting the hair"
ikọ,noun,cough
ikọ-ìte,noun,whooping cough
ikọ,noun,hook; hanging
ikọ,noun,the act of building a house; erection
ikọlẹ,noun,the act of building a house; erection
ikọ,noun,the act of crying aloud; cock-crowing
ikọ,noun,messenger; ambassador; delegate; deputation
ikọjusi,noun,"attention, opposition"
ikọkọ,noun,privacy; secrecy
ikọkọkọ,noun,bad teaching
ikọkọkọ,noun,bad writing
ikọla,noun,circumcision; the act of tattooing
ikọlẹkọ,noun,instructing
ikọlu (ko-ìlu),noun,assault; attack
ikọlura,noun,collision
ikọni,noun,instructing
ikọṣan,noun,flash; a quick blaze
ikọṣe,noun,stumbling block; hindrance
ikọṣile,noun,divorce; separation; renouncement
ikú,noun,"death, that which may cause death; a worm which eats the kola nut; mortality; destruction"
ikú-ajọwọpọríku,noun,natural death
ikú fun otító,noun,martyrdom
ikú-ile,noun,gable-end
ikun,noun,sifting
ikúdú,noun,a pit; a pond; a trough; a large pot
ikugbọ,noun,presumption
ikúkú,noun,fist; clenched hand
ikuku,noun,fog; mist; cloud
ikun,noun,belly; stomach; abdomen
ikun,noun,a kind of squirrel noted for its deafness
ikun,noun,mucus
ikún,noun,thigh; hip
ikun,noun,murmur; grumbling
ikun,noun,fullness; swelling; rising; addition
ikunsinu,noun,grumbling; muttering
ikuna,noun,failure
ikunloju,noun,satisfaction
ikunna,noun,"fineness; smoothness (used in describing fine flour, nap of cloth)"
ikun-omi,noun,flood; inundation
ikunwọsile (kun-wo-si-ile),noun,overflow
ikunwọ,noun,handful
ikunwọkan,noun,handful
ikunra,noun,ointment to rub the body with; balm
ipara,noun,ointment to rub the body with; balm
ikunu,noun,dulness; slowness of speech
ikura,noun,weakness of body; debility; torpor; insensibility
ila,noun,tattoo; tribal mark; circumcision; stripes
ila,noun,"line, mark"
ila,noun,name of a vegetable (also called okro)
ila-ìṣe,noun,jurisdiction; province
iladi,noun,proof; explanation; comment
iladùn,noun,first fruits eaten
ilàgbara,noun,having strength; valour
ilaiya,noun,medicine supposed to give courage; boldness; fortitude
ilaja (la-ìja),noun,peace-making; reconciliation; meditation
ilakọja,noun,penetration
ilaja,noun,penetration
ilalẹhu,noun,"that which grows of its own accord, spontaneous growth"
ilamọran,noun,a proposing; a bringing of one’s own view
ilana ofin,noun,law; ordinance; order; ordination; canon
ilana-isinku,noun,obsequies; burial service
ilaniija,noun,conciliation
ilanu,noun,an opening
ilara,noun,envy
ilari,noun,"king’s messenger, herald"
ilasa,noun,the ila leaf
ilasado,noun,the name of a plant used for sauce
ilasagun,noun,a wild plant of the ilasa tribe
ilasìle,noun,instruction
ilawun,noun,stinginess
ile,noun,house; room; home; abode; mansion; dwelling; habitation
ile,noun,nest
ile-ẹiyẹ,noun,bird’s nest
ile-abẹrẹ,noun,needle-case
ile-adìg,noun,fowl-house
ile-agogo,noun,clock tower; spire; belfry
ile-alapata,noun,slaughter house
ile-aro,noun,smithy
ile-ase,noun,kitchen; cook-house
ile-idana,noun,kitchen; cook-house
ile-onjẹ,noun,kitchen; cook-house
ile-ide,noun,custody; prison; jail
ile-tubu,noun,custody; prison; jail
ile-itọṣọ,noun,laundry
ile-ẹjọ,noun,court; judgment hall
ile-ikewu,noun,school-house
ilékewu,noun,school-house
ile-iwẹ,noun,school-house
iléwẹ,noun,school-house
ile-ina,noun,a box of matches
ile-iṣọ,noun,watch-house; watch-tower; tower
ile-iṣọna,noun,workshop
ile-iṣura,noun,depository; magazine; store-house; treasury; safe
ile-iwọ,noun,inn
ile-ero,noun,inn
ile-iyawo,noun,bride-chamber
ile-ẹiyẹ,noun,"bird’s nest, cage"
ile-ẹiyẹlẹ,noun,pigeon-cot
ile-ẹjọ,noun,court; court-room
ile-ẹlẹdẹ,noun,pig-sty
ile-ẹṣin,noun,stable
ile-ẹwọn,noun,jail; prison
ile-ide,noun,jail; prison
ile-koriko,noun,thatched house
ile-maṣalasi,noun,mosque
ile-odi,noun,"castle, citadel"
ile-olodi,noun,"castle, citadel"
ile-oja,noun,shop
ile-oyin,noun,beehive
ile-ọlọ́run,noun,church house
ile-orisa,noun,an idol house
ile-tubu,noun,prison
ile-jade,noun,expulsion
ileke,noun,being uppermost; aṣọ ileke—coat
ilekuro,noun,the act of driving out
ilepa,noun,pursuit
ilepada,noun,driving backward
ilera,noun,health
ileri,noun,promise
ileroro,noun,blister
ileru,noun,furnace
ileto,noun,village
ile,noun,earth; land; ground; soil
ile-aiye,noun,world
ilẹ-amọ,noun,clay soil
ilẹ̀,noun,footing; base
ìtẹ̀lẹ̀,noun,footing; base
ilẹ̀-bíbó,noun,beaten floor
ilẹ̀-bírí,noun,a small piece of land; plot
ilẹ̀-bíríkítì,noun,a small piece of land; plot
ilẹ̀dú,noun,manure; black earth
ilẹ̀-iní,noun,inheritance; possession
ilẹ̀-nínì,noun,inheritance; possession
ilẹ̀-ipàkà,noun,corn-flour; the place where corn is winnowed
ilẹ̀-okú,noun,burial ground
ilẹ̀kun,noun,door
ilẹ̀-ọba,noun,kingdom; territory; dominion; realm
ilẹpa,noun,red earth
ilẹkẹ̀,noun,beads
ilẹkẹ̀ iyun,noun,coral beads
ilẹkẹ̀-opoló,noun,frogs’ spawn
ilẹ̀wù,noun,"soft down on a palm tree, used as fire-lighters"
ìlò,noun,the act of using; usage; practice; deed
ìlọ-agbara,noun,exertion
ìlọro,noun,porch
ìlorikìkun,adjective,stubborn
ìlosí,noun,behaviour; usage
ìlọṣọ (lọṣọ),noun,a peculiar sitting posture; squatting
ìlòyun,noun,pregnancy
ìlọ,noun,departure; a going
àlọ,noun,departure; a going
ìlò,noun,warning; precept; a public inquiry
ìlọkàn,noun,courage; boldness
ìlọkuro,noun,departure; going away
ìlòlu,noun,the act of twisting together; plait
ìlòra,noun,sloth; tardiness; sluggishness
ìlọnilọwọgba,noun,extortion
ìlọrọ,noun,wealth
ìlọ́wọ́wọ́,noun,lukewarmness
ìlú,noun,nation; country; town; assembly of the chiefs of a town; court
ìlu,noun,drum
ìlubolẹ̀,noun,the act of being smitten down
ìlujá,noun,perforation
ìlukéjè,noun,a hamlet
ìmàdo,noun,wild boar
ìmalẹ̀,noun,mohammedan; moslem
ìmalẹ̀,noun,idol
ìmaraduro (ìmu-ara-duro),noun,continence
ìmatíko,noun,an instrument to assist in drawing a bow with greater force
ìmawò,noun,incarnation
ìmẹlẹ̀,noun,idleness; truant; indolence
ìmí,noun,dung; excrement
ìmí-ọ̀run,noun,brimstone; sulphur
ìmí,noun,breathing; respiration
ìmíhẹlẹ̀,noun,palpitation
ìmíjade,noun,expiration
ìmísí,noun,inspiration
ìmirísi,noun,a nod; a beck with the head
ìmọfo,noun,emptiness; disappointment
ìmọjukuro,noun,connivance
ìmọ́kùn,noun,the act of diving; a dive; a plunge
ìmọ́rùn,noun,heat
ìmọtutù,noun,coldness
ìmọye,noun,sageness; foresight
ìmọ,noun,knowledge; notion; sensation; wisdom
ìmọ̀ buburu,noun,"plot, conspiracy"
ìmọ̀,noun,clearness; cleanliness; neatness; purity
ìmọtótó,noun,cleanliness
ìmọ́ gára,noun,transparency
ìmọ́ gbangba,noun,public knowledge
ìmọ̀kanlẹ̀,noun,encouragement
ìmọlẹ̀,noun,building a house
ìmọlẹ̀,noun,light; brightness; glow
ìmọlẹ̀ baibai,noun,"dim light, moonlight"
imọlẹ oṣupa,noun,moonlight
imọlẹ oòrùn,noun,"sunlight, daylight"
imọmọṣe,noun,wilful action
imọmọda,noun,wilful action
imọnkangbọgbọ,noun,omniscience
imọhungbọgbọ,noun,omniscience
imọran,noun,knowledge; opinion
imọ,noun,knowledge; opinion
imọtẹlẹ,noun,foreknowledge; foresight
imọwe,noun,book-learning
imọwọduro,noun,refraining from
imu,noun,the nose; nostrils
imu,noun,seizure; a taking hold of
imulasabara,noun,taking by force
imubinu,noun,exasperation
imubisi,noun,propagating
imuduro,noun,a stay; a making to stand
imugiri,noun,holding; tidiness
imuhiwa,noun,bringing news
imujade,noun,an out show; delivery out of custody
imukuro,noun,"deduction, a taking away"
imularada,noun,healing
imule,noun,covenant; treaty
imulemofo,noun,emptiness
imunibinu,noun,that which makes one angry; provocation
imunindun,noun,a making cheerful
imunmuna,noun,firefly; glow-worm
imọmuna,noun,firefly; glow-worm
imupada,noun,restoration; restitution
imura,noun,readiness
imurasile,noun,preparedness
imuragiri,noun,agility; tightness
ina,noun,fire
ina-ori,noun,louse
ina,noun,flogging; punishment by whipping; dimension; stretch
ina,noun,expenditure of money
inadanu,adjective,wastefulness
inabi,noun,a kind of plant which produces blisters
inaja,noun,trade; trader; merchant
inaki,noun,the baboon
íro,noun,the baboon
inaro,noun,standing posture
inarun,noun,nettle-rash
inawo,noun,expense
inawo,noun,the act of stretching out the hand
ini,noun,possessions; goods
inira,noun,burden; trouble
iniran,noun,remembrance; reminiscence
initara,noun,zealousness; having zeal
inu,noun,matrix; womb; belly; stomach; disposition; the inside mind; thought
inubibi,adjective,irascible
inu buburu,noun,wicked heart
inu didun,noun,gladness
inu dudu,noun,bad heart
inu fufu,noun,"bad, quick temper"
inu funfun,noun,a pure heart
inu rere,noun,benevolence
inuinibi,noun,persecution
inufun,noun,pain in the stomach; colic
inurirun,noun,pain in the stomach; colic
inuṣọ,noun,passion
inutitẹ,adjective,tender-hearted
inu yo,verb,feel compassionate; yearn
ipa,noun,track; way; course; tendency
ipa-ọna,noun,path; track; road
ipa,noun,kick
ipa,noun,strength; violence
ipa,noun,epilepsy (called also warapa)
ipada,noun,"return, alteration"
ipadasehin,noun,relapse
ipade,noun,meeting
ipadi,noun,"the garments and other clothes left by a hunter after his death, which are generally exposed near the gate of a town"
ipago,noun,"the act of making a tent, booth"
ipahin keke,noun,a gnashing of the teeth
ipahunda,noun,a change of the voice
ipaiya,noun,panic; great fear; consternation
ipaka,noun,corn-floor; time of threshing
ipako,noun,occiput; the hollow between the back of the head and the neck
ipaku,noun,a killing; putting to death
ipakupa,noun,butchery; slaughter
ipala,noun,"the act of setting a boundary, limitation"
ipalara,noun,bruise; hurt; hardship
ipalẹmọ,noun,preparation
ipalẹnumọ,noun,refutal; a hushing up
ipamọ,noun,preservation; keeping
ipamọra,noun,forebearance; patience
ipania,noun,murder; manslaughter
ipanna,noun,arrangement by which the price of any article is fixed by all traders; mutual agreement
ipanu,noun,lunch
ipanụmọ,noun,a shutting up of the mouth; hush-money; bribe
ipara,noun,a rubbing oneself with ointment
ipara,noun,a moth
ipara,noun,rust
ipára,noun,going and coming
iparada,noun,disguise; change
ipayẹ,noun,defacement
ipari,noun,completion; end; conclusion
ipari,noun,baldness
iparọpọ,noun,a calm
iparubọ,noun,a killing for sacrifice; immolation
iparun,noun,destruction; annihilation; doom; downfall
ipasẹ,noun,footpath; track; vestige
ipasịparọ,noun,"barter, exchange"
ipe,noun,right number
ipẹ ṣanṣan,noun,soundness
ipe,noun,call; act of calling
ipeji,noun,"an opening between the upper front teeth; a flaw in a cloth, produced by dropping the thread in weaving"
ipẹjẹ,noun,invitation to a feast
ipẹjọ,noun,congregation; assembly; meeting
apẹjọ,noun,congregation; assembly; meeting
ipẹjọpọ,noun,"convocation, concourse"
ipele,noun,"the smaller, outer cloth worn by a woman"
ipelẹ,noun,short marks made on the cheeks to distinguish one tribe from another
ipele,noun,that which is put on the top of other things
ipenpeju,noun,eyelash; eyelid
ipere,noun,small snails
iperẹgun,noun,aloes; lign-aloes
ipese,noun,provision
ipesẹilẹ,noun,provision from forethought
ipesẹ,noun,gleaning
ipẹ,noun,an ear of maize; a fish scale
ipẹ-agbado,noun,"spike, ear of corn"
ipẹ,noun,comfort
ìpẹ̀,noun,fish scale; scab
ìpẹ̀pẹ̀kun,noun,small sea shell
ìpẹ́ka,noun,branching out
ìpẹ́kun,noun,end; termination; utmost; limit
ìpẹ̀pẹ̀rẹ̀,noun,a scraping together; small things
ìpẹ̀rẹ̀,noun,"young members of a community; young people, especially such as are unmarried"
ìpẹta,noun,"name of a tree, the root of which is used for washing and bleaching cloth"
ìpẹ̀tẹ̀,noun,yam cooked with palm oil; porridge
ìpilẹ̀,noun,foundation; base; beginning; root; origin
ìpilẹ̀ṣẹ̀,noun,foundation; base; beginning; root; origin
ìpin,noun,portion
ìpín,noun,matter oozing from the eyes
ìpín,noun,"the act of dividing, division, share, lot"
ìpínfunni,noun,"the act of dividing, division, share, lot"
ìpínhun,noun,"agreement, contract, bargain"
ìpinlẹ̀,noun,the boundary of a territory; a land mark
ìpinnu,noun,resolution; conclusion; agreement; determination; purpose
ìpìtan,noun,oral tradition
ìpìyẹ̀,noun,booty; pillage; plunder of provisions; forage
ìpò,noun,place; room; situation
ìpò-òkú,noun,place of departed spirits; hades; hell
ìpo ọla,noun,place of honour
ìpohun-rere-ẹ̀kún,noun,lamentation
ìpọn,noun,wooden spoon
ìpọn nla,noun,ladle
ìpọnju (pọn-ojú),noun,difficulty; distress; affliction; adversity
ìpọnni ìjin-ẹtan,noun,adulation; flattery
ìpọnrin,noun,whet; sharpening iron
ìpọnri,noun,the big toe (worshipped by the yorubas); ancestors
ìpòrí,noun,the big toe (worshipped by the yorubas); ancestors
ìpòsi,noun,contempt; scorn; worthlessness; meanness
ìpòsí,noun,increase
ìpurọ,noun,lying; falsehood
ìra,noun,the name of a tree; buying; decay
ìra,noun,morass; marsh; bog; slough; quagmire
ìra,noun,the name of a species of horse; shaving the head; rolling on the ground like a horse
ìrahun,noun,complaint
ìralẹ̀,noun,laths; the act of lathing
ìran,noun,sight; exhibition; trance; apparition; generation; race; offspring
ìran-atèlẹ,noun,after-generation
ìran ẹ̀hìn,noun,after-generation
ìran,noun,sewing; seam
ìran aṣọ,noun,needlework
ìran,noun,sending
ìranlọ,noun,the act of sending away; dismissal
ìranlọkuro,noun,the act of sending away; dismissal
ìranran,noun,delirium
ìranlọwọ,noun,help; aid; assistance; relief; auxiliary
ìranmọ,noun,infection; contagion
ìranpọ,noun,irony
ìransi,noun,sending to; transmission
ìranṣẹ,noun,messenger; servant; officer
ìranṣẹ́-kọ̀rin,noun,male-servant
ìranṣẹ́-birin,noun,female-servant
ìranṣẹ-ọlọrun,noun,god's messenger; minister; servant of god
ìranṣọ,noun,sewing; one who sews; tailor
ìrántí,noun,remembrance; memorial; retention
ìranwọ,noun,spinner
ìrapadà,noun,buying back; redemption
ìrarí,noun,shaving the head; razor
ìrasílẹ̀,noun,a ransom; release from slavery
ìrawọ,noun,star
ìrawọ abirúnṣọrọ,noun,comet
ìrawọ oníru,noun,comet
ìrawọ aguala,noun,"venus, the morning star"
ìrawọ-alẹ,noun,"sirius, the evening star"
ìrawọ títan,noun,bright star
ìranwọ-ìlẹ̀,noun,plants used in making medicine for infants
ìwàjẹ,noun,plants used in making medicine for infants
ìrẹ,noun,goodness; favour; benefit; a blessing; well-wishing
órẹ,noun,goodness; favour; benefit; a blessing; well-wishing
ìrẹ,noun,curse; execration; imprecation
ìrẹ,noun,play; amusement; sport; the act of running
ìrẹ-ẹfẹ,noun,joke
ìrẹpa,noun,rough play
ìrẹ-akọ,noun,rough play
ìrẹ díjúdíjú,noun,blindman's buff
ìrẹ̀pọ̀n,noun,trigger; firelock
ìrẹ̀dé-oru,noun,revelling
ìrẹ̀jú-wara,noun,cream
ìrẹkẹ́,noun,sugar-cane
ìrẹ-kọja,noun,passing over; passover; transgression
ìrẹní,noun,four days hence
ìrẹpẹ,noun,a small piece of cloth
ìrẹra,noun,pride; haughtiness; arrogance; pomp
ìrẹtí,noun,hope; expectation; a cleansing of the ear
ìrẹ,noun,a kind of cricket which burrows underground
ìrẹ,noun,rubber tree
ìrẹjẹ,noun,cheat; deception; extortion; deceit
ìrẹlẹ,noun,the state of being low; humility
ìrẹpọ,noun,concord; agreement; friendship
ìrẹwẹsi,noun,dejection; depression of spirit
ìrí,noun,dew; mist
ìrí oru,noun,"night dew; akọ ìrí,"
ìrí owurọ,noun,morning dew
ìrí,noun,sight; appearance; condition
ìrídi,noun,proof; discovery
ìríju,noun,steward
ìríkúrí,noun,an offensive thing
ìrìn,noun,walk; step; life; conversation
ìrìn-àjọ,noun,journey
ìrìn kírí,noun,a tour
ìrìn pẹlẹ,noun,"gentle walk, meekness"
ìrìn síwaju,noun,progress
ìrìn,noun,iron; iron nail; metal
ìrìn,noun,moisture; a soaking; damp
ìrìndọ,noun,nausea; sickness (lit.—a tickling of the liver)
ìrìnlẹ,noun,dampness; moisture
ìrìnwó,noun,four hundred
ìrira,noun,dislike; hatred; odium; aversion
ìrírí,noun,previous knowledge; experience
ìrọ,noun,thought; deliberation; notion; opinion
ìrọ̀nù,noun,thought; deliberation; notion; opinion
ìrọ,noun,sound; noise made by a collision; news; report
ìrọ,noun,aching pain; ailment
ìrọra,noun,aching pain; ailment
ìrọbìnújẹ,noun,remorse; anguish; pain; grief
irogụn,noun,collection by dropping; instillation
irohin,noun,news; intelligence; story telling; report
irojụ,noun,sorrow; vexation; indecision; melancholy; laziness
iroka,noun,promulgation; publication
iroko,noun,farm labour; husbandry; tillage
irolẹ,noun,farm labour; husbandry; tillage
iroko,noun,a species of the ọkpro
irokọ,noun,the name of a tree which gives very good timber
irokuro,noun,concupiscence; evil desire; irregular thought
irole,noun,"the act of inheriting a house, possession; succession by inheritance"
irona,noun,sideway
ironu,noun,consideration; cogitation; thought
ironupiwada,noun,repentance
irora,noun,pain (of body); suffering; anguish; sorrow; torment
iroro,noun,austerity; harshness; brutality; despotism
irotẹlẹ,noun,fore-thought; precaution
irọ,noun,untruth; falsehood; a lie (not as strong an expression as ekẹ)
irọ,noun,funnel
irọ,noun,equal; companion; fellow
irọbi,noun,throe; travail; pang
irọgbaka,noun,the state of being encompassed
irọgboku,noun,reclining on a couch; repose
irọjụ (rọ-ọjụ),noun,patience; perseverance
irọḳẹḳẹ,noun,the act of being tumultuous; making an uproar; disturbance
irọlẹ,noun,a calm; tranquility; quietness
irọlu,noun,indiscreet act; rash act; inconsiderateness
irọnu,noun,abstinence from food; power of long abstinence from food
irọpo,noun,the act of succeeding; substitution
irọra,noun,ease; comfort; solace; felicity; leisure
irọri,noun,a support for the head; pillow; bolster
irọrun,noun,convenience; facility; advantage
irọti,noun,"funnel, as used in filling liquor vessels"
irọwo,noun,exchanging money
iru,noun,tail
iru,noun,gadfly
iru,noun,seed; race; kind; species; gender; clan; the seeds of the locust fruit which are used as a seasoning
irụbọ,noun,sacrificing; sacrifice
irudi,noun,blossom; bud
irugbin,noun,"seed (to sow, plant)"
iruju,noun,puzzling; a puzzle
isuju,noun,puzzling; a puzzle
irukerudo (ru-oke-ru-odo),noun,uproar; tumult; commotion; insurrection
irukẹ,noun,tassel on the ear of indian corn; the cow-tail carried about by the ifa priests
irukẹrẹ,noun,tassel on the ear of indian corn; the cow-tail carried about by the ifa priests
irulu,noun,insurrection; the act of stirring the town into an uproar
irun,noun,hair
irun ẹkẹ,noun,whiskers
irun-ete,noun,moustache
irun ipenpeju,noun,the eyelash
irun abiya,noun,the hair of the arm-pit
irungba,noun,beard
irun,noun,mohammedan prayer
irunle,noun,undermining the ground in order to rob
irunu,noun,indignation; anger (lit.—stirring of the mind); emotion; wrath; rage
isa,noun,hole; rat’s hole; burrow
isaba,noun,incubation
isadi,noun,refuge
isale,adverb,down; below
isan,noun,oyster
isan,noun,nine days’ space
isandum,noun,partaking of the first fruits of the year
isanni,noun,nine days hence
isanra,noun,being fat; well-looking; bonny
isansa,noun,fugitive; deserter; runagate
isa-oku,noun,"grave, tomb, sepulchre"
ise,noun,denial; abnegation
isera-eni,noun,self-abnegation
isele,noun,earthquake
isi,noun,"a new thing invented, created; a memorable time"
isimi,noun,"rest; pause; cessation from work; sabbath. ojo-isimi, sunday"
isin,noun,service; the act of serving another; bondage; religion; worship
isinje,noun,mockery
isinwin,noun,"the state of being mad, madness"
isisiyi,adverb,lately; new
iso,noun,tying; bound
isoro,noun,suspension of a thing; hanging
isoyigi,noun,marriage; matrimony
iso,noun,quarter; station; department; stall
iso,noun,assertion; saying
iso asodun,noun,exaggeration
isohodoro,noun,being made desolate
isodasan,noun,annihilation
isodomo (so-di-omo),noun,adoption
isoji,noun,revival; awakening
isoka,noun,bird-snare set with guinea corn
isokale,noun,descent; a going down
isoko,noun,the act of throwing a stone
isokun,noun,crying
isokuso,noun,evil words; idle talk; nonsense
isoro,noun,talk; conversation
isotele,noun,prophecy; foretelling
isoye,noun,a medicine used for strengthening the memory; an explanation
asoye,noun,a medicine used for strengthening the memory; an explanation
isun,noun,fountain; spring; source
isun,verb,the act of drawing near
isure,noun,blossing; running
isa,noun,a pitcher for conveying water
oru,noun,a pitcher for conveying water
isa,adjective,stale
isa,noun,ebb tide
isaju,adjective,former
isan,noun,the muscles; sinews
isan,noun,current
isana,noun,matches
isape (sa-pe),noun,clapping hands
isasun,noun,a soup-pot
isati,noun,cast aside; rejection
ise,noun,action; custom; character; fashion; mode; dealing; deed
ìṣẹ̀be,noun,perdition; the state of being lost
ìṣẹ̀kùṣe,noun,irregular action; untoward conduct; wicked deed
ìṣẹ̀lọṣọ,noun,being decked out; dressed
ìṣẹ̀lu,noun,government
ìṣenisi,noun,"giving, adding to what one has bought; hyperbole; exaggeration"
ìṣenunibini,noun,persecuting
ìṣenurere,noun,kindness; generous action
ìṣepansaga,noun,adultery; fornication; prostitution
ìṣepàri,noun,finishing; completion
ìṣepẹ,noun,finishing; completion
ìṣepàṣipàrọ,noun,exchange; barter
ìṣeun,noun,kindness; favour
ìṣẹ̀,noun,distress; tribulation
ìṣẹfẹ,noun,joke; jesting; buffoonery
ìṣegun,noun,victory; conquest; overthrow
ìṣejù,noun,twinkling of an eye; moment
ìṣẹ̀kẹ̀kẹ̀,noun,casting of lots
ìṣekíṣe,noun,wicked work; any kind of work
ìṣeníṣe,noun,the act of ill-treating
ìṣẹnù,noun,abortion; miscarriage
ìṣepẹ,noun,"withered twigs, branches"
ìṣepo,noun,double
ìṣepomeji,noun,double
ìṣepolohun,noun,name of a tree; a kind of grass
ìṣẹ́tì,noun,border; hem
ìṣígun,noun,aromatic root of a trailing plant found in forests
ìṣígun,noun,waging war
ìṣíkọ,noun,setting sail
ìṣín,noun,small fishes
ìṣín,noun,the fruit of a tree
ìṣína,noun,error; mistake; illusion
ìṣínú,noun,refreshment after fasting
ìṣipaya,noun,revelation; the act of opening into view
ìṣíro,noun,reckoning; taking account; calculation
ìṣíṣe,noun,wrong action; misdoing; mis-deed; oversight; offence
ìṣísẹ,noun,footstep; pace
ìṣísọ,noun,"the act of speaking amiss either from ignorance, anger, passion"
ìṣiyemeji,noun,doubt
ìṣọ,noun,nail
ìṣọdìsí,noun,acting contrary to; adverse
ìṣofo,noun,emptiness; unoccupied
ìṣoge,noun,gaiety; making a vain show; foppishness
ìṣọrẹ,adjective,benevolent
ìṣoro,noun,difficulty; severity; tyranny
ìṣowo,noun,"trader, trading; merchant"
ìṣọ,noun,watch; guard
ìṣọna,adjective,watchful
ìṣọkan,noun,"a being one, concord, union"
ìṣọna,noun,doing any mechanical work
ìṣọna-awọ,noun,tanner
ìṣọna-aṣọ,noun,tailor
ìṣọpẹ,noun,thanksgiving; gratitude
ìṣọra,noun,watchfulness; carefulness; heed
ìṣọtẹ,noun,sedition; rebellion
ìṣu,noun,ball; a lump of anything round; loaf
ìṣu-akara,noun,a loaf
ìṣu-ọṣẹ,noun,"ball, cake of soap"
ìṣu,noun,yam; soft part of fruit; pulp
ìṣu-ọdẹ,noun,wild yam eaten by hunters
ìṣubu,noun,fall of a heavy thing; fall; lapse; downfall
ìṣunú,noun,diarrhoea
ìṣura,noun,treasure; anything valuable which is put into safe keeping
ìta,noun,"a kind of yellow ant, called also ìta, a formidable foe to the white ants"
ìta,noun,a street; open air
ìta,noun,name of a tree much used for firewood
ìta-dogun (ẹta-di-ogun),noun,a space of seventeen days
ìta-giri,noun,startling; nervousness
ìtaje,noun,bloodshed
ìtajesile,noun,bloodshed
ìtakete,noun,keeping at a distance; a keeping aloof
ìtakiti,noun,somersault; an overturning leap
ìtakun,noun,a climber; a running plant; a creeper
ìtalàiyà,noun,attack; rebuff; opposition
ìtalẹ,noun,"a kind of worm, grub which breeds on a mud floor, and attacks anyone who lies there"
ìtàn,noun,story; narration; tale
ìtan,noun,thigh; lap
ìtan,noun,"a being related, spreading"
ìtanka,noun,extension
ìtankalẹ,noun,extension
ìtanjẹ,noun,"deceit, guile, cheat, fraudulence"
ìtankalẹ,noun,circulation; extension; promulgation
ìtanna,noun,lamp; flowers (so called from their brilliancy)
ìtanna-ewẹko,noun,flower
ìtanu,noun,the act of casting away; a casting off
ìtanṣan,noun,glittering light
ìtanṣan òrùn,noun,sunbeams
ìtanṣan oṣupa,noun,moonbeams
ìta-ororo,noun,"anointing, unction"
ìta-ọja,noun,selling; sale
ìtara,noun,ardency; warmth; fervour; anxiety for another’s safety; zeal
ìtayọ,noun,state of surpassing; excellence
ìtẹ,noun,throne; nest
ìtẹ-ọba,noun,king’s throne
ìtẹ-eyẹ,noun,bird’s nest
ìtẹ,noun,treading
ìtẹmplẹ,adjective,pressing down
ìtẹdo,noun,encampment
ìtẹhin,noun,pad; saddle cloth
ìtẹju,noun,evenness of surface; smoothness
ìtẹle,noun,that which follows; a successor; series; following in course of order
àtẹle,noun,that which follows; a successor; series; following in course of order
ìtẹlẹ,noun,being beforehand
ìtẹlẹ,noun,the leg (of an animal)
ìtẹlẹdi,noun,cloth for common use; undercloth
ìtẹlẹsẹ,noun,"private intimation (as a nod, wink,, tread on the foot); sign; token; beckoning"
ìtẹloríṣa,noun,subjugation
ìtẹpìrun,noun,contentment; satisfaction; gratification
ìtẹnipìrun,noun,contentment; satisfaction; gratification
ìtẹni,noun,disgrace; a failure
ìtẹnu,noun,meekness
ìtẹnumọ,noun,urging the same subject by constant repetition of it
ìtẹrẹ,noun,smashed by trampling upon; a crush
ìtẹriba,noun,bending of the head; bow; submission
ìtẹrun,adjective,contented
ìtẹsẹ,noun,a treadle; the treadle of a loom
ìtẹwọgbà,noun,acceptance; reception
ìti,noun,"timber; any large piece of wood; the act of supporting, propping"
ìtìlẹhin,noun,support
ìtì,noun,bundle of grass; a sheaf
ìtìju (tì-ojú),noun,shame; bashfulness; shyness
ìtínàbò,noun,setting fire to
ìtìsẹ (tẹ-ẹsẹ),noun,footstool; rest for the foot
ìtó,noun,a running plant like the ẹgusi
ìto,noun,arrangement; order
ìtobi,noun,bigness; massiveness; size
ìtori,noun,reason; account; cause; sake
ìtororosi,noun,the act of anointing with oil; anointment
ìtosi,noun,closeness; nearness; adjacent; vicinity
ìtóye,noun,value; merit; worth
ìtò,noun,spittle; small creek
ìtò,noun,urine
ìtọ́,noun,breeding; rearing; educating
ìtòju,noun,superintendence; overlooking; charge; care
ìtòka,noun,index; list of contents
ìtòkọ,noun,rudder; helm; steerage
ìtòlẹhin,noun,sequence; following in a train; series; order of things
ìtona,noun,"going in a way, path"
ìtòni,noun,educating; guiding
ìtorẹ,noun,present; gift
ìtorọ,noun,petition; prayer; supplication
ìtòṣè,noun,search; inquiry; scrutiny
ìtọsi,noun,due; necessary
ìtọwo,noun,taste
ìtunrìran,noun,recovery of sight
ìtunṣe,noun,reparation; improvement; alteration
atunṣe,noun,reparation; improvement; alteration
ìtu,noun,case; comfort
ìtùjú,noun,mildness of countenance
ìtu,noun,"loosening (as a knot tied), budding, bursting of a flower; eruption (on the body); adjournment of an assembly"
ìtudì,noun,exposure
ìtujadè,noun,discharge; emission; a pouring out
ìtuka,noun,dispersion; divorcement
ìtukọ,noun,navigating
ìtulẹ,noun,breaking up the ground
ìtuloju,noun,tameness; conciliation
ìtùjú,noun,tameness; conciliation
ìtumọ,noun,meaning; explanation; elucidation; illustration; interpretation; comment
ìtunu,noun,comfort; consolation (ít.—the act of making ease in the mind)
ìtura,noun,comfort; ease; the refreshment of a cool breeze; oil
ìturaka,noun,cheerfulness; alacrity
ìtunṣe,noun,improvements
ìtutọ,noun,spitting
itutu,noun,dampness; moisture; greenness
itutu nini,noun,frigidness
iwa,noun,conduct; behaviour; disposition; character; custom; manner; habit; a state of being in existence
iwa-agba,noun,eldership
iwa agbẹre,noun,prostitution
iwa-aimọ,adjective,a state of uncleanness
iwa-eda,noun,nature
iwa-ika,noun,barbarism
iwa-ọrun,noun,"virtue, godliness"
iwa-ọtọ,noun,peculiarity
iwa buburu,adjective,evil
iwadi (wa-idi),noun,investigation; examination; inquiry
iwaju,noun,fore-head; face; brow; presence
iwakiwa,noun,barbarous conduct; barbarity; sensuality
iwakun,noun,hinge
iwalẹ,noun,a digger; one who digs
iwara,noun,hastiness; rashness; impatience
iwariri,noun,tremor; trepidation
iwatito,noun,moral; lesson
iwasu,noun,preaching
iwasaiya,noun,struggle; agony; death-struggle
iwe,noun,book; paper
iwẹre,noun,foolishness
iwẹri,noun,head-tie
iwẹ,noun,a species of frog
iwẹfa,noun,eunuch
iwẹnumọ,noun,purification
iwikiri,noun,"making public, publishing"
iwin,noun,"ghost, spirit"
iwin buburu,noun,elf; goblin
iwin,noun,madness
iwo,noun,appearance; look
iwo-oju,noun,countenance
iwo,noun,a carnivorous bird; the raven
iwo,noun,fall
iwolule,noun,"the act of felling trees, destroying a house"
iworo,noun,gold
iworana,noun,sight-seeing
iwojẹ,noun,a look-out; forethought
iwoji,noun,"the present time, season"
iwọ,noun,"poison which may be administered in food; a tree, the sap of which produces blisters"
iwọ,noun,navel
idodo,noun,navel
iwọ,noun,"hook, fish-hook"
iwọ,noun,pron. thou; you
iwọdọ,noun,fording a river; the entrance to a river
iwqfa,noun,one in pawn; an insolvent debtor who becomes for a time the property of his master
iwqjo,noun,assemblage; gathering
iwqjopq,noun,assemblage; gathering
iwqlu,noun,entrance into a town; gateway
iwqn,noun,measure; measurement; a certain quantity
iwqnwqn,noun,dry twig; a small branch of a tree; broom-stick
iwqntuwqnsi,noun,medium; moderation; temperate
iwqra,noun,greediness; ravening
iwqsi,noun,contempt; wrong; injury; insult
iwqṣọ,noun,wearing of apparel; dress
iwu,noun,love; desire; pleasure
iwu,noun,act of swelling
iwukara,noun,leaven
iwun,noun,act of weaving
iwunṣo,noun,weaving
iwuri,noun,affection; sympathy
iwusi,noun,increase
iwuwọ,noun,heaviness; importance
iyá,noun,mother; madam; mistress
iya,noun,suffering; affliction; oppression
iyadi,noun,dumbness; speechless
iyagan,noun,barrenness; sterility
iyágba,noun,matron; elderly woman
iyagbe,noun,"looseness of the bowels, diarrhoea; dung"
iyunu,noun,"looseness of the bowels, diarrhoea; dung"
iyaju,noun,forwardness; officiousness
iyálá,noun,grandmother
iyanla,noun,grandmother
iyále,noun,"mistress; wife; dame; the first, elder wife. the other wives are called iyawo"
iyalequ,noun,astonishment; wonder
iyalode,noun,title given to wise women; a lady of high rank
iyan,noun,pounded yams
iyan,noun,"neighing, like a horse"
iyan hanhan,noun,eagerness to satisfy appetite
iyan,noun,debate; controversy
iyan,noun,famine; dearth; scarcity of food
iyanfe,noun,love; election; choice
iyange,adjective,"dry, void of moisture"
iyango,noun,chaff; husk
iyanje,noun,a cheat
iyanju,noun,exhortation
iyanrin,noun,sand
iyanrinidie,noun,quicksand
iyanu,noun,"wonder, amazement"
iyapa,noun,"schism, heresy"
iyapa,noun,division; variance; secession
iyara,noun,quickness; celerity
iyara,noun,room; place
iyato,noun,difference; distinction
iyasapakan,noun,separation
iyasapo,noun,separation
iyasi mimo,noun,"sanctification, consecration"
iyawo,noun,a newly-married woman; bride; spouse
iyawo,noun,dexterity
iye,noun,number; worth; value
iye,noun,life; the art of living
iye-ainipekun,noun,everlasting life
iye,noun,reed on which cotton is wound; reed
iye,noun,soundness
iye-ara,noun,soundness of body
iye koro,noun,perfection
iyebiye,adjective,valuable; precious
iyekan,noun,of the same mother
iyekuru (eyi-ekuru),noun,the very dust
iyemeji,noun,doubt; uncertainty; hesitation
iyenu,noun,idea; memory
iyere,noun,a kind of spice
iyeye,noun,a kind of sour plum
iye,noun,booty
iye,noun,dust of worm-eaten trees; sawdust
iye,noun,feathers; plumage
iyefun,noun,flour prepared from yams; flour in general
iyen,noun,anything
iyera,verb,avoided
iyewo,noun,investigation
iyewu,noun,inner chamber; bedroom; the dark part of a room
iyin,noun,praise; honour; respect; esteem; applause
iyin-eke,noun,flattery
iyin-ętan,noun,adulation
iponni,noun,adulation
iyipada,noun,"turning, conversion, translation"
iyipo,noun,perversion
iyisę,noun,the pin inserted through a hole in the weaver's beam in order that he may turn it round with ease
iyokun,noun,the rest; remainder
iyoku,noun,the rest; remainder
iyo,noun,salt
iyo-oyinbo,noun,sugar (lit.—white man's salt)
iyo,noun,subtraction
iyokuro,noun,taking away from
iyolenu,noun,molestation; annoyance
iyonu,noun,trouble; uneasiness
iyonu,noun,compassion; yearning of the bowels
iyoputisi,noun,derision; ridicule
iyùn,noun,coral
jà,verb,"to break (as a rope); cut; pluck; separate violently; to drop; to strike the road; snatch, nip"
jà,verb,to fight; war; quarrel; dispute; strive; combat; contest; encounter; controvert
jà,adverb,almost; nearly
jà,preposition,through
jàbàjàbà,noun,jerked beef
jàbí,noun,splash
jàde,noun,to come out; come forward; walk; go out; go forth; issue
jadegun,verb,to set out for battle
jade-kuro,verb,to evacuate; to desert
jadeshin-ekun,verb,"to go out of the town, to go abroad"
jadeshin-odi,verb,"to go out of the town, to go abroad"
jàdewa,verb,to come forth; issue from
jádi,verb,to detect; to be bottomless; to plunder
jadùn,verb,to eat the sweet; feed on sweetness
jadun-jadun,noun,an epicurean; a luxurious person
jaga,adjective,important; weighty
jágan,adverb,"roughly, cuttingly, vexatiously, harshly"
jágányi,noun,"a bitter orange, used as a medicine for rheumatism"
jàgídìjagan,noun,an evil doer
jàgùdà,adverb,on any account; anyhow; persistently
jàgùdà-pali,adverb,on any account; anyhow; persistently
jàgùdu,verb,"to struggle, to recover oneself"
jagun,verb,to fight; to war
jagun,noun,title of a warrior
jagun-jagun,noun,a soldier; fighter; warrior
jàgbà,verb,to snatch
jàgba-jagba,adverb,in great confusion; confusedly
jahin-jahin,adverb,throughout; from one point to another
jáiyà,verb,to fear; apprehend; dread
jaiye,verb,to take pleasure; to enjoy; to be in luxury
já-koro,verb,to contradict; argue with
jala,noun,a gallon
jalè,verb,to steal; rob; pillage; sack; plunder; rifle
jalè-siri,verb,to purloin; to embezzle
jalè-emi,verb,to kidnap
jalè-giriji,verb,to pick
jálèkanna,verb,to pinch with the nails
jáléke,verb,to detect a liar
jalẹ,verb,to go through
jalẹ-jalẹ,adverb,throughout; thoroughly
jalẹ-gangan,adverb,throughout; thoroughly
jálẹnu,verb,to wean a child
jálọlé,verb,to rob; plunder; ransack; spoil
jálù,verb,to attack unawares; to come upon suddenly
jalumi,verb,to plunge into water
jàma,noun,soldiers; marauders
jamba,noun,damage; mischief; ill; disaster; misfortune
jámọ,adjective,equal in value; worth
ján,verb,"to strike with a twig, whip"
jánà,verb,to strike the road; to come to a point
jàndùkú,noun,a wicked person
janikoro,verb,to deny; contradict; confute
jangbọrọ,noun,knee-cap
jànkáwọ,noun,soot
janjijani,noun,whitlow
janiyan,verb,to contradict
janu,verb,to boast; to brag
jaokè,noun,the name of a shrub
jápatì,verb,to snatch
jara,adjective,sturdy; hard; stout
jàrẹ,verb,to be in the right; be just; please
járọ,verb,to discover a lie
jási,verb,to lead to; drop into;
jàsí,verb,to dispute
jási-gbógó,verb,to correspond; to happen accordingly
jayejaye,noun,a sensualist
jegede,adjective,bloated
jẹ́funmọ́yán,verb,abusing a benefactor
jémìtàtà,verb,to kidnap a fellow-man for sale
jèrè,verb,to gain; deserve
jere-jere,adverb,"sparklingly, dazzlingly, brightly, brilliant"
jéwe,verb,"to eat fodder, as cattle"
jé,verb,to be; to answer; comply with; be willing; consist of
jé má,verb,"must, ought"
jé,verb,"to permit, to let"
jẹ,verb,to eat; dine; owe; deserve; gain; due; earn; win
jẹ-ajẹdún,verb,to gorge
jẹ-ajẹkì,verb,to sate; cram; stuff
jẹ-alade,verb,to reign; to take the crown of royalty
jẹ-apọjẹ,verb,to chew the cud; ruminate
jẹ asè,verb,to feast
jẹ-bálè,verb,to receive the title of governor
jẹbi,verb,to be guilty
jẹdíjedí,noun,"a little bird, so called from its cry"
jẹdíjedí,noun,piles
jẹ-fun,verb,to comply with; consent to; bear with; tolerate
jẹgbẹjẹgbe,adverb,childishly; unmeaningly; topsy-turvy
jẹgudùragudù,noun,a spendthrift; a good for nothing person
jẹgùn,verb,to swindle; to misappropriate others goods
jẹ-isim,adjective,dutiful
jẹjẹ,adverb,gently; softly; quietly; easily
jẹjẹ,verb,to vow; to make a promise
jẹjẹrẹ,adverb,"very gently, very softly"
jẹju,verb,to eat too much
jẹka,verb,to bite the finger; to regret; to come to a sad end
jẹkálọ,verb,let us go
jẹki,verb,let; permit
jẹ-leri,verb,to witness; to testify; verify
jẹnjẹrin,noun,fear; timidity; fright; trembling; shock
jẹnia,verb,to eat human flesh
jenia-jenia,noun,cannibal; man-eater; a slanderer
jẹnju,noun,gentlefolk
jẹ-ńgbèsè,verb,to owe a debt to
jẹ-niya,verb,to punish; afflict; avenge; chastise; oppress
jẹ-pa,verb,to cheat; to take an unfair share
jẹ pe,verb,"(preceded by ""iba,"" if, had); been, that"
jẹpẹ,noun,a kind of cloth
jẹri,verb,to witness; bear testimony; attest; certify
jẹrigbà,verb,to witness in favour of
jẹrini,verb,to bear witness against
jẹriti,verb,to bear witness against
jẹrun,verb,to spend; to waste; squander; destroy
jẹsà,verb,to be ungrateful
jẹti,verb,appertaining to; belonging to
jẹun,verb,to eat; feed; to take food
jẹwẹ,verb,to be dumbfounded; confuted
jẹwọ,verb,to confess; concede; assent; confirm; acknowledge; apologize
jì,verb,to give to
jì,verb,to awake; rouse; enliven
jì,verb,to steal; pilfer; pick; rifle
jì,verb,to forgive
jì-dide,verb,to wake up; to raise up
jì tà,verb,to gain
jìgá,verb,jigger
jìgbé,verb,to take by stealth
jìgbé,verb,to suffer from flogging
jìgbèsè,verb,to owe a debt
jìgbini,adverb,abundantly (applied to fruit)
jìgi,noun,looking glass; mirror
jìgiri,adjective,"to be hollow, depressed on the surface"
jìhin,verb,to deliver a message; to give account of
jìjà,noun,fight; that which is to be fought
jìja,adjective,broken
jìjà,verb,that which may be fought; militant; disputable
jìja,verb,the act of detecting
jìjàdù,verb,scramble; struggle for
jijàkadi,verb,to wrestle; to perform gymnastics
jija-niyan,adjective,"deniable, contestable"
jija-ogun,noun,war tactics; stratagem; belligerent
jijẹ,adjective,"tolerable, answerable"
jijẹ,adjective,eatable
jijẹni,verb,fretting
jijẹwọ,adjective,"allowable, conformable, sufferable"
jijẹyọ,verb,"eating a sufficiency, taking an ample supply"
jiji,verb,that which is stolen; the act of waking
jijin,adjective,deep; distant; depth
jijìnà,adjective,"distant, far, wide, remote"
jijìsin,adjective,tributary
jijó,verb,"dancing, burning"
jijó,adjective,leaky
jijona,noun,a burnt article
jijó-òrùn,verb,sunburnt
jijo,noun,resemblance; likeness; conformation; similarity
jijora,noun,resemblance; likeness; conformation; similarity
jijù,verb,"slightly cut down; suppressed; kept down, as mown grass"
jijù,adjective,mouldy
jijù,noun,that which is thrown
jikoto,noun,a hollow; depression; concavity
ji-kutukutu,verb,to wake early
ji-lẹsẹ,verb,to tread on another's heels; to sap; contradict
ji-loju-orun,verb,to rise; rouse; awake out of sleep
jimijimi,adverb,"richly, wealthily, gorgeously, splendidly"
jìn,verb,"to fall into a hole, pit"
jin,verb,(followed by lẹsẹ) to strike with the fist
jiná,verb,to heal up
jinà,adverb,far distant
jingiri,adjective,habitual
jinà rere,adverb,far off; at a great distance
jinde,verb,to rise from the dead
jìnle,adjective,deep; profound; mysterious; important
jíṣé,verb,to deliver a message
jiya,verb,to suffer
jiyàn,verb,to deny; contradict; expostulate; dispute; debate; bet; to lay wager; argue; discuss
jiyànìyàn,noun,an abettor; one who lays a wager
jó,verb,to dance; whirl; burn; blaze; flame
jò,verb,"to leak; drop from an opening, crack"
jò-baibai,verb,to burn dimly; fickle
jò-fẹ́rẹ́,verb,to singe; to burn slightly
jógán,adjective,small; little; not much
jogbojogbo,noun,wishing one a long life and good old age
jogún,verb,to inherit the property of deceased; to take possession of
jójò,adverb,brilliantly
jojolo,noun,new-born child
jo-kẹlẹ,verb,to throb; palpitate
jókó,verb,to sit; wait for; abide; stay; dwell; reside; to take a seat
joko,verb,to graze (as cattle)
jókú-jókú,noun,one who eats that which dies of itself
jóló,noun,brick
jó-lówó,verb,to burn the hand; to prove a failure
jomu,verb,to suck (as an egg)
jona,verb,to burn; consume by fire
jorijori,noun,"a parasite, worm which is supposed to eat the brain"
joró,verb,to waste away; be lean; lose flesh; pine; emaciate
jowere,verb,to try hard; endeavour; struggle
jowú,verb,to be jealous; to envy
joyé,verb,to crown; to ordain
jọ́,verb,excuse; please; forgive
jọ,verb,to be alike; to look like; resemble; be similar to; conform to
jọba,verb,to reign; to be king over; to govern
jọbójọbó,noun,the flesh hanging from the throats of cows; dewlap
jọgbogbọ,verb,to be equal; to put on the same footing
jọjọ,adverb,very much; exceedingly; numerous (used after a verb of multitude)
jọ́jọ́,noun,"a comb, crest (as of fowls)"
jọju,adjective,"fair, agreeable, pleasant"
jọlá,verb,to enjoy honour
jọ-lọwọ,verb,to acquit; yield; deliver up; to loose; let go; release
jọmijọmi,verb,to resemble one
jọ-mu,verb,to suck out
jọra,verb,to be alike; to resemble; to be similar
jọ́in,verb,to serve under; to submit to
jọwọ́,verb,to let; permit
jọwọ́,verb,excuse me; please; forgive
jù,verb,to throw; cast; fling
jù,adverb,"more, too (sign of the comparative). the superlative is formed by the addition of “lọ”—jùlọ, most"
jù,verb,to be worm-eaten
jù,verb,to surpass; outstrip; be superior to
jùbà,verb,to have a grateful remembrance of; to regard; respect; think well of
judi-judi,adjective,"confused, not having a clear brain"
jufù,noun,armlet; bracelet of white metal (worn by royalty)
jújù,adjective,confused; chaotic; without form
julọ,verb,to beat; outstrip; transcend
julọ,adjective,sign of superlative; most
jùmbú,verb,to come into a great fortune
jùmọ̀,adverb,"together; in company, together with"
jùmọṣe,verb,to co-operate; to act in conjunction with
jumọ-wà,verb,co-exist; living at the same time
juwe,verb,to point out; direct; show
juwọ,verb,to beckon with the hand; wave the hand to
kà,verb,to count; reckon; number; read; sit upon; set upon
ká,verb,to reap; pluck fruit from the tree; roll; fold; coil; wind up; fail
ká,adverb,round; around; in a circle
kákún,verb,enumerate; esteem
ka-ọrọ̀nsi,verb,to accuse; to blame
ká-mọ́,verb,to encompass; to surround
ká-mọ́,verb,to reckon with; number with
ka-ọrọ̀n mọ́,verb,"to accuse, to blame"
ka-ọrọ̀n sí,verb,"to accuse, to blame"
ká-pọ mọ́,verb,"to roll up with, to number with"
ká-sí,verb,to respect; to esteem; regard; add to; reckon upon
kàlọ̀ràn,verb,to charge with; charge upon; accuse; indict; lay upon; hold responsible
kayin,verb,"to celebrate; to sing, speak the praise of"
ka-iyin,verb,"to celebrate; to sing, speak the praise of"
kábakàbà,adverb,irregularly; roughly; unevenly; waddle
kabiyèsi,verb,"(the greeting used on the approach of a king, other great personage), ""let us be all attention."""
kádùn,verb,to be about the space of a year
káfò,noun,a kind of tight trousers with long legs
kahoro,noun,the name of a shrub
kájọ,verb,"to coil, to fold together"
kainkain-ọkà,noun,husk of the guinea corn
yanyan-ọkà,noun,husk of the guinea corn
yanyanka,noun,husk of the guinea corn
káka,adverb,forwardly; officiously; presumptuously (generally qualifying
kákà,adverb,strong; violent; forcible; stiff; unyielding; stubborn
kakanfò,noun,"general, war captain, title of a war chief"
kakasẹlẹ,noun,a creeping plant
kákara,noun,"a piece of shell, shell"
kákò,verb,to curl; twist; shrivel; shrug
kakò-mọra,verb,wreathe
kakùn,verb,enumerate
kálamu,noun,pen; quill; writing; reed
alkalámu,noun,pen; quill; writing; reed
kalẹ̀ (ka-ìlẹ̀),verb,to sit down; sit on the ground; deposit
kalẹ̀,adverb,around; abroad; spreading abroad; notoriously; universally
kalẹ̀-gbogbo,adverb,around; abroad; spreading abroad; notoriously; universally
kalọ (ki-a-má-lọ),verb,let us go; may we go? come along
kán,verb,"to drop (as a liquid), to break"
kan,adverb,"(contraction of ọ̀kan), one; a certain one; one out of many"
kan,adjective,"sour; acid; morose; rough; violent, cross, austere; peevish; sore; painful"
kan,adjective,last; ultimate (applied to words of action)
kàn,verb,to reach; to touch at; to nail (with a hammer); to knock (at the door)
kàn,verb,to devolve upon; to interest; to concern; to butt (as a beast)
kanga,noun,a well
kanga ìjìjin,noun,a draw well
kangara,noun,a kind of billhook with a perforated iron handle
kàngbo,verb,to butt (as two animals.)
kangi,verb,to come to a hard point; to be difficult
kangun,verb,"to be at an end, to be last"
kangun (kan-ogun),verb,"to come upon an army in an unexpected place;, to come upon trouble"
kànḳọ,verb,"to construct a wooden vessel, canoe"
kanná (ọkan-na),adjective,the same
kànnakànna,noun,a sling
kànnakànna,noun,a crow with a white streak on the neck; a crow
kan-loju,adjective,sour; ferocious
kàn-loro,verb,to poison
kanju,verb,"to be hasty,, in a hurry"
kanmíwà (kan-ni-iwa),verb,to sour the temper
kàn-ǹkan,noun,fibres used as a sponge
kàninkànin,noun,fibres used as a sponge
kànkan,noun,fibres used as a sponge
kánkan,adverb,hastily; quickly; fast; apace; speedily; rapidly
kanmùkanmù,adverb,sweetly; with a sweet flavour
kańlápako,verb,to board up
kanlẹ̀,adverb,"aground; touching the ground, bottom"
kanlẹ̀ṣe (kàn-li-ẹ̀ṣẹ́),verb,to box
kànmọ́-agbelebu,verb,to crucify; to nail to a cross
káǹhun,noun,rock salt; borax
kanun,noun,rock salt; borax
kánki,noun,a kind of tight trousers used by those working on farms
kànkun,verb,to knock at the door
kànnú,adjective,morose; severe; peevish
kanra,adjective,ill-tempered; peevish; fretful; touchy; sour; froward; cross
kanri,verb,"to strike, touch the head with the victim to be offered for sacrifice; nail the skull to a tree"
kánrin,adverb,"very far off, beyond the reach of sight; clean gone"
kánrińkánrin,adverb,"very far off, beyond the reach of sight; clean gone"
kánrińkánrin,adverb,very (applied to hardness)
kanrun (kan-ọrun),verb,to bend (as a bow); to curve; warp
kanrunkànrun,noun,a bow maker
kànṣọṣo,adjective,alone; only; singly
kàntikànti,noun,gnat; midge; small flies which swarm about liquor (supposed to make it sour)
kànu,verb,to be sorry; feel grief for wrong done; pensive; deplore; relent; mourn
kára,noun,a thorny plant of the acacia tribe; gland
kárá,adverb,"on a sudden, precipitately, loudly (usually qualifies la, ""to split."")"
karawun,noun,snail shell
kàró,noun,a bird (so named from its cry)
kárò,verb,may we speak?
káro,noun,a water-bird noted for swimming
karun,verb,to be the fifth
kasẹ́ (ka-ẹsẹ̀),verb,to walk up and down in the piazza; lag; walk slowly and leisurely; measure by pacing
kásẹ́,verb,to terminate; to come to an end
kásinkan,adverb,"is there anything the matter? ""i hope there is nothing the matter"" (a question always put when something is suspected)"
kasoke,verb,to fold up; shrug
káṣa,adverb,proudly. see
káṣa,verb,to recite the names of the gods
káṣá,verb,to adopt a new fashion
ho-áṣa,verb,to adopt a new fashion
kaṣan,noun,"a running plant, the fibre of which is used to mend calabashes"
kátàkátà,adverb,here and there; widely dispersed; scattered about
kati,adverb,"at all; whatever (used chiefly after ""kò si"")"
ganti,adverb,"at all; whatever (used chiefly after ""kò si"")"
káwe,verb,to wrap round; wind; reel; involve; implicate
káwẹ́ (ka-iwe),verb,to read; peruse
kawékawe,noun,a reader
káwọ,verb,to master; to be competent; to control; restrain; govern
káwọ̀ (ka-èwẹ̀),verb,"to abstain from eating, doing certain things prohibited on account of illness, religion"
kawun,noun,a snail shell
karawun,noun,a snail shell
kaye,verb,to reckon; count; number; cypher
kayin,verb,to lose a tooth
ké,verb,"to exclaim, howl; cry out; to cut; chop; hew"
ke,verb,to roar; squeak; bleat
kede,verb,to make a public proclamation; to trumpet; announce
ke-kikun,verb,to cry aloud
ke-kunkun,verb,to cry aloud
ke-kuro,verb,to cut short; curtail; crop; contract
kékù,verb,to abbreviate; shorten; epitomize; mutilate; lessen; abridge
ke-kuru,verb,to abbreviate; shorten; epitomize; mutilate; lessen; abridge
ke-lulẹ̀,verb,to cut down; to fell
ke-nibu,verb,to intersect
ke-nìgbérí,verb,to intercept; thwart
ke-soke,verb,to cry aloud; ejaculate
ke-áṣákaṣàka,verb,"to hack, cut into irregular shapes"
kéde,verb,to cut right through
kedere,adverb,very clearly; conspicuously
keferi,noun,"an unbeliever; heathen; pagan, gentile; low type of people; enemy"
keijo,noun,"a bird, so called from its cry"
kejiro (kì-eji-rò),noun,"a bird, so called from its cry"
keje,adjective,the seventh
keji,adjective,second
ekeji,adjective,second
kéké,noun,"small pieces of grass on which carded, prepared cotton is suspended preparatory to spinning"
keke,adverb,"representing the sound of a bell, other hard substances struck together"
kèké-idi,noun,mode of casting lots (a child’s game)
àdílu,noun,mode of casting lots (a child’s game)
kékèkó,adjective,small; little (ones)
kéké,noun,small pieces of sticks used in casting lots; a lot
gégé,noun,small pieces of sticks used in casting lots; a lot
kélékélé,adverb,bit by bit; in bits
kéréke,adverb,bit by bit; in bits
kerekere,adverb,clearly; cleanly
kekelenje,noun,"a small, young lizard"
okelenje,noun,"a small, young lizard"
òṣekelenje,noun,"a small, young lizard"
kekere,adjective,little; small; petty; frivolous; junior
kepè,verb,to invoke loudly; call upon; cry aloud to
kére,verb,to be little; to be small
kereju,adjective,less
kerewu (kere-owu),noun,cotton seed
kári,verb,to hate; abhor; abominate
kerora (ke-irora),verb,"to groan, to cry out in pain"
kesi,verb,to visit; call on
kéta,noun,animosity; malevolence; hatred
ketiri,adjective,"benumbed, void of sensation"
keti (ko-etiri),adjective,"benumbed, void of sensation"
kéwu (ke-ewu),verb,to read (term used by the mohammedans)
ké,verb,to indulge; fondle; gratify; idolize; cherish; to live luxuriously
ké,verb,to set a trap; cock a gun
ké,verb,to grow worse (as a sore); extend; glow; be hoarse
kèmbẹku,noun,thimble
kẹdùn,verb,to feel mortified; to moan
kẹdógun,adjective,fifteenth
kẹ́gan,verb,to despise; to contemn; revile; attaint; blemish
(ko-égan),verb,to despise; to contemn; revile; attaint; blemish
kẹgbẹ (ko-ẹgbẹ),verb,associate; incorporate; walk as friends; keep company
kẹ̀hin,verb,to turn the back
kẹ́hin,verb,to be hindmost; final; last
kẹhinkẹhin,adverb,finally
kẹhùn,adjective,hoarse
kẹkẹ,noun,a grub which makes holes in calabashes
kẹ́kẹ́,noun,the cry of the hen; a kind of black squirrel which preys upon birds; a species of small foxes which live in companies
kẹkẹ,adverb,gradually
kẹrẹkẹrẹ,adverb,gradually
kẹkẹ,noun,rumour
kẹkẹ,noun,profound silence
kẹ́kẹ́,noun,"wheel; a wheeled vehicle; a bicycle; carriage; instrument used in spinning, made of a small pointed stick on which the thread is wound; spindle"
kẹkẹ-pa,verb,to be quiet; still; dumb
kẹkọ (kẹ-kọ́),verb,to be learned; profound in knowledge
kẹlẹbẹ,noun,phlegm
kẹlẹkẹlẹ,adverb,"gently, softly, privily as the movement of a spy, scout, traitor, vanguard of an army"
kẹlẹ́kẹlẹ́,adverb,"carefully, by degrees"
kẹrẹ,noun,"fool; one easily enticed, deceived"
kẹ́kẹ́-ètù (kẹ́rẹ́-kẹ́rẹ́-ètù),noun,"a horn, calabash,, flask in which to keep gunpowder"
kẹse,noun,spur; goad
kẹta,adjective,third
kẹtala,adjective,thirteenth
kẹtẹkẹtẹ,noun,ass; donkey
kẹwa,adjective,tenth
kini,interjection,"pron. ""what is it?"""
kinirè,interjection,"pron. ""what is it?"""
kini nla,interjection,"pron. ""what?"""
ki,verb,"to salute, greet, visit"
ki,adjective,thick; dense; wax gross; consistent
ki,verb,to press tight; load; recite one's praises; fulfil a term
ki,conjunction,that; in order that; lest
ki,adverb,before a certain time; previously
ki...to,adverb,before a certain time; previously
ki,verb,aux. shall; should; may
ki,adverb,not. see kò
ki,verb,"to stuff, cram, press, to load as a gun, tobacco pipe"
kiakia,adverb,quickly
kí-lẹṣé (ki-li-ẹṣé),verb,to box; to cuff
kiamàṣà,conjunction,lest; that
kiamàṣe,conjunction,lest; that
kibiti,adjective,large and circular; large and round
kiribiti,adjective,large and circular; large and round
kibiti,adjective,small and circular; small and round
kiribiti,adjective,small and circular; small and round
kídànpàṣa,adjective,rusty
kígbe (ke-igbe),verb,to howl; cry out; call with a loud voice; bawl
kíkìkìjì,adverb,"tremulously (qualifying a loud blast,, sound)"
kíjìpá,noun,a coarse country cloth woven by women
kíkà,adjective,"reading, counting"
kíká,adjective,rolled
kíkàn,adjective,sour; painful; acid; tart
kíkán,adjective,that which is to be dropped
kikan,adverb,earnestly; strenuously; exceedingly; aloud; loudly; intensely; vigorously
kikanikan,adverb,earnestly; strenuously; exceedingly; aloud; loudly; intensely; vigorously
kikanju,adjective,eager
kikanra,noun,that which is touchy; peevishness; sourness; moroseness
kíkànu,noun,"that which may be pitied, deplored; melancholy; deplorableness"
kíkaye,noun,counting; numbering
kíkẹ,adjective,that which is to be cut off
kíkę,adjective,indulged
kíkę̂,adjective,festering
kíkì,noun,salutation
kíkì,adjective,"pressed, condensed"
kíkì,adverb,only; solely; alone; merely; barely
kíkì,adjective,thick
kíkìní,adjective,least; smallest; minute; trifling; frivolous
kíyesára,adjective,cautious
kíkiyèsí,adjective,"observable, perceivable"
kíko,noun,something put ready for removal
kíkojo,adjective,"collective, accumulated"
kíkojopò,adjective,"collective, accumulated"
kíkopò,adjective,"collective, accumulated"
kíkorira,noun,hatred; hated
kíkorò,adjective,bitter
kíkóso,adjective,tractable; controllable
kíkòti,noun,plotting against; assailable; assaultable
kíkò,noun,refusal
kíkó,noun,teaching
kíkọ,adjective,written; writing (book)
kíkọjusi,noun,opposition; something facing one
kíkpọ̀,adjective,"assailable, attackable"
kíkṣílẹ,adjective,forsaken; abandoned; forlorn; destitute
kíkpẹ̀,noun,tripping; stumbling
kíkù,noun,corpse; anything dead
kíkùn,noun,fulness
kíkùn,adjective,"replenishable, added"
kíkùn,adjective,hard; loud
kúnkùn,adjective,hard; loud
kíkùn,adjective,ignitable; burnt
kíkùnkíkùn,adverb,hardly; loudly
kíkùnna (kùn-inà),adjective,smooth; fine
kíkùnù,noun,bluntness
kílákílò,noun,"anxiety, restlessness of mind"
kílàhílò,noun,"anxiety, restlessness of mind"
kílẹṣí (kìlì-ẹṣí),verb,to box; to punch
kímọlẹ (kì-mọ́lẹ),verb,to press down; repress
kíní,adjective,first; beginning
ẹkíní,adjective,first; beginning
kínì,interjection,pron. what is it?
kíníjẹbẹ́,adverb,nay! not at all! by no means! in no wise! (lit.—what has such a name?)
kínìkíní,adverb,regularly; neatly; orderly; accurately
kínkìn,adjective,very little; a very small portion
gíngín,adjective,very little; a very small portion
kínlá,interjection,"pron. (emphatic), what?"
kíníun,noun,lion
kíníu,noun,lion
kínrin,verb,to rub slightly as with a sponge
kíorìbẹ́,adverb,"""may it be so."""
kọṣé,adverb,"""may it be so."""
kíoto,adverb,ere; before
kóto,adverb,ere; before
kírẹje,verb,to twist; entangle; curl; shrivel
kíwẹ́je (kò-iwẹje),verb,to twist; entangle; curl; shrivel
kírì,verb,to wander; to rove about at large
kíríkírì,verb,to wander; to rove about at large
kírìbítì,adjective,see kíbìtì
kírìmọ,verb,to press; insist upon; be urgent; be importunate
kírùn (kì-ṛùn),verb,to pray (lit.—to salute the heaven; a mohammedan expression)
kísán (kì-ísán),verb,to fulfil nine days
kíta (kì-íta),verb,to fulfil three days
kíun,adjective,"very little; minute, least"
kiwéje,verb,see kíreje
kíwo,verb,to check; repress; stifle
kíyan,adverb,at once
kíyesi,verb,to notice; behold; observe; perceive; mark
kíyesára (ko-iyé-si-ara),verb,to take care of oneself; beware; be circumspect
kíyesigbá,verb,to observe time
kò,verb,to meet; confront; oppose; rekindle a fire by scraping together half-burnt wood
kò,verb,"to gather, to take a large quantity; to plunder; rob; forage"
kò,verb,"to toughen, become stringy from over-ripeness"
kò,adverb,not. kò is the simple form of the negative
kọ́,adverb,not. kò is the simple form of the negative
họ́,adverb,not. kò is the simple form of the negative
kì,adverb,not. kò is the simple form of the negative
kí,adverb,not. kò is the simple form of the negative
ko,adverb,(expressing the sound of a hard hollow substance)
kó,verb,to hold together; draw together; darn
kó-nimaikia (ko-ni-mákìa),verb,"to darn, embroider"
kó,verb,to sew; tack; baste; seam; stitch
kobikobi,adverb,"(expressive of the mode of the eruption of pimples, boils)"
kóbítà,noun,"a rider’s shoes, boots on which spurs are fixed"
kódàpo-jújú (kó-dàpo-jújú),verb,"to jumble, to put together anyhow"
kódède,adverb,no wonder!
kó-erù,verb,to forage; steal; plunder
kérù,verb,to forage; steal; plunder
kófirí,verb,to see at a glance; to spy; catch sight of
kólédusi (ko-ìlẹ́dú-sí),verb,to manure
kòito (ko-ìtò),adverb,not yet; not enough
kòjin,adjective,not far; not deep; shallow
kojo,verb,to collect; aggregate; gather; accumulate
kójopò,verb,amass; gather together
kókíkí,verb,to magnify; speak the fame of
kóko,noun,grass
koriko,noun,grass
kóko-gbigbe,noun,straw; dry grass
kóko,noun,an edible root
kóko,noun,knot on a tree; wen; a tie; knob; broad; excrescence; snub
kóko-ọfun,noun,adam’s apple
gógongo,noun,adam’s apple
koko-ọwọ,noun,the knuckles
koko-gbè,noun,ankle
kokosè,noun,ankle
koko,adverb,very much; exceedingly
kókoro,noun,worm; grub; moth; insect; caterpillar; weevil; vermin
kóle,verb,to steal from a dwelling house (lit.—to carry away a house)
kolekole,noun,a house-breaker
kolera (kò-le-ara),adjective,feeble; weak; infirm
kólèrù (ko-li-erù),verb,to rob of goods; to despoil
kólòju,verb,to meet face to face; to confront; to encounter
kóló,verb,to spoil; plunder; lay waste
kolófin,noun,a lawless person
koloju,verb,to confront; to meet face to face
kómọra (kó-mọ-ara),verb,"to hold together, to embrace; be astringent"
komọrekọmọrà (ko-mọ-ore-ko-mọ-òra),noun,an unthankful person
konamo,adjective,basted; tacked
kongbari,noun,point; crisis; head
kòníbaba,noun,fatherless
kónijanu (ko-ni-ijanu),verb,to bridle; restrain; govern; curb
kónilekolọna,noun,vagabond
aṣa,noun,vagabond
konkoto,noun,the name of a plant; anything used by children at play to represent the worship of idols
kori,verb,to harvest
korìfẹ,adverb,be it so; amen
kọfẹ,adverb,be it so; amen
koriko,noun,grass; herb
korira,verb,to abhor; abominate; hate; loathe
korò,adjective,bitter; stern; severe
kóro,noun,smelting pot; crucible
akọṣo,noun,smelting pot; crucible
kóro,adverb,"thoroughly, very (qualifying"
koropọn,noun,the testicle
korokoro,noun,brass bells put on horse’s neck
korokoro,adverb,soundly
kósi,adverb,away; absent
kosẹ́gbagbò,adjective,incredible
kosẹkukọṣẹiyẹ adan,noun,bat; flittermouse
kosìan,adjective,improper; indecent; bad
kosuàn,adjective,improper; indecent; bad
kosuwà,adjective,improper; indecent; bad
kosinkan (ko-si-nkan),adverb,"there is nothing, it is empty"
kóso,noun,a kind of drum
kóso,verb,to restrain; to govern; stint; coerce
kógoro (ko-ge-oro),adjective,easy; possible
kóti,verb,to collect against; assault; attack; assail; pucker
kotíto,adverb,see kóito
kótò,adverb,not enough
kótò,noun,pit; hole; ditch; cavity
koto,noun,a deep calabash
kótò,adjective,hollow
kótò-àiyà,noun,the hollow between the breastbone and the stomach
kótò-jìngbun,noun,deep valley; ravine
kowé,noun,a bird so called from its cry
koyé,adjective,"(lit.—not understood), misapprehended; unintelligible"
kọ,verb,to refuse; be unwilling; rebel; revolt
kọ,adverb,not. see kì
họ,adverb,not. see kì
kọ́,verb,to learn; acquire; teach; instruct; advise; fabricate; construct; build
kọ,verb,to emit flashes of light (as lightning); be vivid; yell; crow; to call to one at a distance; write; make marks upon; tattoo
kọ nìla,verb,to tattoo; circumcise
kọ́,verb,clasp; hook
kọ,verb,"to take a quantity out of a soft mass, as with a ladle, shovel"
kọbi,noun,buildings in the king's palace; a gable end projecting from the side of the main building of the palace
kọbi-kọbi,adverb,with many projections
kọdẹ (kọ-dẹ),adjective,unripe
kọ́fẹ́,verb,to dislike; refuse
kọ́fẹ́,verb,to dislike; refuse
kọ́te,adjective,"to improve in health, become lively, rally"
kọ́-ọfẹ (lit.—gather strength),adjective,"to improve in health, become lively, rally"
kọgan-kọ̀pẹ̀rẹ̀,adjective,"of a moderate height, slope"
kọhan (kọ-hàn),verb,not to appear; not to show
kọ́i-kọ́i,adverb,indirectly; suspiciously
kọjá,verb,to pass by; omit; neglect
kọjá,preposition,above; beyond
kọ́jànà (kọ́-jà-ọnà),adjective,(lit.—out of the way); absurd; not right
kọjusi,verb,to turn the face to; pay attention to; face
kọjilẹ́si,verb,to resist; withstand; face; oppose; attend to; mind
kọjuisí,verb,to resist; withstand; face; oppose; attend to; mind
kọkan,adverb,one at a time
kọ̀kan,adverb,one at a time
kọkará,verb,to howl aloud
ìkọkará,noun,howling; a loud cry
kọkọrọ,noun,a key
kọkọrọgún,noun,"an iron wire, piece of wood on which thread is wound"
kọ́hù,adjective,green colour
ọpẹ̀dọ̀,adjective,green colour
kọ̀lá (kọ-ìla),verb,"to tattoo, circumcise"
kọ̀lá (kọ̀láwẹ,noun,a bitter fruit; bitter kola
lit.—having no split),noun,a bitter fruit; bitter kola
kọlẹ (kọ-li-ẹ́kọ́),verb,to build a house; superstruct; erect a building
kọlẹkọ (kọ-li-ẹ́kọ́),verb,to teach; educate; instruct
kọmeru,adjective,fearless; having no fear
kọ̀meru (kọ-mọ-ẹ̀ru),adjective,fearless; having no fear
kọ́lọ́yẹ́ (kọ-li-ọyẹ̀),verb,to rebel against; revolt; dethrone
kọ́lọ́rọ,verb,"to enrage, to tease, annoy"
kọlọ́fin,noun,"a confined,, secret place; corner"
kọlọgbọn,verb,"to teach wisdom, civilize, enlighten"
kọlọ́kọlọ́,noun,fox
kọlọ́kọlọ́,noun,children's play
kọlu,verb,to attack with impetuosity; clash; dash upon; storm; encounter
kọlura,verb,to attack with impetuosity; clash; dash upon; storm; encounter
kọ́ni,verb,to teach; instruct
kọ́nikọni,noun,a teacher; instructor
kọ̀kọ̀sọ,noun,a straw sieve
kọ̀kọ̀sọ,noun,a straw sieve
kọrin,verb,to sing; warble
kọro,noun,"bay; a curve, sweep; a nook; corner; recess"
kọrọdo,adjective,bent; hooked
kọrẹ,verb,to disagree; be unfriendly
korin,verb,to sing
kọ,verb,to sing
kọrisi (kọ-ori-si),verb,to move towards (lit.—to turn the head towards)
kọsẹ (kọ-ẹẹsẹ),verb,to strike the foot; trip; stumble
kọsẹbà,verb,to meet by chance; come upon accidentally
kọ̀jìlẹ̀ (kọ̀-ṣi-ile),verb,to refuse; forsake; quit; reject
kọsin-ọba (kọ-sin-ọba),verb,to revolt
kọ̀ti,adverb,heavily; gloomily; sullenly; with reluctance; crooked
tiko,adverb,heavily; gloomily; sullenly; with reluctance; crooked
kọyi (kọ́-ọyi),verb,to make giddy
kú,verb,to die; lose life; expire
kù,verb,to remain; left; to separate by a sieve
ku,adverb,unexpectedly; suddenly
kúju (ku-oju),adjective,dull; blunt
kúkumu,noun,jumper
kúku,adverb,rather
kúkú,noun,cornstick
kúkú (kùrukùru),noun,fog
kúkùndúkú,noun,sweet potato
kúmọọ,noun,cudgel
kún,verb,to fill; be full; replenish
kùn,verb,to grumble; murmur; hum
kun,verb,to cut an animal into parts after flaying
kun,verb,to set on fire
kun kọ,verb,to sing
or kọrin,verb,to sing
kùn-hihi,verb,"to rumble, to sound (as low distant thunder), boom"
kùn-riri,verb,"to rumble, to sound (as low distant thunder), boom"
kúkú,adverb,rather
kúnloju,verb,to satisfy; please; gratify; value
kùn-lórùn,verb,to lull to sleep
kún-lọwọ,verb,"to help, assist; to be accessory, be helpful"
kunkun,adjective,"urgent, pressing"
kúnna,adjective,finely ground (as flour)
kùnna,verb,fail; come short; miss
kunu (ku-ẹnụ),adjective,dull edge; blunt; reticent; silent
kúrèkúrè,noun,elf; elves
kúrẹ̀gẹ̀kúrẹ̀gẹ̀,adjective,completed; finished; forgotten
kuro,adverb,away; absent;
kuru,adjective,short; not long; brief
kùsa,verb,to pounce upon (as a bird upon its prey); descend with full force
kusa,verb,to threaten; menace
kútupẹ́,noun,coarse native cloth woven by women
kútukutu,adjective,early; dawn; the beginning of the day
là,verb,"to appear (as the rising of the sun, moon in the east); split; cleave; crack; wade; escape; save; be rich; opulent"
lá,verb,to lick with the tongue; lap; dream
là-àlá,verb,to dream a dream
là-bata-ẹsẹ,verb,to divide the hoof
lá-já,verb,to pass through
lá-ìjọja,verb,to pass through; traverse
lá-ìjọ,verb,to pass through; traverse
là-lohùn,verb,to give speech to; to voice
làba,noun,"bag, leather scrip in which provisions are carried; knapsack"
làbalàba,noun,butterfly
làbalé,adjective,coming one after another; repeatedly
làbàwó,adjective,tainted; stained; defective; polluted; imperfect; scandalous; dishonourable
làbùkù,adjective,tainted; stained; defective; polluted; imperfect; scandalous; dishonourable
làbẹ,preposition,under; beneath
ládi,verb,to explain; prove; solve; evince; elucidate; expound; argue
ládìro,noun,a sieve
aládìro,noun,a sieve
ládùn,adjective,sweet; palatable; melodious; elegant
ladugbo,noun,a water-pot; a pitcher
lafo,adjective,spacious; penetrable
lafọjúdú,verb,to be insolent; rude; saucy; impertinent; presumptuous; pertinacious
lagabàgbe,adverb,hypocritically
lágamó,noun,the part of the bridle which crosses the forehead
làgbà,noun,horsewhip
làgbadugbo,adjective,crosswise
làgbakọ,adverb,accidentally; by chance
làgbara,verb,to be strong; powerful; firm; forcible; impetuous; able; capable; valiant
làgbèdèméjì,preposition,between; in the midst
lágbègbè,noun,vicinity; neighbouring;
lagogo,verb,to ring a bell
lágun (la-ógùn),verb,to perspire; sweat
lai,adverb,ever; for ever; eternal; very; indeed; never
lailai,adverb,ever; for ever; eternal; very; indeed; never
lai,adverb,negative particle; not; often used in composition with other words
laìba,adjective,not in hiding
laìbàjẹ,adjective,uncorrupted; undefiled; inviolate
laìbalẹ-ayé,adjective,"having no time, no room,, no leisure"
laìbalẹrù,adjective,undaunted; unawed; fearless
laìbalọ,adjective,unaccompanied
laìbẹ̀ru,adverb,without fear; undaunted; fearless
laìbí,adjective,unbegotten
laìbikítà,adjective,regardless; desperate; unconcerned
laìbò,adjective,open; uncovered; bare; naked
laìbú,adjective,unbroken; uncut; entire
laìbùkù,adjective,undiminished; sound; whole
laìbùtún,adjective,without addition
laìbuyinfún,adjective,uncivil; disrespectful; discourteous
laìdábà,adjective,unexpected; thoughtlessly
laìdaju,adjective,doubtful; uncertain; dubious
laìdaniloju,adjective,doubtful; uncertain; dubious
laìdara,adjective,inelegant; ugly; defective
laìdasi,adjective,unsparing; without omission; universally; wholly
laìdakanṣí,adjective,unsparing; without omission; universally; wholly
laìdà,adjective,raw; crude; not soft; unripe; unslackened
laìdẹwò,adjective,ungenerous; mean
laìdíbàjẹ,adjective,incorruptible
laìdùn,adjective,unpleasant; unpalatable; tasteless
laìdùnmo,adjective,not pleasing; unacceptable
laìdura,adjective,want of effort; want of self-denial
laiduro,adjective,unsteady; unstable; vague; fickle; changeable; fluctuating; ceaseless; continual
laifagbarasẹ,adverb,"without force, compulsion; naturally"
laifaguntiti,adverb,summarily; briefly
laifarabalẹ,adjective,rash; inconsiderate
laifaramọra,adjective,incoherent; disunited
laifẹ,adjective,unwilling; reluctant; intolerable; loathsome; disagreeable
laififalẹ,adverb,diligently; unremittingly
laififẹsẹ,adverb,unwillingly; reluctantly
laifojusii,adjective,listless; careless; remiss; inattentive
laifọya,adverb,without fear; boldly; unawed; intrepid
laigba,adjective,unaccepted; unacceptable
laigbẹbẹ,adjective,not to be entreated; inexorable
laigbẹkẹlẹ,adjective,distrustful; unreliable; untrustworthy
laigbọn,adjective,unwise; unskilful; imprudent; indiscreet
laigbọran,adjective,disobedient; headstrong; obstinate
laigbẹgbẹ,adjective,uneven; odd
laika,adverb,without reckoning; uncounted
laikánju,adverb,without hurry; patiently
laikọla,adjective,untattooed; uncircumcised; unmarked
laikọyọ,adjective,uncivilised; uneducated
laikọwe,adjective,illiterate; ignorant
laikú,adjective,immortal; deathless
laikù,adjective,without a remainder
lailà,adverb,"not to be parted; not to be separated, gone through; not to be pacified"
lailabùku,adverb,correctly; wholly; entirely; without blemish
lailai,adverb,age; of old; time past; for ever
lailai-atijo,adverb,age; of old; time past; for ever
lailadi,adjective,unexplained; indistinct; indiscriminate
lailagbara,adverb,powerless; unable; disabled; imbecile; faint; inefficacious; impotent; feeble; invalid
lailakoso,adjective,ungovernable; wayward; licentious; wanton
lailàlá (lai-ni-àlá),adjective,infinite; limitless
lailápa,adjective,armless; sleeveless
lailànu,adjective,unmerciful; relentless; inclement
lailarẹkerekẹ,adjective,simple; silly; unsophisticated
lailase,adjective,"powerless; without authority; unable to give law, command"
lailawári,adjective,inscrutable; unsearchable
lailẹdalọhun,adjective,unanswerable; conclusive
lailẹdibajẹ,adjective,incorruptible
lailẹdiyẹle,adjective,invaluable; beyond estimation
lailẹgbẹ,adjective,unjustifiable; unsupportable
lailẹgungun,adjective,boneless
lailẹyin,adjective,toothless
lailẹkaye,adjective,innumerable
lailẹkiyesi,adjective,unobservable; unnoticeable
lailẹkoja,adjective,impassable; impervious
lailẹlakọja,adjective,impassable; impervious
lailẹlaniija,adjective,irreconcilable
lailẹluja,adjective,imperforable
lailemò,adjective,incomprehensible
lailepàda,adjective,"unrecallable, irrevokable"
laileparẹ,adjective,"cannot be blotted out, indelible"
laileṣé,adjective,sinless; guiltless; innocent
lailẹtan,adjective,"open-hearted, openly, without guile"
lailọfin,adjective,lawless
lailọju,adjective,knotty; cumbersome; difficult
lailọpin,adjective,endless; infinite
lailọrunkọ,adjective,nameless; anonymous
laimọye,adjective,unwise; indiscreet; imprudent; uncivil
laimọ,adjective,unholy; unclean; incontinent; impure
laimọri,adjective,ignorant; unexperienced
laimọwòdúro,adjective,incessant; without ceasing
laini,adverb,not having; being without; destitute; indigent; poor
laini-alafia,adjective,devoid of peace; miserable; unhappy
laini-apere,adjective,signless; shapeless
laini-ase,adjective,ineffective; powerless; without authority
lainibaba,adjective,fatherless
laini-bata,adjective,shoeless; barefooted
lainibawi,adjective,unblameable; just
lainiberu,adjective,fearless
lainibinu,adjective,without anger; peaceable
lainibo,adjective,narrow; not having width
lainibugbe,adjective,homeless; houseless
laidaju,adjective,uncertain; insecure
lainidi,adjective,groundless; unfounded; useless; ineffectual; causeless; vainly
lainibata,adjective,hopeless
lainireti,adjective,hopeless
lainitero,adjective,without guile; simple; straightforward
lainigbekele,adjective,faithless
lainikuku,adjective,unclouded
lainile,adjective,homeless; houseless
lainilari,adjective,having no importance; vain; useless
lainomeji,adjective,unequivocal
lainipa,adjective,trackless; blank
lainipa,adjective,strengthless; powerless
lainipalara,adjective,harmless
lainipekun,adjective,endless; unlimited; infinite
lainipile,adjective,without foundation; ungrounded
lainipo,adjective,having no abode; unsettled; vagrant
lainira,adverb,easily;
lainireti,adjective,hopeless
lainiro,adjective,"having no plan, definite idea"
lailero,adjective,"having no plan, definite idea"
laini-arotele,adjective,want of forethought; improvident
lainirun,adjective,hairless; bald
lainisale,adjective,bottomless; fathomless
lainisi,adjective,unconcerned; indifferent
lainise,adjective,unemployed
lainitelorun,adjective,discontented; dissatisfied
lainitiu,adjective,shameless; immodest; obscene; unabashed
lainiwarere,adjective,immoral
lainiwon,adjective,immeasurable
lainiwukara,adjective,unleavened
lainiye,adjective,innumerable; countless; numberless
lainiyenin,adjective,simple; foolish; haughty
lainiyin,adjective,unpraiseworthy; trifling; disrespectful
lainiyonu,adjective,unmerciful
laipa,adjective,not killed; unbruised; undaubed
laipare,adjective,unabolished; not erased
laipo,adjective,uncalled; unnamed; uninvited
laipo,adjective,in an imperfect state; deficient; unsound; incompetent
laipo,adjective,soon; earlier; before long
laipon,adjective,unripe; raw; crude; premature
laiposokan,adjective,undecided; indifferent
laireti,adjective,unexpected; unlooked for
lairi,adjective,disagreeable; unfriendly
lairi,adjective,unseen; invisible
lairina,adjective,sightless; dark; dim
lairiwisi,adjective,inexcusable; conclusive
laironu,adjective,thoughtless; flighty
lairò,adjective,unawares; unpremeditated; extempore; spontaneous
lairòtelé,adjective,unawares; unpremeditated; extempore; spontaneous
lairorun,adjective,uncomfortable; inexpedient; inconvenient
laisi,adjective,not existing
laisi-lojuòna,adjective,out of the way; preposterous
laisiàn,adverb,badly
laisi-àniàni,adjective,doubtless; certain
laisimi,adjective,restless; busy; diligent; industrious; assiduous; indefatigable
laisin,adjective,unaccompanied on the way; free from servitude
laisòjorò,adjective,not expressed in words; tacit
laisùn,adjective,sleepless; wakeful; restless
laisàkoko,adverb,untimely; prematurely
laisàpère,adjective,indescribable
laisariya,adjective,not lively; dull
laisàgetan,adjective,unfinished
laisè,adverb,without doing; inactively
laisaniani,adjective,"without demur, hesitation"
laisè-aniani,adjective,"without demur, hesitation"
laisè-àisan,adverb,well; in good health
laisèbikan,adverb,nowhere; no place
laisède,adjective,inaccessible
laisèdede,adjective,unequal; irregular; unjust; inconsistent
laisègbakúgba,adjective,unusual; infrequent; uncommon
laisègbangba,adverb,not openly; secretly; clandestinely
laisègbe,adjective,impartial; just
laisègbé,adjective,unbearable; uninhabitable
laisèrù,adjective,frank; without fraud
laisèun,adjective,unkind; unobliging
laisètan,adjective,unfeigned; without guile
laisètàra,adjective,unfair; indirect
laisètara (laise-ti-ara),adjective,not belonging to the body; spiritual; ghostly
laisìsìle,adjective,not open; unexposed; reserved
laisè,adjective,"having no beginning; no origin; without sin, guilt"
laisinmó,adjective,uncleansed; unrinsed
laisiwèdà (laisi-iwe-èda),adjective,unnatural; degenerate
laisiyemèji,adverb,doubtless; without doubt
laisòjorere,adjective,unfavourable
laisòte,adjective,not rebellious; loyal
laisòkan,adjective,not decided; neutral
laisòdodo,adjective,untruthful; unrighteous
laisoro,adverb,without difficulty; easily
laisòto,adjective,feigned; feignedly; untrue; false; unfair; unjust; perfidious
laisòra,adjective,unwatchful; negligent; careless; incautious
laisòtun,adjective,old; stale
laisìsi,adjective,indifferent; silent
laitèjorun,adjective,unsatiable
laitó,adjective,insufficient; unequal; insignificant
laitonkan,adjective,insufficient; unequal; insignificant
laitọ,adjective,unarranged; disorderly; irregular
laitọro,adjective,unsettled; disturbed
laitasile,adverb,without shedding
laitọ,adjective,unfit; improper; unjust
laitoju,adjective,uncared for; neglected
laiwá,adjective,unsought for; disinterested; not coming; absent
laiwá-bi-ọlọrun,adjective,ungodly; wicked
laiwapẹ,adjective,shortlived
laiwọtán,adjective,incurable; past healing
laiya,adjective,bold; courageous; brave; adventurous; daring
laiya,adjective,undivided
laiyanju,adjective,indistinct; indiscriminate
laiyapa,adjective,unanimous; united
laiyára,adjective,slow; dull; sluggish; spiritless
laiye,adverb,in the world
laiye,adjective,unfit; unworthy; uncomely; unsuitable
laja (la-ija),verb,to reconcile; make peace
lajọ (la-ejo),verb,to settle a dispute
lakaka,verb,to strive with all one’s might; to press; wrestle; struggle; presume; intrude
lakalaka (laka-nlaka),verb,hop on one leg
"""lakanlaka tombọ",verb,as they hop along
lakari,noun,patience
lákàri,noun,patience
lakiṣe,adverb,however
eyówùkọṣe,adverb,however
lakọ (ni-akọ) gbẹje (gbe-ije),verb,to gain a prize; win a race
lakokò,adverb,punctually; exactly; precisely (as to time and place); betimes; periodically; seasonably
lakuegbe,noun,plurisy; rheumatism
lakotan (ni-akọ-tan),adverb,finally; totally; altogether
lálá,noun,trouble; care; solicitude; agitation; labour
lá’la (lá-àlá),verb,to dream
lalabapade,adjective,casual
láláto (ni-alafo),preposition,between
lálàjà,verb,to go through; traverse; split through
lalẹ (ni-alẹ),adverb,in the evening
lalẹ (la-ilẹ),verb,(lit.—to burst open the ground); beginning; incipient
lálì,noun,"a plant, the leaves of which is used in colouring the nails red"
lámi (ni-ami),adjective,"to have a mark, sign"
lámọ (ni-amọ),adjective,clayey
lamọmọṣe,adjective,wittingly; wilfully; knowingly
làmọran,verb,to propose; advise; plan; guess
làmọ,verb,to propose; advise; plan; guess
lána,verb,"to make a road, path; propose; suggest; ordain; order; frame"
laná (li-aná),adverb,yesterday
laniyan,verb,to have anxiety
lánu,verb,"to have pity; compassion, commiseration"
lanu (la-enụ),verb,to open the mouth
lápà,adverb,by the side of; by the hand of
lápa,adjective,abounding in boughs; branching
léka,adjective,abounding in boughs; branching
lọmọwọ́,adjective,abounding in boughs; branching
lapa (la-ipa),verb,to make a path
lapakan,adverb,aside; sideways; obliquely; laterally; apart; partly
lápálápá,noun,ringworm; a plant
lápátá,noun,a kind of cake made of maize
màà,noun,a kind of cake made of maize
lápon (ni-ápon),adjective,assiduous; industrious; indefatigable
lára,preposition,in; by; through; on; among; upon; on the body; from
lárà,noun,the castor-oil plant
lára,adjective,having a body; corporeal; material
lára,adjective,stout; bulky; corpulent; fat
lare (ni-áre),verb,to have right; have justice
larákerèkè,adjective,artful; shrewd; subtle; crafty; cunning
lárẹ̀,adjective,wearisome; tiresome; fatiguing
lárin,preposition,amidst; amid; between
lárinká,noun,a wanderer; a rover; a nickname for the rat
alarinká,noun,a wanderer; a rover; a nickname for the rat
lariwo,adjective,noisy
lárùn,adjective,sickly; diseased
lasan,adverb,in vain; for nothing; to no purpose; gratuitous; vain; vainly; only
lasikì,verb,to be fortunate; have good luck
lásírí,adverb,secretly; privately
lasoyé,adjective,intelligibly; illustrating clearly
lase,adjective,effectual; efficacious; having authority
latetekọṣe,adverb,in the beginning
latetekọ́wa,adverb,at the first coming
làtẹ̀rẹ (là-tẹ̀rẹ),verb,to split thinly; to crack slightly
latẹrẹ (ni-atẹrẹ́),adjective,unprepared; unready
lati,preposition,"from (a place, time); to; in order that"
ati,preposition,"from (a place, time); to; in order that"
latibowá,adverb,whence
latifífẹ́wa,adverb,willingly; voluntarily
latigbà,preposition,during; since
latihinilọ,adverb,hence; from this place; from henceforth
latihiniyílo,adverb,hence; from this place; from henceforth
latisisiyílo,adverb,hence; from this place; from henceforth
latigbanálọ,adverb,thenceforth; thenceforward
latinu-ìfẹ́,adverb,voluntarily
latisisiyílo,adverb,henceforth; henceforward
latori,conjunction,on account of; because; for
nitori,conjunction,on account of; because; for
lawání,noun,belt; girdle; sash; turban
rawanì,noun,belt; girdle; sash; turban
láwu,adverb,"all is well (an answer to the salutation, alafia kọ? “are you well?, is it peace?”)"
láu,adverb,"all is well (an answer to the salutation, alafia kọ? “are you well?, is it peace?”)"
láyé,adjective,lively; quick; active
láyé,adjective,capacious; roomy
lẹ,adjective,able; powerful; possible; capable
lẹ,verb,can; may; might
lẹ́,verb,to appear (as a new moon); appear on the surface; blister; to drive; pursue; hunt
lé,adverb,to be more than the number specified; to exceed
le,adjective,hard; strong; valiant; valorous; bony; firm; solid; vigorous; difficult
ledè-eni,adjective,vernacular; natural tongue; the language of the country
ledè-onílè,adjective,vernacular; natural tongue; the language of the country
le-gbà,adjective,capable of containing; containable; capacious
legunoko,noun,"name of a tree, the leaf of which is used for food"
legun,verb,to conquer; rout; vanquish
lekè,verb,to be above; be prominent; to be uppermost; paramount; buoyant
lékéléké,adverb,uppermost; topmost
lékéléké,noun,a crane
lekèniye (lekè-ni-iyè),verb,"to be above the value, amount estimated"
lekuro,verb,to expel; dispel
le-lagbara,adjective,strong; able-bodied
lèlè,adverb,down; on the ground
lelo,verb,drive away; pursue; chase away; rid of
lénire,verb,"to hasten; to drive, urge forward; to accelerate"
lepa,verb,to pursue; trace; track; course; chase; prosecute
lépà,adjective,crusty; scabby
lépalépà,noun,pursuer
lepè,adjective,having oath; partaking of the nature of oath; sacrament
lepolepo,noun,name of a plant bearing a yellow flower
lera,verb,to be healthy; be strong
lerè,adjective,profitable; thrifty
leri,verb,to promise; boast; brag
leri,adverb,"above, on the top"
lori,adverb,"above, on the top"
lerugba,adjective,"over 200; as èwà-lérugba, ten over 200,, 210"
lesu,adjective,"to have, be possessed with a devil"
leti,preposition,near by; close to; on the border of; by
lewu,adjective,dangerous; perilous
lè,verb,to replenish; patch; piece
lè,verb,"to be lazy; indolent, idle"
lé,verb,to transplant; ingraft
lé,verb,to transplant; ingraft
lèba,adverb,aside; oblique; by the side; near to
lèpè,noun,the fin of a fish; any flat thing used as a pendant
lèbulèbu,noun,very fine dust
lèdùn,adverb,sorely; painfully
léfin,adjective,smoky
léffu-lile,adjective,tempestuous; stormy
lègàn,adjective,contemptible; ignoble; ignominious; shameful; scandalous; sordid
lègbà,adjective,paralytic
lègbé,adverb,by; on the side of
lègbin,adjective,filthy; dirty; nasty
léhin,preposition,after; behind; on the back
léhinléhin,adverb,backward; further back; hindermost; aft
léhinoyi,adjective,hereafter
léhin-ode,adjective,without; outward; behind
lèka,adjective,branching
lẹkan,adverb,once; at once; once more; still
lẹkarun,adverb,fifthly; the fifth time
lẹkeji,adverb,the second time; secondly
lẹkerin,adverb,fourthly
lẹkẹta,adverb,thirdly; the third time
lẹkẹte,adjective,turbid; moderately thick
lẹkini,adverb,first; in the first place
lẹkọ,adjective,instructed; studious; civil
lẹkun,noun,door; gate
ìlẹkun,noun,door; gate
lẹlẹ,adverb,bending; pliant; yielding (applied generally to the wind)
lẹmeji,adverb,twice
lẹmarun,adverb,five times
lẹmerin,adverb,four times
lẹmeta,adverb,three times; thrice
lẹmi,adjective,influential; effectual; efficacious; capability
lẹmọ,verb,to cleave to; adhere to; stick to
lẹmọra,adjective,compact
lẹnu,adverb,"at the mouth, opening"
lẹrẹ,adjective,miry; muddy; dirty; turbid; sloppy
lẹsẹsẹ,adverb,orderly; in rows
lẹsẹlọdọ,adverb,diligently; carefully; gently; attentively
lẹtan,adverb,falsely; deceitfully; fallible
lẹtu,adjective,"rich, fertile (as soil); productive"
lẹtulọju,adjective,"rich, fertile (as soil); productive"
lẹwu,noun,"down of the palm tree, used for tinder, when striking a light with flint and steel"
li,preposition,"(euphonic change from ni, prep.) from; at; in"
l’,preposition,"(euphonic change from ni, prep.) from; at; in"
lile,adjective,solid; hard; strong; stiff
lilé,adjective,that which is to be driven
lilé,adjective,that which is to be transplanted
liló,adjective,that which is to be transplanted
lílẹ,adjective,increased; elastic
lílò,adjective,useful; for use
lílò,noun,a going; departure
líló,adjective,twisted
lílọ,adjective,ground; pulverised
lílí,noun,an animal of the porcupine tribe which lodges under rocks; cony
lílù,adjective,"that which is to be beaten with a hammer, mallet"
lò,verb,to use; to make use of
lobọtùjẹ,noun,the fig-nut tree
olobọtùjẹ,noun,the fig-nut tree
lode,adverb,outside; without
lodi,adjective,contrary
lodiko-di,adjective,contrary; upside down; inside out
lojiji,adverb,suddenly; abruptly; casually
ni-ojiji,adverb,suddenly; abruptly; casually
lojojumọ,adverb,day by day; daily
loju,adverb,upon the surface
lojukanna,adverb,immediately; straightway
lojurere,adverb,favourably; graciously
lokè,preposition,upon; on the top; above
lokèrè,adverb,afar off
lókìkí,adjective,famous; notorious
lókìtí,noun,a strainer
olókìtí,noun,a strainer
loni,adverb,to-day
lórí,verb,to whirl round; be giddy
lori,preposition,above; on the top; upon
leri,preposition,above; on the top; upon
lórógangan,adverb,straight; upright; there and then
loru,adverb,by night; during the night; in the night
loruko,preposition,by name
loso,verb,"to sit like a dog, to squat"
lótò,adverb,surely; truly; verily; justly
lowo,verb,possess money; to be rich; be wealthy
loyun (ni-oyun),verb,to be pregnant; conceive
lo,verb,to go; depart; leave
lọ,adverb,more than; most
ló,verb,to transplant; engraft; turn; twist; pervert
lé,verb,to transplant; engraft; turn; twist; pervert
ló,adjective,contrary; deviating; twisted; indirect; to be moderately warm; lukewarm
lọ,verb,to grind; institute an inquiry; cry out for lost goods
lọdọ,preposition,at; from; with; by; at; by the side of; near (applied to persons)
lọdọdún (ni-ọdun-ọdun),adverb,yearly; year by year
lọhunyi,adverb,yonder; there
lọkọ (ni-ọkọ),adverb,on board; aboard
lọla (ni-ọla),verb,to be honoured; be in authority
lọla (ni-ọla),adverb,to-morrow
lọlọ (lọwọlọwọ),adverb,lately; recently
lopò,verb,to twist together; entangle
lopò,adverb,abundantly; plentifully; cheaply
lopolopọ,adverb,abundantly; plentifully; cheaply
lọra (ló-ara),verb,to be slow; linger; delay
lori,verb,to turn; to make round
lọrò (ni-ọrọ),verb,to be rich
losán (ni-ọsán),adverb,by day; during the day
lọsẹlọsẹ,adverb,weekly
lọsẹsẹ (ni-ọsẹ-ọsẹ),adverb,weekly
lọsọọ̀ṣù (ni-ọṣù-ọṣù),adverb,monthly
lọwọ,preposition,from; in; at; under the influence of; at hand
lọwọ́wọ́ (lówọ́wọ́wọ́),adjective,lukewarm
lọwọlọwọ,adverb,lately; recently; shortly
lu,verb,to bore; perforate; to be perforated; be discovered; to come to notice
lù,verb,to beat; strike; knock
lú,verb,to mingle; put several things together; adulterate; dilute; mix
ludùrù,verb,"to play the fiddle by beating the string with a stick; to play the violin, harp"
lútha,adjective,not easily solved; difficult; knotty; tangled
lùju,verb,"to beat excessively, severely"
lurekòja,verb,"to beat excessively, severely"
lukoro,verb,"to hint, speak evil against another in order to provoke him"
lukùju,verb,"to hint, speak evil against another in order to provoke him"
lulẹ (lu-lẹ),verb,to strike to the ground
lúlú,adverb,"entirely (qualifying sun, ""to burn"")"
lùmó,verb,to hide oneself; hide; lurk; be hidden; be concealed
lunipa,verb,to commit murder
lùpa,verb,to kill by a blow; to smite to death
lùru,noun,"the dried and pulverised leaves of the trees okitipo, ẹgungun and oṣẹ, used for sauce"
luwé,verb,to swim
m,pronoun,"contraction of ""emi,"" i; used as a prefix"
má,verb,"aux. indicating customary action (sometimes ""ama"", ""ma""), continuity"
má,adverb,"not; a negative particle used only in the imperative mood, frequently in connection with ṣe, to do"
mà,adverb,indeed; truly; very
madimilọrun,noun,a dropsical person (so called from his desire to enjoy the heat of the sun). see asunkún
mágbájí,noun,heir; first-born
magbà,noun,a ṣango priest. see mọgba
mágun,noun,a poison used for a special purpose
mahurumahuru,noun,cry of a beast of prey
màjàlà,noun,soot; burnt grass; smuts
májẹ́ṣí,noun,"a child, infant, young person; one weak in knowledge, experience of the world"
majẹmu,noun,covenant; agreement
màkàràrú,noun,"dishonesty; want of integrity; deception; perfidy; unfair words, actions"
mako,adjective,convalescent; hale; sound; strong
màlamàlà,adjective,striped; a medley of colours
malaju,noun,a water rat remarkable for stupidity. see agọ́
malẹ,noun,common name for all idols; a dreadful person
malú,noun,ox; bull; cow
málú,noun,a talisman against being beaten by anyone
maluke,noun,a protuberance on the body; a hard swelling; wen
mámà,adverb,not indeed; do not; indeed do not
màmójá,verb,to guess; conjecture
mámu,noun,moustache
mamufọn,verb,to press; squeeze
mánà,adverb,dazzlingly; flashily as lightning
mànámáná,noun,lightning
mánámáná,noun,a species of snake
mánamàna,noun,see wéréwéré
maradúrò,verb,to contain; endure; be steady
máranmàran,adverb,dazzlingly; glitteringly; brilliantly
márárún,adjective,all five; the whole of the five
márìmàjẹ,noun,one who makes no choice of food
máríwọ,noun,slips of palm leaves; garland
máru,adjective,five
márundílógún,adjective,seventy-five (lit.—four score minus five)
màásà,noun,a kind of pancake
màṣàí,adverb,a double negative which is equivalent to an emphatic affirmative
màṣe,adverb,do not
màṣéṣin,noun,a species of deer
máṣemọniwọ̀n,verb,to overstep the mark; to be prolific
màṣo,adverb,only; even; singly
mátàmàtà,adjective,spotted
matẹ,noun,a snare for birds and beasts
mátọ,adjective,not to be touched; respected; sacred
mayáfi,noun,sash; belt. see lawàní
màyámí,noun,a small bag used by hunters for ammunition
mbẹ,verb,to be; exist; live
mbẹ níbíbọgbọ,noun,omnipresence
mbẹrẹ,verb,"to be about to start, begin,, commence"
mbọ,verb,to come; come after
mbì,verb,to vomit; eject
métọ,verb,to guess; surmise; suspect
méje,adjective,seven; consisting of seven
mẹ́jìẹ̀jìẹ̀,adjective,the whole of the seven; the seven
mẹ́jìlá,adjective,the whole of the twelve; the twelve
meji,adjective,two; couple; twain
mẹjila,adjective,twelve
mẹ́jì-mẹ́jì,adjective,two and two; couple; pair
mélọ,adverb,how many?
melokan,adjective,a few
mèrò,adjective,"circumspect; cautious; discreet; prudent; sagacious; always preceded by ""mète."""
mewé,noun,leaves without their stalks
mẹ́pọnmẹ́yẹ̀,adjective,cunning diplomatic; wily; artful
mẹ́ẹ́dógún,adjective,fifteen
mẹ́ẹ́dọ́gbọ̀n,adjective,twenty-five
méta,adjective,six
métaméta,adjective,six apiece; by sixes
méfún,adjective,having success; successful
mégbe,adjective,mealy; void of moisture; well seasoned
méjìa,adjective,quick-sighted; clear minded
méjannéjan,adverb,expresses the idea of elasticity
méjo,adjective,eight
mésétútó,verb,to stand firm; to be brave
méṣọ,adjective,polite; courteous; courtly
mérérin,adjective,the four together
mérin,adjective,four
mérindílógún,adjective,sixteen
mérinlá,adjective,fourteen
mérinmerin,adjective,fourfold
mésẹ́ri,verb,to taste rancid; deteriorate; fetid
métà,adjective,three
métàlá,adjective,thirteen
métàlókàn,adjective,three in one; trinity
métaméta,adjective,three at a time; by threes
météta,adjective,all three
méwà,adjective,ten; a decade
méwàmẹ́wà,adjective,in groups of tens; by tens
méwẹ́wà,adjective,the whole ten
mi,verb,to swallow; shake; jolt; jog; agitate; rock; tremble
mi,verb,to breathe; take breath; respire
mi ámí dáké,verb,to take the last gasping breath; to die; expire
mi ámí pin,verb,to take the last gasping breath; to die; expire
mífúkútúkú,verb,to throb; palpitate
míkanlé,verb,"to sigh; breathe heavily, mournfully; breathe freely; take a full breath"
mílẹ̀,verb,to shake the ground (as by earthquake)
mímì,noun,appalling news; shock; agitation
mímókùn,noun,the act of diving
mímòye,noun,adj. comprehension; comprehensible
mímọ́,adjective,holy; clear; clean; pure; sacred; sainted; shining
mímọ̀,noun,that which is to be known; imaginable
mímọ,noun,that which is to be built
mímọ́ gára,adjective,transparent; clear
mímọ́-kun,noun,adj. lameness; lame
mímọ́lẹ̀,noun,adj. lightsome; cheerful
mímọ̀sínú,noun,silent assurance; inward knowledge; conscientiousness
mímú,adjective,acute; sharp; tenable
mímu,noun,"that which is to be caught, taken; sharpness; keenness; burning heat"
mímu,noun,that which is to be drunk
mímúnibí,adjective,emetic
mímúnisànrà,adjective,nutritious
mímúnisùn,adjective,lethargic; drowsy; slumberous
mímúnítógbé,adjective,lethargic; drowsy; slumberous
mípò,verb,to mix together; shake (as a bottle of medicine)
míràn,adjective,another; something else. (contraction of ómíràn)
mírí,verb,to wag the head; nod
mírù,verb,to wag the tail
mísi,verb,to breathe into
mítítí,verb,to shake with a heavy tremor
móhìn,verb,to understand the law
mójú,verb,to be tame
móko,verb,to come to pass; prevail; overpower
mójútúrò,verb,to take off one’s attention; to connive at
mókùn,verb,to dive into
mókùn,verb,to convalesce; become strong
mókùnlojiji,verb,to plunge and dive
mólo,noun,a hausa guitar
more,verb,to be grateful; to know and acknowledge kindness received
móru,adjective,sultry; close; warm
móṣèbi,verb,methinks; i suppose
móyè,verb,to have power of perception; to be prudent; discreet; sagacious; judicious; skilled
mọ́,adjective,clean; clear; light as day; shining; innocent
mọ,verb,to build; to stop; stay; halt; generally followed by “fi.”
mọ̀,verb,to know; perceive; recognize; understand; be sensible
mọ́,adverb,"again, any more (frequently preceded by má, máṣe)"
mọ́,preposition,against
mọ̀ àmójú,verb,to conjecture
mọ́di,verb,to know the origin; to be conversant with
mọ́di,verb,to fortify with walls
mọ́ṣára,verb,adj. to be transparently clear
mọgba,noun,see magbà
mọ́giri,verb,to build walls
mọ̀hunmọgbọ,adjective,knowing all things; omniscient
mọ́jímíjì,noun,a kind of cake. see ọlẹ́
mọ́jí,verb,to dawn; to be light; to be until daylight; to survive the night
mọ́jímọ́,verb,to dawn; to be light; to be until daylight; to survive the night
mọ́kanla,adjective,eleven
mọ́kọkò,verb,to make pots; to smoke a pipe
mọ́kọkanla,adjective,the whole of the eleven
mọ́kùn,verb,to halt; walk lame; to be crippled
mọ́lára,verb,to be accustomed to
mọ́lé,verb,to build a house
mọ́lẹ́mọlẹ́,noun,an architect
mọ́lẹ̀,verb,to shine; give light
mọ́lẹ̀,adverb,"close,, adhering to the ground"
mọ́lù,verb,"to paste, cement, glue"
mọ́mọ̀,adverb,conscientiously; knowingly; wilfully
mọ́nmọ̀,adverb,"used with jẹun, to eat; greedily; voraciously"
mọmọṣe,adverb,intentionally done
mọ̀na,adverb,even so; yes; so it is
mọniwọ̀n,verb,to be moderate; middling; few
mọnumọ́,adjective,confidential
mọ̀rọ,adjective,clean; decent
mọṣe,verb,to be a ready doer; to be adroit
mọtẹ́lẹ̀,verb,to know beforehand; foreknow
mọ́timọ́tí,adverb,closely; hard by; near to
mọ̀wọ̀,verb,to be able to swim
mọwọ́dùró,verb,to cease; stop; stay the hand
mọ́wọ́mọ́fún,adjective,with hands tied to the neck
mọye,verb,"to know the value, number of"
moyin,verb,to appreciate; be polite to
mú,verb,"to take; bring; hold; fetch; seize; catch; arrest; twinge, implicate"
mu,verb,to drink; imbibe; suck
mú,adjective,sharp; acute; keen; sagacious; animated; tart; pungent
mù,verb,to sink; disappear; be immersed in water; dive; to be lost in a crowd
mú,noun,rice
mú ara hù or kú,verb,to weaken; debilitate
mú-bádé,verb,to make equal; fit; square
mú-bájé,verb,to spoil; debase
mu-binu,verb,to provoke; anger; exasperate; enrage
mú-bísi,verb,"to propagate, multiply, increase"
mu-bọ́sípọ̀,verb,to rectify; remedy
mú-dáké,verb,to still; make quiet; pacify
mú-dánilójú,verb,to ascertain; make sure; prove; convince
mu-dara,verb,to beautify; deck; ornament; decorate
mú-dásẹ̀,verb,to cause to cease; to stop progress
múdé,verb,"to bring near, to a point; to produce"
múdè,verb,to put in fetters; to bind
múdẹ̀,verb,to ripen; soften; mitigate; ameliorate
múdẹra,verb,to weaken; soften
mudèwọ̀,verb,to slacken
mudùnmudùn,noun,brains
ọpọlọ,noun,brains
múdiyíyẹ̀,verb,to quicken; enliven; animate
múdiyíyọ́,verb,to lubricate; make slippery
múdùn,verb,to gladden; enliven
múdùnmúdùn,noun,brain; marrow
múdúrò,verb,to make to stand; fix; substantiate
múfarabalẹ̀,verb,to compose; ease; pacify
mú-fẹ́rí,verb,to cause to diminish; cool
múgbẹ,verb,to drain; dry up
múgírí,verb,to make tidy; compact; make within a small space
mú gọ̀ríẹ̀,verb,to enthrone
mú gò,verb,to stupefy
mu hàn,verb,to shew; introduce
mú hù,verb,to cause to germinate; create; originate
mú ihinwá,verb,to bring tidings; announce
mú inú dùn,verb,to gladden; rejoice the heart
mújáde,verb,to bring forth; produce
muje,verb,to undergo the ordeal by water
múje,verb,to devour; eclipse; vanquish; overpower; crush; outwit; suppress; subdue
mújiná,verb,to heal a sore; to cook well
mú kántú,verb,to make sorry; to depress
múki,verb,to thicken
mú korò,verb,to embitter; evict
múkún,verb,to make full; complete
múkùn,verb,to make to grumble; dissatisfy
múkúrò,verb,to remove; take away; deduct; subtract; avert; abstract; annul; except
mú-kúrú,verb,to shorten; contract
mú lágbara,verb,to strengthen; enable
múlaradá,verb,"to heal; cure of sickness, defect; make well"
múlarale,verb,"to heal; cure of sickness, defect; make well"
múlárayá,verb,to amuse; inspirit; animate; enliven
mú làrùn,verb,to infect; make sick
mú le,verb,to stiffen; harden; enable; invigorate
mú léke,verb,to belie; prove false; refute; accuse with a lie
mú lera,verb,to strengthen; support
mú lę,verb,to strike firmly on the ground
mulę,verb,to covenant; bargain; make agreement
mú lęnu,verb,see múnu
mulę ṣe ibi,verb,to conspire for evil purposes
mú líwà,verb,to beautify
mú lófo,verb,to disappoint
mú lóryá,verb,to enliven; amuse
mú lókanle,verb,to embolden; encourage
mu mò,verb,to introduce; usher; inure
múna,adjective,sharp; severe; hot; rigid; rigorous; high-spirited
múmilójkàn,verb,"to awaken pity, sorrow,, grief"
múnisanra,adjective,conducive to corpulence; tending to make fat
múnfiyin,verb,"to adorn, grace, favour, dignify"
mún,verb,to be sharp; talkative; loquacious
múpadà,verb,to bring back; return; reclaim; restore
múpamò,verb,to secrete; hide; keep
múparí,verb,to terminate; end; finish; consummate; complete
múpé,verb,to terminate; end; finish; consummate; complete
múpé,verb,to prolong; protract; procrastinate
mupò,verb,to drink together
múpòn,verb,to enripen
múra,verb,to make ready; prepare; be active; be alive
muragiri,verb,adj. to be on the alert; be tidy; agile; alert
múrale,verb,to compact; to strengthen oneself
múrasílę,verb,adj. to provide; be ready beforehand
múratílę,verb,adj. to provide; be ready beforehand
múfę,verb,to compromise; cause to agree
murè,verb,to propagate; increase; produce; populate
murèsi,verb,to propagate; increase; produce; populate
muró,verb,see múdúrò
murọ,verb,"to be soft and sticky as paste; to be closed; decided; determined, settled (as a matter, agreement)"
murọ,verb,to soften
múròpùn,verb,to facilitate; expedite
musàn,verb,to improve; mitigate; reform; ameliorate; alleviate
musàndìẹ,verb,to improve; mitigate; reform; ameliorate; alleviate
músakí,verb,(hausa) to alleviate; better
músẹ̀o,verb,to fructify; make productive
músẹ́,adverb,"cheerfully and quietly. (used only after rẹ́rìn, to laugh)"
músìn,verb,to cause to work for nothing
músínú,verb,to harbour in the mind; infold
músọ,verb,to tie down (as cattle)
músò,interjection,"hurrah! a shout of triumph, applause"
músọ́wọ́,verb,to hold; withhold
músọ́,verb,to cause to wither; to make a colour fade
músàisàn,verb,to make sick; sicken
músàn,verb,to make thin by dilution; dilute; make to flow easily
músẹ,verb,to make do; initiate into; perform
músẹ́dẹ́dẹ́,verb,to make equal
músẹkankan,verb,to hasten; accelerate
músẹ,verb,to come to pass; fulfil; effect; bring to pass; make effectual; perform; execute
músìṣe,verb,to mislead; misdirect; misuse
músọrọ,verb,to make difficult
mu-ṣọtìto,verb,to confirm; affirm
mu-ṣọ̀kan,verb,to make one; unite; make equal
mutí,verb,to drink any intoxicating liquor
mutùmutù,noun,drunkard. see ọ̀mutí
mutípara,verb,to inebriate; to be drunken
mutíyọ,verb,to inebriate; to be drunken
mú tóbi,verb,to enlarge; magnify; aggrandize; amplify
mú-tọ,verb,to straighten
mú-tujọ,verb,to moderate; modify; tame; calm
mú-wà,verb,to cause to exist
mú-wá,verb,to fetch; bring; produce; afford
mú-wátọ,verb,to make the mouth water; to salivate
mú-wọ̀,verb,to lodge; house; make disappear; take to
mú wọlé,verb,to bring in
mú wúsí,verb,to increase; multiply; magnify
mú yanjù,verb,"to simplify; make clear, plain"
mú yára,verb,to hasten; expedite; accelerate
mú yàtọ,verb,make to differ; make unlike
mú yè,verb,to vivify; quicken
mú yẹ,verb,to temper; prepare; qualify; make fit; adapt
mú yọ,verb,to gladden; rejoice; congratulate
ná,adverb,already; so soon; in the first place; first
ná,verb,to spend; cost; waste; trade with
ná,verb,to flog; whip; chastise; chasten; lash
ná,verb,to spread; stretch; extend; expand; dilate; amplify; distend
na-danù,verb,"to waste, squander"
na-lọ,verb,to spread; extend; lengthen; expatiate
na-ninakuna,verb,"to waste, squander"
na-nipaṣan,verb,to flog with a whip
na-ro,verb,to erect; stand erect
na-sa,verb,"to spread to dry,, air; see ná, to spread"
na-tẹ,verb,"to spread flat, level, as spreading mat on the ground"
na-ga (na-iga),verb,"to stretch oneself so as to reach, see an object"
nagudu,noun,very full trousers confined round the foot
najà (na-ọjà),verb,to do business; to trade
nakasi (na-ika-si),verb,to point the finger at; show; indicate
nandi,noun,a blockhead; dunce; ass
náni,verb,to care for; be concerned about; make much of; be anxious about
na-tantan,verb,"to stretch with violence; throw into convulsion, spasm"
náwo (na-ọ́wọ),verb,to spend money; disburse; expend
nawó (na-ọ́wọ),verb,to stretch the hand; pass from one's hand to another
náwo-náwo,noun,a profligate; spendthrift
ndan,adverb,interrogation (used at the end of a question to give it emphasis)
na,adverb,interrogation (used at the end of a question to give it emphasis)
ndao,adverb,"no, never"
ní,verb,"to have; occupy; obtain; possess; get; put in possession; load (as a ship, canoe)"
ní,verb,to say
ní,verb,"to be; is; it is; ni is used in opposition to kọ, ""not."""
ni-lara,verb,to be hard upon; uneasy; to be uncomfortable; be inconvenient
ni-niran,verb,to remind; to put in remembrance
ní,preposition,"at; by; from; in; on; to. (ní is changed, for euphony, into li, l’ before all vowels except i)"
ni-adun,adjective,savoury; sweet; pleasing
ni-agbara,adjective,robust; strong
lagbara,adjective,robust; strong
ni-ani-ani,verb,to have doubt; to be uncertain; to be dubious
ni-álà,adjective,terminable; limitable
lálà,adjective,terminable; limitable
ní-ara,adjective,corporeal; carnal
lara,adjective,corporeal; carnal
ni-àbá,verb,to have hope; be hopeful
lábá,verb,to have hope; be hopeful
ni-aidaju,adjective,not clear; dubious; doubtful; uncertain
laidaju,adjective,not clear; dubious; doubtful; uncertain
ni-ailera,adjective,weakly; infirm; unhealthy; sickly
lailera,adjective,weakly; infirm; unhealthy; sickly
ni-alabápade,adverb,by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally
lalabápade,adverb,by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally
ni-awọ ayika,adjective,round; circular
ni-bà,verb,to have fever
ni ibà,verb,to have fever
nibayi,adverb,now; just now
nibadebade,adverb,suitably; opportunely
nibàbà,adjective,coppery; pertaining to copper
nibàbà,adjective,coppery; pertaining to copper
ni-bawi,adjective,blameable; culpable
nibajẹ,adjective,hurtful; injurious; wrongful
ni-beji,adjective,having twins
nibẹ,adverb,there; thence
nibẹna,adverb,there; at that place
nibẹru,adjective,"having fear, dread; dire; horrid; horrible; timid; timorous; formidable; awful; terrible"
nibi,preposition,"in, at a place"
nibibajẹ,noun,corruption; violation
nibiyai,adverb,at this very place; this very spot
nibibiti,adjective,wavy; waving in succession; following one upon another
nibinu,adverb,wrathfully; angrily
nibirere,adjective,"well-born; of noble birth, connexion"
nibidajọ,adverb,at the place of judgment; tribunal
nibi-gbogbo,adverb,everywhere
nibikan,adverb,"some place; somewhere; in one place, locality"
nibikibi,adverb,wherever; wheresoever; anywhere; whithersoever
nibi-nitan,adjective,well-born; well connected; of noble birth
nibinu,adverb,"in a state of anger, hostility; boisterously"
nibinuje,adjective,sorrowful; grievous; heavy
nibi-oke,adjective,uppermost; topmost
nibiti,adverb,at the place which; where
nibo,interjection,adv. where?
nibò (ni-ibo),adjective,wide; broad; ample; having margin
nibomiran,adverb,elsewhere; in another place
nibomi,adverb,elsewhere; in another place
nibu,adverb,across; athwart
niburubu,adverb,across; athwart
nibuba,verb,lying in wait for
nibukunfun,adjective,having a blessing for; blessed
ni-abiyà,adverb,thwartingly; across
nidaba,adjective,having hope; hopeful
nidabu,adverb,crosswise; sideways; athwart
nidai,adverb,now; at this hour
nidaju,adjective,trusty; certain; dependable
nidajudaju,adverb,trustfully; certainly; candidly
nidake,adjective,tacit; silent; quiet
nididara,adjective,salutary; wholesome
nidaraya,adjective,vivacious; lively
nidarudapo,adjective,confusedly; indistinct; miscellaneous
nidasi,adjective,sparing
nidawòle,adjective,adventurous
nidi,adverb,abaft; aft; astern
nidimuṣinṣin,adverb,steadfastly
nidulumo,adjective,slanderous; defamatory
niduro,adjective,upright; in a standing posture
niduro-ṣaṣan,adverb,perpendicularly
niduro-ṣinṣin,adverb,justly; uprightly; firmly
nifaiya,adjective,charming; bewitching
nifajuro,adverb,crossly; fretfully
nifasehin,adverb,backwardly
nifete,adjective,boastful; bragging; ostentatious
nife,adjective,lovely; loving; brotherly; having a will; willing; amicable
niffe,adjective,lovely; loving; brotherly; having a will; willing; amicable
nifeḳufe,adjective,lustful; lewd
nifunahàn,adverb,openly; frankly
nifiyesi,adjective,observable; noticeable; wistful
nifoiya,adjective,dreadful; fearful
nifọgboṇṣe,adverb,craftily
nifọwọsọwọ,adjective,clasped hands; unitedly
nigba,adverb,while; when; at a particular time
nigbatijọ,adverb,olden time; formerly; long ago
nigba-atijo,adverb,olden time; formerly; long ago
nigbagbe,adjective,negligent; forgetful
nigbagbogbo,adverb,always; at all times; ever; aye
nigba-isisiyi,adverb,now; this present time
nisisiyi,adverb,now; this present time
nigbakanri,adverb,once; once upon a time
nigbamẹta,adverb,thrice; three times; threefold
nigbameje,adverb,seven times
nigbameji,adverb,twice
nigbamiran,adverb,sometimes; at other times; at times
nigbami,adverb,sometimes; at other times; at times
nigbakugba,adverb,sometimes; oft; often; always; oftentimes; commonly; frequently
nigbansha,adverb,publicly; openly; plainly; candidly
nigbana,adverb,then
nigbati,adverb,when; while; at the time
nigbapupo,adverb,often; oftentimes; oft; many a time
nigbatimbọ,adverb,hereafter
nigbayi,adverb,now; at this time
nigbayiye,adjective,seasonable; opportune
nigberaga,adjective,arrogant; proud
nigbewọ,adverb,weightily; heavily
nigbẹ,adverb,afield
nigbẹhin,adverb,afterwards; ultimately; along; hereafter
nigbẹkẹle,adjective,trusty; worthy; staunch
nigbẹsan,adjective,vindictive
nigboiya,adjective,intrepid; bold
nigbona,adjective,vehement; hot; feverish
nigboran,adjective,obedient; attentive
nigọgo,adjective,having a mane
nigun,adjective,angular
niha,preposition,about a place; on the side of; towards; lateral
niha-isẹ,adverb,sideways
niha-ihin,preposition,on this side of
niha-ariwa,adjective,northward; northerly
niha-gusụn,adjective,southerly; southward
niha-ila-ọrun,adjective,eastward; easterly
niha-iwọ-ọrun,adjective,westward; western; westerly
niha-ode,adjective,outward; outermost
niha-ọhun,preposition,beyond; over yonder; on that side of
nihalẹ,adjective,boastful; ostentatious
nihangọrọ,adjective,a grating sound; shrilling; screaming
nihawọ,adjective,greedy; stingy; miserly
nihin,adverb,hence; here; in this place
nihiniyi,adverb,hence; here; in this place
nihiniyi-bayi,adverb,here in this place
nihọho,adjective,naked; in a state of nudity; bald; bare
nihumọ,adjective,ingenious; wise; sagacious; inventful
nijà,adjective,contentious; quarrelsome; disastrous
nijamba,adverb,suddenly; unpreparedly; disastrously; calamitous; mischievously
nijarọ,adjective,romantic; exaggerating
nijẹ,adverb,deservedly; praiseworthily; gainful
nijelo,adverb,the other day
nijẹta,adverb,the day before yesterday
nijokoje,adverb,quietly; sedentarily
nijokanlogbọn,adverb,seldom
nijọkẹta,adverb,on the third day
nijọgbogbo,adverb,daily; every day
niji,adjective,shady
nijiina,adjective,distant; far
nijindogba,adjective,equidistant
nijilẹ,adverb,deeply; profoundly
nijijilẹ,adverb,deeply; profoundly
nikà,adjective,cruel; wicked; severe; rigid; brutal; vicious; mischievous; naughty; inclement; inhuman; sanguinary
nikàkà,adverb,astraddle; lying on the back
nikaninu,adjective,barbarous; savage; vicious; brutal
nikanju,adverb,hastily; helter-skelter
nikankan,adverb,vividly; hastily
nikankanṣi,adverb,vividly; hastily
nikannu,adverb,wrathfully; aggravatingly
nikanra,adjective,fretful; frowardly; untoward
nikanu,adjective,penitent; merciful; doleful; thoughtful
nikan,adjective,alone; single
nikansọọ,adverb,solely; singly; only
nikawọ,adjective,wieldy; manageable; ready to hand
niḳẹ,adjective,indulgent
niḳẹhin,adverb,afterwards; finally; lastly
niḳan,adverb,sourly
nikidi-ọrọ,adverb,verbally
nikidi-orukọ,adverb,nominally
nikikun,adverb,fully
nikikorẹre,adjective,well-bred
nikiyesi,adjective,considerate; considerable; observable
nḳọ,adverb,(used at the end of a question)—then; how then; how is
niḳoja,adverb,in passing
niḳoja,adverb,in passing
niḳoja-rere,adverb,well past; well spent
niḳọju,adverb,in secret; secretly; aside; apart; clandestinely
niḳunlọju,adverb,satisfactorily
niku,adjective,fatal; deadly
nikiku,adjective,in dying; dying
niktukuṭu,adverb,early; dawn; betimes
niḷa,adjective,striped
niḷaja,adjective,"amicable; peaceable; hence o-niḷaja, peacemaker"
niḷala,adjective,laborious; toilsome
ni-lara,verb,to overpower; vex; distress; annoy; make uneasy; overburden; overcharge
ni-lara,adjective,envious
ni-lailai,adverb,of old; in times past; of yore
niḷẹ,adverb,down; on shore; on the ground
niḷera,adjective,healthy; hearty; hale
niḷile-aiya,adjective,hard-hearted; impertinent
niḷilẹilẹ,adverb,tightly; hardly; strongly
nilodisi,adverb,contrariwise
nilorẹre,adjective,well-used; well-spent
nilokunlo,adverb,extravagantly; wastefully
niḷọra,adverb,slowly; tardily; drowsily
niḷoẉọloẉọ,adverb,lately; recently; presently
niḷọlọ,adverb,lately; recently; presently
niḷu-oke,noun,inland country; up country; interior; hinterland
nimajala,adjective,sooty; full of soot
nimeji,adverb,twofold; two by two
nimejimeji,adverb,twofold; two by two
niṃlẹ,adjective,indolent; lazy; inactive
nimiṃọ,adverb,willingly; wilfully; intelligently; knowingly
nimiṃọ,adverb,holily; purely
nimọhun-gbogbo,adjective,omniscient; knowing all things
nimọ-ohun-gbogbo,adjective,omniscient; knowing all things
nimọ,adjective,wise; skillful; having knowledge; intelligent; significant; learned
nimọkan,adjective,unequivocal; of one mind
nimọmọjẹ,adjective,doubtful; equivocal; dubious
nimilẹṣinṣin,adjective,immovable; firm; well-grounded; steadfast
nímulẹ,adverb,secretly
ninà,adjective,"deserving to be whipped, flogged; elastic"
níná,adjective,lousy; having fire; fiery
ninakuna,adjective,prodigal; wasteful
níní,adjective,attainable
níní,adjective,possessing; hardy
nini,adverb,very; exceedingly (qualifying
nínànà,adverb,long; stretched out
ninikawọ,verb,to possess; to have control over; be master of
nininu,adjective,capacious
nininu,adjective,harboured in mind; spiteful; prepossessed; prejudiced against
nisinù,adjective,harboured in mind; spiteful; prepossessed; prejudiced against
ninira,adjective,incommodious
ninu,preposition,in; inside; among; from within; inward
ninu-ninu,adjective,inmost
ninu-buburu,adjective,malignant; malevolent; mischievous
ninu-eyin,adverb,herein
ninu-eyiti,adverb,wherein; whereunto
ninu-eyina,adverb,therein
ninu-rere,adjective,generous; free-hearted; humane; good-natured
nipa,preposition,by; through; in; according to; with
nipase,preposition,by; through; in; according to; with
nipá,adjective,powerful; valiant; able; potent
nipa-eyi,adverb,hereat; by this
nipa-eyina,adverb,thereby; by this very
nipa-eyiti,adverb,"whereat, whereby, whereas"
nipa-eda,adverb,naturally
nipa-keji,adjective,secondly
nipa-kẹta,adjective,thirdly
nipa-meji,adjective,two-fold; in two divisions
nipa-meta,adjective,three-fold; in three divisions; treble
nipalapala,adjective,rugged; craggy
nipamo,adverb,secretly; clandestinely
nipa-oke,adjective,upwards
nipara,adjective,harmful; destructive; hurtful; noxious
nipari,preposition,phrase. in conclusion; in ending
niparun,adjective,ruinous
nipataki,adverb,principally; chiefly; specially; particularly
nipa-ti,preposition,concerning; whereby
nipati,adverb,by the tendon of the heel
ni-pe-bi,adverb,that as; inasmuch as
nipẹkun,noun,end; conclusion; termination
nipẹtiti,adverb,continuous
nipinnu,adjective,finite; final; decisive; determinable
nipipé,adverb,fully; thoroughly
nipá,adverb,baldly; barely
nipó,preposition,instead; in the room of; situation; place
nipon,adjective,to be thick at the edge (as a plank); thick
niponju,adjective,troublesome; uphill; difficult
ni-iponju,adjective,troublesome; uphill; difficult
niran,verb,to remember; call to mind; have a recollection of; to remind
nira,adjective,difficult; uncomfortable; uneasy; awkward
nira,verb,to worry oneself
ni-lara,verb,to worry oneself
ni-ra,verb,to be free; be one's own master
ni-ara,verb,to be free; be one's own master
niranlọwọ,adjective,helpful; conducible
nirera,adverb,proudly; loftily
ni-iwa-rere,adjective,virtuous
ni-féré,adverb,far off; far away
ni-okere-féré,adverb,far off; far away
nireti,adjective,hopeful; expectant
nireje,adjective,deceitful
nirẹlẹ,adjective,humble; low
nirerin,adjective,laughable; ludicrous
nirín,noun,"a kind of rat. also called olo, ẹliri"
nirira,adjective,hateful; odious; loathsome; filthy; abominable
nirirọ,adjective,"worth consideration, thought"
nirirẹ,adjective,tender-hearted; to be soft; to be yielding
nirò,adjective,thoughtful; serious; rueful; solemn; considerate
nirontà,adjective,thoughtful; serious; rueful; solemn; considerate
niroju,adjective,grievous; painful; baleful; tedious; slow; wearisome
nirokuro,adjective,fantastical; imaginable; irregular
niròó,adverb,untowardly; frowardly
nirora,adjective,painful; mournful
nirọra,adjective,easy; pleasant
mirọrun,adverb,with facility; easily; lightly
niriju,adverb,confusedly; equivocally
nirudurudu,adverb,confusedly; tumultuously
nisalẹ,preposition,underneath; beneath; below; down
nisá-gbogbo,adverb,at all times; every time; hourly
nisan,adjective,of some importance; much; plentiful; considerable
nisisan,adjective,convalescent
nisi,verb,to care; be concerned about a thing; take interest in
nisisiyi,adverb,soon; now; just now; directly; immediately; forthwith; shortly; anon; already
nisisọye,adjective,declarable; speakable; utterable; demonstrable
nisúrù,adjective,possessing patience; patient; long-suffering
nísan,adjective,muscular; nervous; sinewy
nisàn,adjective,tidal; fluid; flowing; liquid
nisaju,adverb,before; formerly; first; prior
nìṣáṣa-ọrọ,adverb,word for word; verbatim
nìṣe,adjective,laborious; toilsome; difficult
nìṣegun,adjective,victorious; conquering; superior
nìṣelọwọ,adverb,busily; he knows how to do the work; he is working
nìṣekùṣe,adverb,badly; shabbily; lewdly
nìṣepupo,adjective,very laborious; toilsome
nìṣijìbo,adjective,umbrageous; shady
nìṣina,adjective,erroneous; erratic; illusive
nìṣisaro,adjective,meditative; thoughtful
nìṣìṣe-ofin,adjective,legislative
nìṣòdìsí,preposition,counter; in opposition to; against
nìṣọkan,adjective,united; concurrent; acting in uniformity
nìṣọna,adjective,vigilant; wary; heedful; discreet; watchful
nìṣọra,adjective,vigilant; wary; heedful; discreet; watchful
nìtì,conjunction,in that
nìtalaka,adjective,indigent; poor; in a state of poverty
nìtara,adjective,sanguine; zealous; warm; full of activity
nìtẹlẹ,adverb,beforehand; early
nìtẹjumọ,adverb,wistfully; steadfastly (looking towards); knowingly
nìtẹnumọ,adjective,instant; affirming
nìtẹ́tìfẹ́,adverb,lovingly; willingly
nìtìju,adjective,bashful; disgraceful; dishonourable; shamefaced
nìtinu,preposition,in; within; inside
ninu,preposition,in; within; inside
nìtipilẹṣẹ,adjective,original; derivable
nìtìṣàjú,adjective,former; foremost
nìtìtàn,adverb,falsely; deceitfully
nìtìtàn,adverb,coming to an end; finishing; exhaustingly; in concluding
nìtitobi,adverb,largely; bulkily
nìtitoye,adverb,worthily; meritoriously
nìtitun,adverb,newly; recently; afresh
nìtitujade,adjective,oozing out
nitori,conjunction,because; therefore; on account of; wherefore; for the sake of
nitorina,conjunction,because; therefore; on account of; wherefore; for the sake of
nìtòsi,preposition,close; near; hard by; adjacent; about
nìtòótọ́,adverb,in truth; truly; justly; verily; cordially; certainly; really; sincerely; heartily; fitly; veritably; unfeignedly; indeed
nìtọrọ̀,adjective,tasty
nìtumọ,adjective,explanatory; illustrative
nìtura,adjective,breezy; cooling; refreshing; salubrious; comfortable
nìtuwọka,adjective,liberal; frank; free-handed; open-handed
nìwà,verb,to have a good disposition; be affable; be kind; to have a good quality
nìwà,verb,to exist; to have a being
nìwà,preposition,"(used before a place, person); for"
nìwájú,preposition,"(used before a place, person); for"
niwa-agbara,adjective,violent; tyrannous
niwa-buburu,adjective,wicked; malicious
niwa-funfun,adjective,immaculate
niwa-ika,adjective,barbarous; wayward; cruel
niwakiwa,adjective,barbarous; wayward; cruel
niwa-tutu,adverb,gently; meekly
niwarapa,adjective,epileptic
niwápa,adjective,epileptic
niwara,adjective,anxious; desirous; eager; impatient
niwarà,adjective,milky; having milk; milch
niwamimo,adjective,innocent; pure; clean; modest; holy
niwa-ọrun,adjective,virtuous; righteous
niwin,adjective,demoniacal; ghostly
niwivi,adjective,talkable; declarable; in declaring
niwoye,adverb,cautiously; circumspectly; warily
niwoyi,adverb,now; about this time
níwọ,adjective,poisonous; baneful
niwọpìa,adjective,greedy; lascivious; voracious
niwọra,adjective,greedy; lascivious; voracious
niwọn,adjective,measurable; limitable
niwọnbi,adverb,inasmuch as; since
niwọntun-wọnsin,adverb,temperately; moderately; middling
niwu,adjective,charming; pleasing; amicable
niwiwu,adjective,charming; pleasing; amicable
niwuwo,adverb,heavily; weightily
niyanu,adjective,wonderful; stupendous; marvellous
niyatọ,adjective,different; various
niyarayara,adverb,speedily; hastily; quickly; expeditiously
niyakàta,adverb,astride
niyè,verb,to remember; to have thought
niyé,adjective,valuable; worthy
niyebiye,adjective,precious; valuable; of untold value
niyelori,adjective,valuable; costly
niyeninu,verb,to have a good memory; have understanding
niyin,adjective,grand; famous; dignified; glorious; honourable; laudable; commendatory; notable
niyiyanu,adjective,wonderful; marvellous
niyiya-ọnu,adjective,wonderful; marvellous
niyẹ́,adverb,deservedly; fitly; duly; worthily
niyẹ́,adjective,feathery; having feathers
ni-iyẹ́,adjective,feathery; having feathers
niyọnu,adjective,tender-hearted; merciful; compassionate
niyọnu,adjective,troublesome; burdensome; cumbersome
nje,adverb,then; if then; if so; therefore
nje-bi,adverb,then; if then; if so; therefore
nje-nkq,adverb,and now; therefore
nkàn (contracted from ohun qkan),noun,a thing; a certain thing; something (used indefinitely); goods
nkq (on-kq),adverb,not (lit.—it is not that)
nla,adjective,great; large; illustrious; capital; huge; largely; august
nla-nlá,adjective,very great; very large
nn (un-ùn),adverb,not (frequently used in exclamations); no! no!
nù,verb,to brighten; clean; shine
nù,verb,to wipe off; erase
nu-nu,verb,to wipe off; erase
nù (ṣo-nù),verb,to be lost; go astray; omit
nù,adverb,off; away
nu-kuro,verb,to wipe off; cancel; dust off; expunge
nṣo,verb,(imp. mood); proceed; go on
nṣokalo,verb,(imp. mood); proceed; go on
nyi,verb,rotating; turning round
nyin,verb,to praise
o,verb,may (when preceded by ki)
o,adverb,"(of assent), yes; i hear; very well"
obi,noun,the female of cattle
obi,noun,the kola nut
obi-ayá,noun,the monkey kola nut
obi-ẹdun,noun,the monkey kola nut
ọbi,noun,parent
obirin,noun,woman; wife; female
obirin-ológun,noun,amazon
obirikiti,noun,compass; circle; cycle; sphere
ọbi-tẹ,verb,to travail in childbirth
ọbò,noun,"vagina. (""abẹ"" should always be used in translation.)"
ọbò,noun,a hint; private information
ọbò,noun,a kind of drum
ọbò,noun,an instrument used for separating cotton from the seed
olobotujẹ (bo-tu-jẹ),noun,the fig-nut plant; croton
obu,adjective,having no principle of life; unsavoury; insipid; flat
obukọ,noun,he-goat
òde,noun,out-of-doors; street; outline
òdẹ,noun,a kind of small bat
òdẹ,noun,the parrot. see òfọ
òdìdẹ,noun,the parrot. see òfọ
odi,noun,malice; implacableness; grudge; spite
òdè,noun,stubbornness; obstinacy; strong ill-will
òdi,noun,a walled fortification round the town; fort; rampart; fastness; citadel; ward; a dumb person
òdì,noun,contrariness; perversity
odidi,noun,hunch; cluster; the whole of anything; lump
odidi-iwe,noun,volume of a book
òdínú,noun,a passionate person
òdò,noun,brook; river; streamlet
òdò afęşęjalę,noun,"ford; shallow brook, river"
òdò,noun,pig. see ẹlẹdẹ
òdó,noun,a mortar
òdòdó,adjective,scarlet
ododo,noun,truth; fact; justice; equality; right; righteousness
òddò,adverb,never; not in the least
odorodì,adverb,never; not in the least
òdu,noun,boiler; cauldron
òdù,noun,"companion of ifa, the god of palm nuts"
òdú,noun,name of an herb
odudua,noun,"a goddess from ifę, said to be the supreme goddess. heaven and earth are also called odudua"
odua,noun,"a goddess from ifę, said to be the supreme goddess. heaven and earth are also called odudua"
òfé,noun,parrot; clever person
òfęre,noun,twilight; dawn
òfę,noun,twilight; dawn
òfęfę,adjective,light blue colour
òfi,noun,a loom
òfìjì,noun,one who forgives
òfin,noun,law; prohibition; commandment; discipline; statute
òfin-adasọ,noun,by-law
òfin-ayaba,noun,by-law
òfin-męwa,noun,the ten commandments; decalogue
òfinràn,noun,aggressor; assaulter; one who seeks a quarrel
òtò,noun,loss; calamity; woe; damage; misfortune; devastation; wastefulness
òfo,noun,emptiness; privation; vanity
òfòfó,noun,"busy-body, talebearer"
òfòrò,noun,squirrel
òfurufu,noun,emptiness; vacancy; void; the firmament; air
ògbé,noun,a nap; a short sleep
ògbe,noun,the comb of feathered fowls
ògbe-akuko,noun,cock’s comb
ògbę,noun,thirst
òngbę,noun,thirst
ògbìtò,noun,an interpreter
ògbìjì,noun,a species of owl
ògbó,noun,old age; a sword with two edges
ògbó,noun,a small animal of the cat tribe remarkable for its sharp teeth
ògbó,noun,a wooden club
ògbógbó,noun,name of a tree
olugbongbo,noun,club; mallet
olugbondoro,noun,club; mallet
òbon-gbo,noun,club; mallet
ògboju,noun,"(gbo oju, old face), a bold, daring person; a mighty man"
ògbologbo,adjective,very old; of long standing
ogbonisẹ,noun,an old experienced worker; a veteran
ogboni,noun,sir; old man; master
ogbeni,noun,sir; old man; master
ogbonisẹ,noun,an old person in distressed circumstances
ogboiya,adjective,brave
ogboya,noun,a beast about the size of a cat
ogbubu,noun,wild duck; kind of grass; dyed cotton
oge,noun,coxcomb; fop
ogede,adverb,only
ogedemgbe,adverb,headlong; precipitately
ogedegbe,adverb,headlong; precipitately
ogi,noun,starch of indian corn
ogidigbo,noun,a kind of drum
ogidi,noun,strong undiluted palm wine
ogidid,adjective,perpendicular; suspended
ogiri,noun,a wall
ogiri,noun,gallop; simultaneous rush
ogiri,noun,a flavouring made from melon seeds
ogo,noun,glory; praise; applause
ogo-asan,noun,vainglory
ogo,noun,one placed at the debtor's house to compel payment of a debt; bailiff; pledge
ogodo,noun,calf; colt; the young of beasts in general
ogodo,noun,name of a disease; yaws
ologodo,noun,one having yaws
ogodogba,noun,a large animal
ogoji (ogun-eji),adjective,forty
ogongo,noun,ostrich
ogodugbe (see asunkun),noun,dropsy
oguṣe,noun,a wether
ogungun,noun,an edible herb
ogún,noun,that which is obtained by inheritance; heritage; bequest
ogún,noun,the god of iron and the god of war
ogún,noun,medicine; poison; spell; charm
ogún,noun,sweat; perspiration
ogún,noun,army; war; battle; fight; fray
ogun-ẹṣin,noun,cavalry
ogunna,noun,live coals; live embers
ogunna,noun,live coals; live embers
ogungun,noun,name of a tree
ogummeje,adjective,sevenscore
ogummẹta,adjective,threescore
ogurodo,noun,the name of a bird
ogurodo,noun,a standing posture
oguro,noun,wine made from the sap of the bamboo
oguro,noun,wine made from the sap of the bamboo
ogusa,noun,a long tobacco pipe
oho-o,interjection,a word of exclamation
ohun,noun,voice; sound; note; cry; language; tone; vote
ohun-adidun,noun,sweetmeats; confectionery
ohun-aimọ,noun,an unclean thing
ohun-aimọ,noun,strange thing; unknown circumstance
ohun-ara,noun,a new fashioned article; a newly invented thing
ohun-asan,noun,a gewgaw; a bauble; a vain thing
ohun-atu-gbin,noun,transplanted plants
ohun-atulo,noun,transplanted plants
ohun-elo,noun,apparatus; necessaries; vessels; household furniture; utensils
ohun-ẹpẹ,noun,sacrifice; victim
ohun-erí,noun,credential
ohun-ẹrọ,noun,machinery; machine; engine
ohun-fín,noun,carved work; an engraving
ohun-ilò,noun,utensils; articles for use
ohun-iranti,noun,memorial
ohun-ìjatijàtu,noun,trumpery; trifling
ohun-ìjatijàtí,noun,trumpery; trifling
ohun-ijje,noun,eatables; food
ohun-kan,noun,a thing; anything
ohun-kikini,noun,a small thing
ohun-ogun (also nkan-ogun,noun,armour; weapon of war
ihamora-ogun),noun,armour; weapon of war
ohun-òmobirin,noun,the menses
ohun-omo-kpnrin,noun,the seed of copulation; semen
ohun-ona,noun,tools (lit.—working implements)
ohun-qrè,noun,alms; offertory; charity
ohun-orun,noun,"heavenly thing; spiritual, divine thing"
ohun-òṣò,noun,dress; decoration
ohun-qsin,noun,domestic creature; herd; cattle
ohun-ṣeto,noun,peculiar article; a thing set apart; respected thing
oibo,noun,one who comes from the country beyond the seas; a white man
oyibo,noun,one who comes from the country beyond the seas; a white man
oyìnbo,noun,one who comes from the country beyond the seas; a white man
oje,noun,sap of trees; gum
òjé,noun,lead
òjì,adjective,forty
òjì,noun,fine imposed for the guilt of adultery
òjìja,noun,gum of trees
òjìgbese,noun,a debtor
àjìgbese (je-gbèse),noun,a debtor
òjìgbqn,noun,corner of a house; gable
òjìjì,noun,shadow; shade; umbrage
òjìjì,noun,shadow; shade; umbrage
òjìjì,noun,an electric fish; electric eel
òjìṣe,noun,messenger; servant
òjìyà (je-ìyà),noun,an innocent sufferer; an oppressed person
òjìjààn (jà-ìyàn),noun,"a reasoner; one who contradicts, denies"
òjò,noun,rain
òjò-winiwini,noun,drizzling rain
òjo,noun,cowardice; fear; a coward
òjòbò,noun,slip-knot; noose
òjògán,noun,"a nickname for the scorpion, properly called akèkè from the smart sting of its tail"
òjògún,noun,heir
àjògún (je-ogún),noun,heir
òjòjò,noun,ague; fit
òjojo-gbikbona,noun,a burning fever
òjòjule (oju-oju-ile),adverb,from house to house
òjòjumq (-mq),adverb,daily; every day
òjóró,noun,one who cheats at play; cheating at games
òjòwú (je-òwú),noun,a jealous person
òjòye,noun,ruler; a man of title
òjò,noun,adv. daily; lasting for the day; ephemeral
òjú,noun,"eye; aperture; appearance; face; look; front; edge of a knife, sword"
òjú,noun,sore; scar; ulcer
òjúju,noun,sore; scar; ulcer
òju-àgbárá,noun,gutter; wide road leading from the palace
òjubó,noun,loophole; mortice
òju-àiye,noun,face of the earth; the ground
òju-ṣán,noun,"the chimney, pipe"
òju-tereṣa,noun,a window
oju-ífàro,noun,sad countenance
oju-gbà,noun,an equal; companion
ojùgun (oju-ìgun),noun,"forepart of the leg, shin"
ojukanna,adverb,instantly; immediately
lojukanna (oju-okan-na),adverb,instantly; immediately
ojúkojú,noun,"an interview; lojukoju, face to face"
ojúkanra,noun,"an interview; lojukoju, face to face"
oju-ko-bire (-ba-ire),noun,a bird called the cricket catcher
ojukòkòrò,noun,covetousness; worldliness; avarice
ojuku,noun,the touch-hole of a gun
ojulaṣíṣí (-fẹ-ṣin),noun,time-server
ojule,noun,a compound; a house; a room; a dwelling place
ojulumọ (-ni-imọ),noun,acquaintance
ojúmọ́,noun,dawn; daylight
ojú-nla,noun,"covetousness (lit.—big-eye.—i.e., an eye which is never satisfied)"
ojú-òrì,noun,grave
oju-owo,noun,principal on which interest is paid
ojú-òjọ,noun,the weather; air
oju-sanna,noun,the weather; air
oju-ọrun,noun,sky; firmament; heaven
ojupo (-ipo),noun,"a place in the palace, where the king sits to get fresh air"
oju-pon,verb,to suffer trouble; to get into difficulties
ojuràn (-iran),noun,dream; vision; trance
ojurán,noun,the seam of clothes
ojurere,noun,favour; grace
ojusaju (oju-isa-oju),noun,respect; honour; regard
oju-ṣikà,noun,keyhole
oju-sun,noun,aperture from which water springs; spring; fountain
orisun (-isun),noun,aperture from which water springs; spring; fountain
ojú-wá (-iwa),noun,"one who shares, divides"
ojuwọju,noun,the very face; the face itself
òka,noun,ring
òrùka,noun,ring
òka-eti,noun,earring
òkan,noun,one cowry; one piece of money
owo-kan,noun,one cowry; one piece of money
òkan-aiyà,noun,chest; breast
òkà,noun,a counter; accountant
òkè,noun,top; hill; mount; mountain
òke-gbórọ,noun,high tableland
òkèlè,noun,morsel; sop
òkelé,noun,a small package of salt; also called ẹfẹkẹ́
òkélénjẹ,noun,a small kind of lizard
kekelenje,noun,a small kind of lizard
òkèrè,noun,a distance
òkèrèkèrè,noun,part of a loom; cartilage; gristle
òketè,noun,bale of goods; wallet; baggage
òkétété,noun,a kind of large rat
òkí,noun,flattery; complimentary; title
òkíkì,noun,flattery; complimentary; title
òkí,verb,the act of missing fire (as a gun)
òkíkí,noun,fame; celebrity; rumour; report
òkíkírí,noun,hardness; difficulty; knot
òkípà-ajà,noun,mastiff; an old dog
òkìrìbìtì,noun,circle; encompassed space
òkìtì,noun,heap; hill; mound; hillock; a kind of gymnastic exercise; somersault; headlong fall
òkìtì-ógàn,noun,an ant hill
òkìtì-aró,noun,the refuse from dye
òkìtì-èbè,noun,"yam, corn beds; hillock for plantation"
òkìtì-èrù,noun,a heap of potash ashes
òkìtìpó,noun,the name of a tree
òkìyàn,noun,an animal which lives under rocks
òkò-rírò,noun,agriculture; tillage
òkò,noun,farm; plantation; province; dependent; districts; towns
òkó,noun,the penis; the foreskin; lock of a gun
òkó,noun,twenty cowries
òkòwó,noun,twenty cowries
òkò,noun,"a stone used to throw, cast; name of a disease; giving birth to three young ones at a time"
òkò-alé,noun,afternoon's work
òkó-ìpò,noun,"lock of a gun,, musket"
òkò-èrú,noun,bondage; slavery; captivity
òkó-bó,noun,eunuch
òkòbó,noun,lie; falsehood; liar
òkó,noun,name
òrukp,noun,name
òkótó,noun,snail; a small land shell
òkótó-òkun,noun,sea shell
òkú,noun,corpse; carcase;
òkú-òrùn,noun,deadly savour; a troublesome fellow
òkúdùn,noun,appetite; the love of sweet things
òkúdùndùn,noun,appetite; the love of sweet things
òkùkù,noun,the woof
òkùkù,noun,the name of a tree with valuable healing properties
òkùn,noun,strength; ability; power; stamina
òkùn,noun,cord; rope; string
òkùn-alantakùn,noun,the cobweb; spider's web
òwù-alantakùn,noun,the cobweb; spider's web
òkùn-apà,noun,rope of fibre; cord
òkùn-dùrù,noun,fiddlestring
òkùn-ìjànu,noun,the bridle-string; the bridle
òkùn-èrèwè,noun,running plant whose fibres are used for making cord
òkùn-kútùsù,noun,worsted
òkùn-ògò,noun,flax; hemp; thread
òkùn-olè,noun,name of a running plant
òkùn-òrò,noun,the drift of words; tenor
òkùn-tìnrìn,noun,twine
òkùn-òrò,noun,twine
òkùn,noun,darkness; horror
òkùnkùn,noun,darkness; horror
òkùn,noun,sea; salt water
òkúnà (òkù-onà),noun,old path; forsaken road
òkuntá (òkùn-ílà),noun,an attraction; that which encourages
òkùn-ìjanu (-ìjà-ènù),noun,the reins
okànràn,noun,illness; disease
okànrùn,noun,illness; disease
okura (oku-ira),noun,anything rotten; booby; a dull person; a dunce
òkù-ròró,noun,"an austere, hard, ill-tempered person"
okùṣà (òti-òkà),noun,liquor brewed from guinea corn
oku-lè,noun,exhausted and unproductive land
aṣàlẹ (okusa̩lẹ,noun,exhausted and unproductive land
ku-sa ile),noun,exhausted and unproductive land
okúsù,noun,refuse from dyeing vats; name of an animal
okuta,noun,"stone (in general),"
okuta-abeṛe,noun,loadstone
okuta-imabẹṣẹ,noun,loadstone
òkútá-akọ,noun,quartz; granite; any hard stone
okuta-elérù,noun,limestone
okuta-eléwúrú,noun,limestone
okuta-ìbọn,noun,flint (lit.—gunstone)
okuta-iponrin,noun,grindstone; whetstone
okuta-pẹlẹpẹ,noun,slab; flat stone
okuta-wẹwẹ,noun,gravel; loose stones
okuta-wẹrẹ,noun,gravel; loose stones
òkú-ye (ku-iyè),noun,person of dull memory; dunce
ólá,noun,the moth which eats cloth
óla,noun,that which saves; salvation; the cause of salvation
olè,noun,thief; robber; spoiler; robbery; theft
olè-afọwórà,noun,"petty theft, pilfer"
ólé,noun,roof of a house
orùlé,noun,roof of a house
olò,noun,a mouse
olobì,noun,kola nut seller
olobìrin,noun,a married person
olobìrin-meji,noun,a bigamist
olóbó (eni-obó),noun,one who cautions another; an informant
olódi,noun,a fortified place; a walled town
olódẹ,noun,the owner of a parrot
olódo-omi,noun,a man owning brooks of water
olódodo,noun,"a true, just,, righteous person"
olodumarẹ,noun,the almighty; the self-existent being; god
olofeṛe,noun,name of a bird
olófò,noun,a sufferer of losses; a loser
olófòfò (-ófòfò),noun,traitor; busy-body; tale-bearer
ológbọ,noun,"a title of one of the king's private councillors, who also acts the part of chronicler, narrator of ancient traditions"
ológbọ,noun,a cat
ologinni,noun,a cat
ologirí,noun,a species of palm bird (called the 'ehu)
ológò (eni-ógò),noun,dun; bailiff
ológójì,adjective,forty cowries' worth
ologo,noun,an honourable man; one had in honour
ologogé,noun,sparrow
ológún,noun,doctor; physician
oniṣégùn (ni-ógùn),noun,doctor; physician
ológún,noun,a warchief
oloriogun,noun,a warchief
ologunṣẹṣẹ,noun,name of a tree dedicated to the god of hunting
ológùrù,noun,dealer in bambou wine
ológọrò (ni-ogùrò),noun,dealer in bambou wine
ologúrù,noun,a kind of small bird generally found in flocks
ológbé,adjective,late (of a dead man)
olóbùn (-ohùn),noun,a man of influence
olóhun,noun,owner; possessor; master
olóje,noun,the name given to gin
olojò,noun,stranger
àlèjò (èni-ajò),noun,stranger
olójú (èni-ojú),noun,oneself; the owner of a thing
olójútìkan (ni-ojú-kan),noun,one-eyed person
olóju-kòkòrò,noun,miser; a covetous person
olójusaju,noun,a person of respect; a men-pleaser
olókìkí,noun,a famous one; a notable person
olóko,noun,the owner of the farm; a farmer
olóko-èṣin,noun,the man who cuts grass for horses; the groom
òpìyẹ̀,noun,the man who cuts grass for horses; the groom
olókùn (ni-okùn),noun,rope-maker; one having rope
olókùn,adjective,fibrous; ropy
olókùnrun (-okùnrun),noun,a patient; one suffering from illness
olòlà (-ìlà),noun,one who makes tattooing his trade
olomi,noun,that which has water; watery
olomije,noun,one who sheds tears; one who weeps
olongo,noun,name of a bird
olóngbe-èjè,noun,blood-thirsty person
olónje,noun,cook
olópìrí,noun,a small bird
olóre,noun,benefactor
olórí (èni-orí),noun,officer; headman; chief; foreman; principal
olórí-èṣo,noun,captain of a guard
olórí-ègbé,noun,head of a company
olóríkò,noun,head of a company
olórí-ilé-iwe,noun,schoolmaster
olórí-ilé-kewu,noun,schoolmaster
olori-lile,noun,a strong-headed person; a blockhead
olori-ògun,noun,war-officer
olori-òkò,noun,captain of a ship
olori,noun,wife of a great person
olorin,noun,singer; warbler; minstrel; musician
olórisun (ni-orisun),noun,"owner of a fountain, spring"
olóríṣa (ni-oríṣa),noun,idolater; worshipper of idols
olóró (-oró),noun,a venomous animal
olóroro,noun,that which produces oil; a dealer in oil
olórukọ (-orukọ),noun,a famous person (lit.—he who has name)
olórun,noun,a sleeper
olóṣunwọ̀n,noun,that which has measurement; having weight
olótọ́ (ni-otító),noun,true; just; faithful person
olówó (ni-owo),noun,a rich person
olówù,noun,a spinner of cotton; a dealer in cotton
olóyà,noun,comb maker; dealer in combs
olóyè (èni-oyè),noun,"a person of honour, title"
oloye,noun,"a wise, prudent person; a man of forethought"
amoye (mo-oyè),noun,"a wise, prudent person; a man of forethought"
olóyè,noun,senator; a public counsellor
ìgbìmò-ilu,noun,senator; a public counsellor
oloyo,noun,"the yellow monkey (also called tolo, awere, gbégé and alegba)"
òlù,noun,"powder; that on which anything is pounded, ground; one who grinds; a moth; digestive organs. e.g., stomach"
òlù,noun,a borer; gimlet; awl
òlù,noun,"a carpenter’s, smith’s"
òlù-agogo,noun,clapper of a bell
òlù-igi,noun,a maul; mallet
olú,noun,the chief of anything; the queen of the white ants; mushroom
òlù-bájé,noun,spoiler; defacer; corrupter
òlùbápin,noun,one who shares with another; a receiver
alabapin,noun,one who shares with another; a receiver
olubojuto,noun,inspector; superintendent
alabojuto,noun,inspector; superintendent
òlùbó,noun,"one who maintains, supports, feeds; one employed to beat a mud floor solid. also bọlẹbọlẹ"
olubọrisa,noun,an idolater; heathen
abọrisa,noun,an idolater; heathen
olubukun,noun,one who blesses; one blessed
olubusi,noun,one who blesses; one blessed
oludande (eni-ida-ni-ide),noun,redeemer; one who ransoms
oludanwọ,noun,"tempter, seducer"
oludena,noun,a porter; a gatekeeper
adena,noun,a porter; a gatekeeper
oludẹ,noun,"an allurer, a tempter"
olufakuru,noun,"one who abbreviates, abridges, contracts"
olufasehin,noun,"one who abbreviates, abridges, contracts"
olufẹ (-ife),noun,one beloved; one who loves; lover
olufisin,noun,accuser; one who raises a complaint; plaintiff
olusin (-fi-sin),noun,accuser; one who raises a complaint; plaintiff
òlùfọ,noun,"one who destroys, breaks up"
olufọkansin,noun,a devout worshipper; a hermit
olufọnahan,noun,a guide; conductor
amọna,noun,a guide; conductor
olúfúnni (-fun-eni),noun,giver; bestower; benefactor
olugbà,noun,a receiver; recipient
olugbala (eni-ti-o-gba-la),noun,saviour; one who saves; deliverer
olùgbàgbó,noun,a believer; one who believes; a christian
olugbani,noun,he who delivers; liberator
olùgbe,noun,"one who dwells, abides; an inhabitant"
òlùgbóngbó,noun,"a round piece of wood used to smooth clothes after washing, by beating them with it upon a large wooden block"
òlùgbóndóró,noun,"a round piece of wood used to smooth clothes after washing, by beating them with it upon a large wooden block"
gbón-gbó,noun,"a round piece of wood used to smooth clothes after washing, by beating them with it upon a large wooden block"
òlù,noun,"a round piece of wood used to smooth clothes after washing, by beating them with it upon a large wooden block"
olùgbó (eni-igbó),noun,a hearer; a listener; a believer
òltkà,noun,"one who reckons, numbers"
onkà,noun,"one who reckons, numbers"
olukaye,noun,"one who reckons, numbers"
olúkékúrú,noun,see olufakuru
olúṣéku,noun,see olufakuru
olúkópò,noun,a collector; one who accumulates
olúkójopò,noun,a collector; one who accumulates
olúkó,noun,a teacher; an instructor; a trainer
olúkóni (eni-kọ-eni),noun,a teacher; an instructor; a trainer
olukuluku,adjective,every; each
olutumo,noun,a translator
olùmọrán,noun,a man of understanding; a prudent man; a man of good counsel
olupani,noun,murderer; one who commits manslaughter
alunipa,noun,murderer; one who commits manslaughter
panipani (ipeseni),noun,murderer; one who commits manslaughter
olupamo (-pa-mo),noun,preserver
oluparun,noun,a destroyer
olupẹ,noun,"one who lags behind, tarries"
apẹlẹhin,noun,"one who lags behind, tarries"
olupilẹṣẹ,noun,beginner; author; originator
olupin,noun,a sharer; a divider
ojuwá (ipin-iwá),noun,a sharer; a divider
olupinnu,noun,"one who appoints, decides"
olupọnju (eni-ipon-ọju),noun,a poor person; pauper
olúpọnni,noun,flatterer; one who pays compliments
pọnípọnni,noun,flatterer; one who pays compliments
olúranlọwọ,noun,a helper; an assistant
olúrapada,noun,redeemer; one who ransoms
olurekọja,noun,trespasser; transgressor
olúrẹ́rùn (-rẹ́-irun),noun,a shearer; a barber
olúrọra (-rọ-ara),noun,one who eases; one who gives bodily comfort
olúsin,noun,worshipper; servant; votary; one who is served; a master
olúsin-ọba,noun,royalist
olúsọdọmọ,noun,one who adopts
olúṣe (eni-iṣe),noun,doer; actor; accomplisher; agitator
olútàn,noun,a deceiver; a tempter
ẹlẹ́tàn,noun,a deceiver; a tempter
olútọ,noun,"instructor; master; mistress; governor; a guardian; one who has the charge, care of things"
olútọju,noun,"instructor; master; mistress; governor; a guardian; one who has the charge, care of things"
olútúnú (-tu-inu),noun,he who calms the mind; a comforter
olúṣó,noun,a watchman; an observer; an adversary
olúṣọ-agutan,noun,shepherd
olútújú,noun,pacifier
atónilọjú,noun,pacifier
olúwa,noun,lord; master; mistress; headman; husband
olúwa-rẹ́,noun,the man
olúwo,noun,a title of one of the rulers in the country
omi,noun,water; humour; juice; sap; liquid
omi-àra,noun,moisture of the body; perspiration
omi-buburu,noun,dirty water
omi-dídí,noun,"(lit.—congealed water), hoar frost; snow; ice; hailstone; being known in africa, is called yìnyín"
omi-ẹjẹ,noun,serum
omi-ẹran,noun,broth; soup; gravy
omi-toro,noun,broth; soup; gravy
omi-ìkùdu,noun,stagnant water; the water in a pond
omi-ìyọ̀,noun,salt water; sea water
omi-kìkan,noun,foul water
omíkan,noun,foul water
omi-wara,noun,whey
omidan,noun,a young woman; a young fowl
omíjẹ,noun,tear
omíoju,noun,tear
omírán,noun,a giant; a person very stout and tall
òmíràn,adjective,another; other; else
omí,adjective,another; other; else
omírín,noun,the act of swallowing with ease
omìra (oni-ni-ara),noun,a free man; one delivered from bondage; a citizen; franchise
ọmu,noun,a kind of sweet nut
imumu,noun,a kind of sweet nut
omore,noun,kinsman; neighbour; relative
ọn,conjunction,and
onìbájẹ,noun,a spoilt child
onìbọti,noun,a dealer in malt; a maltster
òndè (eni-ìdè),noun,prisoner; one in bond
òndè,noun,charm sewn in leather and worn about the person; amulet
onìdùndù,noun,a seller of fried yam
onigbagbó,noun,a believer; a christian
onigbò (oni-igba-owo),noun,two hundred cowries' worth
òngbè,noun,thirst; drought
òngbẹ-èjè,adjective,bloodthirsty
òngò,noun,stupid person; dunce; blockhead; wiseacre
óní,adverb,to-day
oníbàtà,noun,shoemaker
oníbàtà-lẹṣẹ,noun,one who wears shoes
oníbẹ̀rù,noun,"that which has fear, terror,, dread"
oníbodè,noun,collector of customs; a porter; toll-gatherer
oníbu-ọrẹ,noun,giver of all; divine liberality
onídàjọ,noun,judge; one who settles disputes; arbiter
onídàlare (-ni-are),noun,one who justifies
onídamọran,noun,counsellor; adviser
onídande,noun,redeemer; deliverer from bondage
oludande (-ni ide),noun,redeemer; deliverer from bondage
onídanwo,noun,tempter
onídẹ,noun,a dealer in brass; a brazier
onídi-kan,noun,the child of one free and one enslaved parent
onídodo,noun,a person having a large navel
onídìlómọ̀,noun,a traducer; slanderer; calumniator
onífa,noun,a worshipper of ifa
onífararọ̀,noun,"supporter; one on whom another leans, depends"
onífarawé,noun,one who imitates another; emulator
aláfarawé,noun,one who imitates another; emulator
onígbajamọ̀,noun,a barber
onígbàgbé,noun,a person of bad memory; a forgetful person
onígbansọ,noun,a repairer of broken calabashes
onígbese,noun,a creditor; a debtor
onígbòdò̩gì,noun,one afflicted with scurvy
onígbòwò,noun,surety; sponsor; bail; guarantee
onígboya,noun,a courageous man
ògboya,noun,a courageous man
onígbẹ̀gẹ̀,noun,a person suffering from goitre; one having a wen
oni-ha-gha,noun,one who carves calabashes
oníhalẹ̀,noun,a boastful person; a vaunter
halẹ̀halẹ̀,noun,a boastful person; a vaunter
oníjà,noun,a fighter; combatant; antagonist; opponent
oníjakadi,noun,a wrestler; a gymnast
oníjẹ́wọ,noun,professor; confessor; conformist
oníjo,noun,a dancer
arinjo,noun,a dancer
alarinjo,noun,a dancer
oníkanra,noun,a peevish person; one who is fretful
oníkìrí,noun,a wanderer; a rover; a hawker
oníkaun,noun,a dealer in potash
oníkòkò,noun,one who makes pots; a potter
amọ́kòkò,noun,one who makes pots; a potter
oníkùn-nlá,noun,a stout person
onígì,noun,a dealer in firewood
oníkupani,noun,a betrayer; a traitor; an adversary
onílà,noun,a circumcised person; one tattooed; striped
onílàjà,noun,peacemaker; mediator; pacifier; intercessor
onílàjá,noun,peacemaker; mediator; pacifier; intercessor
onílara,noun,an envious person; emulator
onílè̩ra (-le-ara),noun,a strong healthy person
onile,noun,owner of a house
oniletubu,noun,a jailer
onitubu,noun,a jailer
onílè,noun,"the owner of the land; chief governor, inhabitant of a country"
onílù,noun,"the owner of the land; chief governor, inhabitant of a country"
oninu-didùn,noun,person of amiable disposition; a good-natured man
onilọra,noun,"a slow, sluggish person"
onílù,noun,a drummer
onílù,noun,aborigines; sons of the soil
onilu-ori-oke,noun,a highlander
oninunibini,noun,persecutor
oninurere,noun,"a kind, benevolent, gracious person"
oni-oloni,adverb,this very day
onipa,noun,one having a share in anything
onipaiyà,noun,faint-hearted one; one panic stricken
onipamọra,noun,a patient man; a humble person
onipajapọ,noun,"one who exchanges, barters"
onimajẹmu,noun,one who makes a covenant
ònimoni,adverb,all the day; the whole of the day
onimọ̀-meji,noun,a double-dealer
oninu,adjective,having capacity
oninububuru,noun,an evil-minded person
oninu-kan,adverb,of one mind; of one accord
onipin,noun,the supreme being; a sharer; a partaker
onípónjí,noun,a person in distressed circumstances
olópónjí,noun,a person in distressed circumstances
oniran,noun,an on-looker
òwòran,noun,an on-looker
onírárá,noun,bard; poet
onirera (-re-ara),noun,"a proud, showy person"
onirẹlẹ (rẹ-ilẹ),noun,humble person
onirèjẹ,noun,a cheater; deceiver; impudent person. see arẹnijẹ
oniriu,noun,a dealer in iron; ironmonger
oniròkurò,noun,an evil thinker
onirun,noun,a hairy person
onirugbin,noun,a sower
afọnrugbin,noun,a sower
oniru,noun,dealer in locust beans
oniruru,adverb,various; not alike; several; of various kinds
onisaju,noun,"a modest, bashful person; one who regards, pays respect"
onisíru,noun,a patient one; one who forbears
onisẹgun-ẹṣin,noun,a farrier
onisẹ,noun,messenger; postman; herald; ambassador; forerunner
onṣẹ,noun,messenger; postman; herald; ambassador; forerunner
oniṣẹkẹtẹ,noun,manufacturer of beer from indian corn
onisẹgun,noun,doctor; physician
onisífá,noun,powerful speaker; an eloquent person
oniso,noun,one who deals in living creatures
onipọ̀nà,noun,one who does fancy work
onipọna-awọ,noun,a tanner
onisowo (-ṣe-owò),noun,trader; dealer
onitiju,noun,bashful person
onitubu,noun,jailer
oniwà-bi-olọrun,noun,godly person
oniwà-iwà,noun,persons in various circumstances
oniwòra,noun,a greedy person; a covetous man
oníyán,noun,one who sells pounded yam
oniyàn,noun,"denier; one who disputes, contradicts"
onìyanjé,noun,one who cheats
oníye,noun,person of good memory
oníyò,noun,a dealer in salt
oníyọnu,noun,troublesome person
oníyọnú,noun,compassionate man
oníje (ohun-ijje),noun,provision; food; meal; victuals; meat
oníje-alẹ,noun,supper
oníje-òsán,noun,dinner; chief meal of the day
oníje-owurọ,noun,breakfast
oníkà,noun,one who counts; an accountant
onnu,noun,fearful expectation; fear as regards the result of a thing
onnrò,noun,"an austere, hard, morose person; a churl"
opè,noun,puzzle; a simple ignorant person
opẹ́pẹ́,noun,the cedar tree
opéré,noun,bird noted for sleepiness
opin,noun,termination; end; point; acme; boundary; issue; fate
opinle,noun,"termination of the earth, land,, territory; boundary; border; extremity"
opin-qràn,noun,termination of a matter; issue; catastrophe
opitan,noun,historian; storyteller
opo,noun,the place where the king makes his appearance in the palace; bank of earth for sleeping on
opó,noun,post; pillar; stake
opó,noun,widow
opó-qkpò,noun,mast of a ship
opópó,noun,kind of banyan
opópó,noun,wide road leading immediately into a town
òpòrò,adjective,common
òrà,noun,buyer; purchaser
ore,noun,kindness; favour; benevolence
ore-ọfẹ,noun,free favour; undeserved gift; grace
òre-ọjise,noun,beneficence; unmerited kindness
òré,verb,"act of watching from a tower, loft"
òrére,verb,"act of watching from a tower, loft"
òrẹ̀,noun,porcupine
òrí,noun,shea butter
òrí-amó,noun,butter-milk; butter
òrí,noun,wild pigeon
òri,noun,kind of black plum
òrí,noun,giddiness
òyí,noun,giddiness
òrí,noun,head; faculty; talent; undertaking; highest point of anything; termination; a cluster; a bunch
òrí,verb,to feel lively; to be pleased
followed by ṣí,verb,to feel lively; to be pleased
yá,verb,to feel lively; to be pleased
òrí,verb,to feel a desire for fellowship and friendship such as one observes others to be enjoying
followed by wu,verb,to feel a desire for fellowship and friendship such as one observes others to be enjoying
òrí-ékún,noun,the cap of the knee
òrí-eyà,noun,division; tribe
òríka,noun,the tip of the finger
òríke,noun,the joint
òrí-ika,noun,knuckle
òrí-orọ,noun,topic; head
òrí-oyà,noun,large hedgehog
òrí-rere,noun,luck; good luck
òrílẹ́,noun,family name
òlẹ́,noun,family name
òrílẹ-ede,noun,people of a different language; nation
òrì,noun,sepulchre
òròrì,noun,sepulchre
òrín,noun,chewing stick
òrín,noun,singing; song; psalm; hymn
òrín-mímọ,noun,holy song; psalm; hymn
oriso,noun,place where creatures are tied up for the night; stable; stall
orisun,noun,spring; fountain; source; origin
orisa,noun,deity; object of worship; gods; idols
orisala,noun,the goddess obatala
orise-alufa,noun,"work of a priest, priesthood"
oro,noun,"stalk of guinea corn, used for stirring beer; substance; essence; honey"
oro,noun,name of a tree
oro,noun,"custom, fashion, habit"
oro,noun,"poison; venom; virulence, torture, torment, curse"
oro,noun,an erect position; rectitude
orofo,noun,kind of wild pigeon
orogbo,noun,the bitter kola nut
orombo,noun,lime-fruit; lemon; orange
oronto,noun,a large striped lizard
elewuwu,noun,a large striped lizard
ororo,noun,a small bird; pimples on the face
ororo,noun,bitterness; gall; bile
ororo,noun,oil; unction
oro,noun,morning; forenoon
owuro,noun,morning; forenoon
oru,noun,heat; steam; vapour; fermentation; fumes; chafe
oru,noun,"pitcher, mug"
oru,noun,night; darkness
oru-ana,noun,yesternight; overnight
oru,noun,name of a tree possessing healing properties
orun,noun,name of a tree possessing healing properties
orunganjo,noun,midnight
oruka,noun,ring
oruka-eti,noun,earring
oruko,noun,name; discrimination; appellation; character
oruko-alaje,noun,self-styled name
oruko-apele,noun,surname
oruko-efe,noun,nickname
oruko-iyoruko,noun,proper name (not surname)
orunkun,noun,knee
orule,noun,the roof of a house
orun,noun,"sun, day-star"
orun,noun,sleep; rest
orun-ijika,noun,sound sleep
orun,noun,scent; smell; odour
orun-didun,noun,sweet smell; sweet scent; perfume; fragrance
orupa,noun,name of a tree
oruwo,noun,brimstone tree
ose,noun,paint
osi,adjective,the left
osi-iwefa,noun,a eunuch
ose,noun,name of a tree
ose,noun,club of god of thunder
ose,noun,"hissing; a sound made by smacking the lips, expressive of grief. see abamo"
oseese,noun,meat of the best quality
oji,noun,misery; need; poverty; a needy one; oppression; wretchedness; woe
osisi,noun,"a poor, miserable person"
otosi (se-isi),noun,"a poor, miserable person"
osipi,noun,"a tree, the leaf of which is frequently used to wrap snuff in"
oso,noun,sorcerer; wizard; enchanter; necromancer
ọ́jọ́ní,noun,"a sour, passionate, and morose man; a churl; an ill-natured person"
ọ̀sáǹ,adverb,monthly; month by month
ọ̀sù,noun,month
ọ̀sù-yi,noun,present month; instant
ọ̀sù,noun,tufts of hair left on an otherwise shaven head
ọ̀ṣùmàrè,noun,the rainbow; iris
ọ̀ṣùṣù,noun,cluster; grove. see àṣọ̀rìn
ọ̀ṣùṣù,noun,a prickly bush
ọ̀ṣụnwọn,noun,measure; weight; metre; rate
ọ̀ṣụnwọn-iwuwọ,noun,measure of weight
ọ̀ṣụnwọn-onínu,noun,measure of capacity
ọ̀ṣụnwọn-ọlọ́pá,noun,"a measure of length; rule, rod,, tape"
ọ̀ṣụnwọn-onínà,noun,"a measure of length; rule, rod,, tape"
ọ́tà,noun,seller
ọ́tẹ́,noun,the summit; the ridge of a house
ọtẹrẹtẹrẹ,noun,a quietly running brook; a rill
ọtítọ́,noun,truth; faithfulness; a true deed; principal; assurance
ọtọ́ṣí,noun,"a poor, miserable person"
ọ́tọ́,noun,truth; reality; fact
ọtítọ́,noun,truth; reality; fact
ọtídìmọ̀,noun,covenant-breaker
àtídìmọ̀ (tí-ìmọ̀),noun,covenant-breaker
ọtítù,noun,cold; bleak; illness; disease
ọ́tù,noun,cold; bleak; illness; disease
ọ̀we,noun,parable; riddle; a proverb
ọ̀wè,noun,young leaf of the plant erewe
ọ̀wè-ahùn,noun,a kind of running trefoil
ọ̀wèrè,noun,struggle; effort; recover oneself
ọwere-njeje,noun,"name of a trailing shrub, the berries of which are red and black"
ọ̀wìwí,noun,owl; screech owl
ọ̀wọ̀,noun,boil
ọ̀wọ̀,noun,cash; money; cowry; finance; wealth; riches
ọ̀wọ̀-bodè,noun,money paid at the customs; duty; toll
ọ̀wọ̀dé,noun,money paid at the customs; duty; toll
ọ̀wọ̀,noun,traffic; trade; commerce; calling; vocation
ọ̀wọ̀-àbẹ́tẹ́lẹ̀,noun,hush-money; bribe
ọ̀wọ̀-árù,noun,carriage money; porterage
ọ̀wọ̀-alárù,noun,carriage money; porterage
ọ̀wọ̀-didà,noun,"money subscribed, contributed"
ọ̀wọ̀-élé,noun,interest on principal; usury
ọ̀wọ̀-idàsilẹ̀,noun,ransom
ọ̀wọ̀-ilé,noun,house rent
ọ̀wọ̀lé,noun,house rent
ọ̀wọ̀-ilé-lẹ̀,noun,fund; capital; stock
ọ̀wọ̀-ipilẹ̀,noun,fund; capital; stock
ọ̀wọ̀-iná,noun,current money; money to be expended
ọ̀wọ̀-iranlọwọ,noun,subsidy
ọ̀wọ̀-ìjùrà,noun,reserved fund; stuck
ọ̀wọ̀kan-aiya,noun,the breast; heart
ọ̀wọ̀-lọ́wọ́,noun,cash in hand; cash down
ọ̀wọ̀-nlá,noun,large piece of money
ọ̀wọ̀-odè,noun,public money; tax; impost
ọ̀wọ̀-ilu,noun,public money; tax; impost
ọ̀wọ̀-ọdun,noun,yearly payment; annual income
ọ̀wọ̀-oyà,noun,rent; wages; hire; salary
ọ̀wọ̀ṣẹ̀,noun,money for work; wages
ọ̀wọ̀ran,noun,on-looker; spectator
ọ̀wọ̀yọ̀wọ̀,noun,real money; hard cash
owu,noun,jealousy
òwú,noun,cotton; thread; wick
òwú-abùran,noun,combed cotton; wool
òwú-akẹ́rẹ́,noun,a very fine white cotton bearing small pods
òwú-ògòdò,noun,a cotton bearing large pods
òwú-itanna,noun,lamp wick
òwú-fitila,noun,lamp wick
òwú-riran,noun,spun cotton thread
òwú-yanwure,noun,"a very white cotton used chiefly by the fulahs, with red flowers and small seeds"
òwúrò,noun,morning. see kùtùkùtù
àwúrò,noun,morning. see kùtùkùtù
òrò,noun,morning. see kùtùkùtù
àrò,noun,morning. see kùtùkùtù
òwúsúwúsù,noun,mist; fog; cloud; gloominess
òyà,noun,"that which divides, separates; a comb"
òyà-ẹ̀pìn,noun,curry-comb
òyé,noun,understanding; wisdom; comprehension; apprehension; inspection; lookout; providence
òyè,noun,title of honour
òyìbó,noun,"people beyond the waters, applied mostly to white men, but also to natives who have adopted european customs. they are thus distinguished:—òyìbó funfun, ""a white man""; òyìbó-dudu, ""a black man."""
òyìnbó,noun,"people beyond the waters, applied mostly to white men, but also to natives who have adopted european customs. they are thus distinguished:—òyìbó funfun, ""a white man""; òyìbó-dudu, ""a black man."""
contracted to òìbó,noun,"people beyond the waters, applied mostly to white men, but also to natives who have adopted european customs. they are thus distinguished:—òyìbó funfun, ""a white man""; òyìbó-dudu, ""a black man."""
òyì,noun,giddiness
òyìn,noun,bee; honey; treacle
òyò,noun,species of small owl
òyún,noun,pregnancy
ọ,verb,"(used instead of o before the vowels ẹ, ọ) shall; will; must"
ọba,noun,king; monarch; lord; prince; liege; master; sovereign
ọ̀bàjẹ̀,noun,"a walk when tired, fatigued"
ọbáiyéjé,noun,a busybody; talebearer; tattler. see abáiyéjé
ọbàkan,noun,relative on the father's side
ọbàkanbikẹ́jì,noun,the first cousin on the father's side
ọbàkòso,noun,god of thunder and lightning
ọbanijẹ,noun,despiser; scorner; contemner
ọbanlá,noun,potentate; emperor; monarch; sovereign
ọbasọ̀,noun,king of glory; god
ọbara,noun,"cord, rope"
ọbatala,noun,"the great yoruba goddess, supposed to be the framer of the human body in the womb"
ọbẹ̀,noun,sauce; soup
ọbẹ,noun,knife; penknife; clasp knife
ọbẹ agbọ̀yì,noun,penknife
ọbẹ̀dọ̀,adjective,green
ọbẹ̀ olójúméjì,noun,a dagger with two edges
ọbẹ́tẹ́,noun,dagger
ọbọ,noun,monkey; ape
ọbógiláwọ,noun,a dunce; stupid person
ọbókú,noun,species of river fish; barbel
ọbọlọ,noun,stupefaction; bluntness; dulness
ọbọnbọn,noun,"beetle; humming insect; formerly used for umbrella, parasol, now called agbọ̀run, igbọ̀run"
ọbọ̀rọ̀,adjective,"plain; unadorned; without mark, engraving"
ọ̀da,noun,tar; paint; wax
ọ̀dá,noun,dearth; drought; need; necessity; gelding; old wine strongly fermented
ọ̀dába,noun,one who attempts; proposer; mover
ọ̀dagba,noun,one who attempts impossibilities
ọ̀dájú,noun,a shameless person
ọ̀dákúda,noun,lack; want
ọ̀dalẹ̀,noun,a perfidious person; covenant breaker
ọdan,noun,plain; grass field
ọdan,noun,"vain, empty talker; empty word; inconsistent story"
ọdanko,noun,kind of banyan commonly planted in the street to afford shade. see abà
ọdanko,noun,kind of banyan commonly planted in the street to afford shade. see abà
ọ̀daràn,noun,offender; criminal; malefactor; culprit
ọdarayá,noun,a lively person. see adaraya
ọdárí,adverb,nay; never; in no wise. see ndao
ọdáṣà,noun,fashioner
ọdẹ,noun,hunter; chase; game; woodman; ravin; rapine; rapaciousness; a wasp
ọ́dẹ,noun,piazza; verandah. see awun
ọ́dẹ̀dẹ̀,noun,piazza; verandah. see awun
ọdẹlṣinrin,noun,"a disgraceful, base fellow"
ọdi apasa,noun,"remnant cloth in the sley, batten"
ọ̀dọ̀,adverb,(with
ọ́dọ́,noun,"young of animals, persons"
ọ́dọ́-àgútàn,noun,lamb
ọdọdun,adjective,yearly; annual
ọdọṣọ,noun,a stupid person
ọ́dọ́kọ,noun,a rude term for a prostitute; a lewd woman
ọ́dọ́-màlú,noun,a calf
ọ́dọ́mọ́dé,noun,youth
ọ́dọ́mọ́(de)birin,noun,a lass; maid; young woman; girl
ọ́dọ́mọ́(de)kọrin,noun,a lad; youth; boy; young man
ọdùn,noun,grass cloth made from bamboo fibres
ọdún,noun,year; age; round of time in which annual festival occurs
ọdún,adjective,three hundred; contraction of ọ́dúnrún
ọdúndún,noun,a certain medicinal herb
ọdúnrún,adjective,see ọdún; contraction of ọrunndinrin
ọfà,noun,arrow; shaft; pawn; pledge
ọfà,adjective,one hundred and twenty
ọfẹ́,noun,adj. gratis; without payment; freely; gratuitous; gratuity; free favour; grace
ọfẹ,noun,"act of lifting up lightly, as a paper by the wind. a kind of charm said to be possessed by burglars, enabling them to fly"
qfìn,noun,"pit prepared to entrap beast, thief; pitfall"
qfò,noun,"mourning for the dead; funeral; burial (lit.—unwashed, because the mourning clothes are unwashed until the time of mourning is over)"
qfò,noun,spells; incantations
qfìn,noun,mouse
qfun,noun,throat; gorge; speech; power of utterance; persuasion
qgá,noun,brave person; distinguished performer; chief; headman; superior officer; master; teacher
qgà,noun,chameleon
qga,adverb,immediately; at once; simultaneously; instantly
qgáfa,adverb,immediately; at once; simultaneously; instantly
qgan,adverb,immediately; at once; simultaneously; instantly
qgán,noun,a large white-ant hill; a running prickly plant
qgàn,noun,the largest species of wild boar; tusk; a large tooth
qgánjó,noun,darkness; midnight
qgánjó méje,noun,"thick darkness; middle, depth of night"
qgánnmq,noun,young palm leaves
qganran,adverb,straightforward; in a right line
qgbà,noun,fence; garden; wrapper
qgbà,noun,companion; equal; one of the same rank; equality; balance
qgbàbá,noun,"pin driven into the ground with a hammer, mallet"
qgbàgbígbìn,noun,hedge. see qgbà títú
qgba idabu qna,noun,turnpike
qgbàrà,noun,rain flood
qgbé,noun,wound; cut; hurt
qgbè,noun,dryness; drought
qgbèlè,noun,dryness; drought
qgbédàn,noun,bearer of the staff édan
qgbésé,noun,"state of being cool and green, as of herb"
qgbéqí,noun,wood planer; carpenter
qgbé-inú,noun,dysentery
qgbékq,noun,shipwright; shipbuilder
qgbelè,noun,drought
qgbéni,noun,sir; mister (mr.). see ogboni
qgberi,noun,an ignorant person
qgbin,noun,plant; planter; farmer. see agbè
qgbq,noun,a trailing plant whose fibres are used for making cord
qgbq,noun,linen
ọgbẹgbẹ,noun,balance; equality
ọgbẹgbẹbẹ,noun,young in age but fully developed
ọgbóló,noun,"a kind of running root, much used as medicine at the time of child-birth"
ọgbọn,noun,sense; art; cunning; wisdom; wit; ingenuity; skillfulness
ọgbọn,adjective,thirty
ọgbọn arekereke,noun,craftiness; diplomacy
ọgbọnkọgbọn,noun,subtilty; craft; double-dealing; wile; artifice
ọgbọn-ó,noun,thirty cowries
ọgbun,noun,ditch; extreme end; steep valley
ọgẹdẹ,noun,banana
ọgẹdẹ-agbagba,noun,plantain
ọgẹntẹ,noun,cold; damp; gloomy weather
ọgẹyi,noun,cold; damp; gloomy weather
ọgẹrégé,noun,a complimentary term for the earth; mother earth
ọgerọ,adjective,easy; gentle; soft
ọgọ,noun,"a short knotty stick, club used for self defence, believed to be used by the devil, who is therefore called akọnkọ li ọgọ, ""the man of the knotted club."""
ọgọ,noun,a package of salt
ọgọdụ,noun,pit full of water; pond
ọgọ́ta,adjective,one hundred and twenty
ọgọrin,adjective,eighty
ọgọ́rùn,adjective,one hundred; centenary. see ọrùn
ọgọrùn ọdún,noun,a century
ọgọ́san,adjective,one hundred and eighty
ọgọ́ta,adjective,sixty
ọhàhà,noun,excessive thirst experienced in travelling
ọhalẹ,noun,a braggart; boastful person
ọhan,noun,yes
ọhẹn,noun,yes
ọhe,noun,"stupid, dull, ignorant person; dunce; dupe"
ọhún,adverb,yonder; beyond
ọjà,noun,market; fair; trade; goods; merchandise; commodity
ọjà,noun,band; girdle; sash; belt; zone; brace; headtie
ọjà àgbà,noun,hoop
ọjà alapata,noun,shambles
ọjà àṣẹta,noun,work made for sale; work
ọjàbule,noun,tape; ribbon; fillet
ọjà gári,noun,girth
ọjà igbati àṣọ,noun,phylactery
ọjà igbawaju,noun,forehead band; frontlet
ọjà ìkòkò,noun,species of pineapple used for healing sores
ọjan,noun,a kind of fish
ọje,noun,eater; glutton
ọjẹun,noun,eater; glutton
ọjẹsẹ,noun,concurrence; agreeing in mind; toleration
ọjẹlẹ,noun,any tender leaf
ọjere,noun,plant whose leaf is used in preparing a beverage for children
ọjẹwọ,noun,"one who confesses, acknowledges, makes a vow"
ọjọ,noun,place; settlement; lodging; accommodation
qjọ́,noun,sun; day; date; weather
qjọ ajinde (or agbende),noun,the resurrection day; easter day
qjọ ajọ (or ijo),noun,"day of assembly; memorable, festival day"
qjọ alẹ́,noun,eventide
qjọ ẹjọ́,noun,court-day
qjọ ibi,noun,birthday
qjọ idajọ,noun,judgment day
qjọ ikẹhin,noun,the last day
qjọ isẹ,noun,"day on which any great event took place; notable, red letter day"
qjọ isimi,noun,day of rest; sunday
qjọ iwá,noun,"the day, beginning of creation"
òjìjẹ̀bò,noun,"state of being elastic, flexible"
qjọ jàkútà,noun,"every fifth day, which is set apart for the worship of ṣango"
qjọ́jọjọ,noun,many days; ancient time; a long period
qjọ kanri,noun,midday
qjọ́kútọ́tọ́,noun,state of being old in age and strength (human)
qjọ́ laláí,noun,ancient time; old time
ọ́jọ́rọ̀,noun,afternoon; towards sunset
qkà,noun,"corn; food made from prepared yam flour, cassava, other flour; meal"
qkà,noun,a child's disease; name of plant used to cure the same
qká,noun,a species of boa constrictor. see ẹlẹbu
qkà agbado,noun,indian corn; maize
qkà bàbà,noun,guinea corn
qkà iku,noun,last struggle between life and death
qkàn,adjective,one; single; unit; alone; equal
qkàn,noun,soul; spirit; conscience; heart
qkán,noun,name of a running plant used medicinally
qkandilogun,adjective,"nineteen; the nineteenth; thirty-eight thousand (i.e., 19 heads of cowries; 1 head = 2,000). qkandilogun should be used for nineteen. cf., qkànlá"
qkàn ifá,noun,affection; longing for
qkanjua,noun,an avaricious person; avarice; ambition; covetousness; insatiableness
qkànkán (gànran),adverb,straightforwardly; openly; frankly
qkànkán,preposition,against; opposite; in front
qkànlá,adjective,eleven; the eleventh; twenty-two thousand
qkànlénígbà,adjective,two hundred and one
qkànlénírínwó,adjective,four hundred and one
qkansoso,adverb,single; alone; undivided; singly
qkàn títù,noun,calm soul; meekness
ọkè,noun,large bag
ọkẹrẹ,noun,squirrel
ọkín,noun,"a bird, the white feathers of which are much valued"
ọkinrin,noun,a bird that lives on crickets
ọkọ,noun,a canoe; shuttle; boat; ship
ìgbàjà,noun,a canoe; shuttle; boat; ship
ọkọ eléfin,noun,steamship
ọkọ,noun,spear; dart; harpoon; javelin; kind of fish
ọkọ (asà),noun,hoe; plough; stirrup
ọkọ,noun,husband
ọkọ àṣòdà or àtùdà,noun,ferry boat
ọkọ̀dà,noun,page (lit.—sword bearer)
ọkọ́ ejíká,noun,shoulder-blade
ọkọ́ èrò,noun,"passenger train, steamer"
ọkọ́ èrù or pẹlẹpẹ,noun,shovel
ọkọ́ ẹrù,noun,goods train; cargo steamer
ọkọ́ ilé,noun,train
ọkọ́ ìtílẹ̀,noun,plough
ọkọ̀kan,adverb,one by one; each; alternately
ọkọ̀la,noun,a tattooed person
ọkọlàyà,noun,a married man; husband
ọkọlobirin,noun,a married man; husband
ọkọlé,noun,house-builder
ọkọrin,noun,man; male
ọkọrin aláìsimi,noun,a burden; restless character
ọkọrin ọlọlá,noun,grandee; nobleman
ọkọṣẹ́,noun,"one who refuses to go on an errand, to work"
ọkọtọ̀,noun,an inferior kind of soap which does not lather
ọku,noun,"a complimentary salutation to an inferior, ""may you live for ever."""
ọkùn,noun,centipede; millipede; supposed to be blind
ọlá,noun,"sake; regard for person, thing; honour; respect; dignity; authority"
ọlá,noun,wealth; riches
ọla,noun,to-morrow; the morrow
ọlàjà,noun,peacemaker
ọnlàjà,noun,peacemaker
ọlànílá,noun,majesty; great honour; dignity
ọlẹ,noun,embryo
ọlẹ,noun,idleness; laziness; indolence; idler; drone; loiterer
ọlẹ-darun,adjective,slack; lackadaisical
ọlẹ,noun,a kind of cake. see mímọ́mi
ọlẹlẹ,noun,a kind of cake. see mímọ́mi
ọlẹdi,noun,backbiter; defamer; calumniator
ọlọ,noun,large nether millstone; millstone; grindstone
ọlọbẹ,noun,one having soup; a cook
ọlọbọ,noun,one owning a monkey
ọlọdún kan,noun,a yearling
ọlọdún meji,adjective,biennial; of two years' standing
ọlọdún mẹta,adjective,triennial
ọlọfa,noun,archer; one possessing bow and arrows
ọlọfọ,noun,a mourner
qlótun,noun,one who has the power of utterance. see qfun
qlógba,noun,gardener; owner of a garden
qló inu,noun,spleen; kidney
qlójû,noun,a person of rank; ruler; trader; merchant; title of chief supervisor of markets
qlójo,noun,"possessor, master of time, life, day.—i.e., god"
qlókàn,noun,one possessing a soul; a human being; a manly person
qlókò,noun,"owner, master of a ship; boatman; spearman; canoeman"
qlóko àsòdá or àtúdá,noun,a ferryman
qlólá,noun,nobleman; person in authority; nobility
qlómo,noun,"owner, possessor of a child; parent"
qlóná,noun,artisan; mechanic; artist
qlópá,noun,a bearer of the king’s staff; constable
qlópè,noun,"a possessor of, dealer in bamboo; bamboo"
qlópagun-qba,noun,a bearer of the staff of royalty
qlópagun,noun,standard bearer
qlópè,noun,possessor of palm trees
qlópé,noun,a thanksgiver
qlóra,adjective,luxuriant
qlórán,noun,one who is concerned in a matter; a committee
qlórè,noun,giver; donor
qlórò,noun,possessing treasure; a wealthy man; a speaker; the name of a plant
qlórun,noun,god (lit.—the owner of the heavens); the supreme being; the deity
qlórun ilé,noun,a stiff-necked one
qlósá,noun,god of the lagoon
qlósè,noun,sabbatarian
qlósin,noun,a tributary people
qlójà,noun,a robber; one who serves his chief by robbery
qlósè,noun,"dealer in, owner of soap;"
qlótè,noun,a seditious man; revolutionist; rebel
qlóti,noun,"maker, seller of beer, any liquor; drunkard"
qlótò,noun,a respectable and rich person; nobleman; citizen
qlówa-qkò,noun,the crew of a boat
qlówò,noun,a venerable personage; one commanding respect
qlówq òsin,noun,a left-handed person
qlóyqmbéré,noun,a small streaked lizard. see aworíwo
qmò,noun,tree with broad leaves of the banyan family
qmò,noun,a builder of walls; architect; mason
qmò,noun,child; issue; offspring; progeny; servant; fruit; kernel
qmò adíe,noun,chicken
qmò asádasqdo,noun,padlock key
qmò agbabo,noun,a foster child; boarder
qmò àgbèrè (or alé),noun,a bastard; concubine’s child; illegitimate child
qmò àgbo or qwò,noun,infant; babe
qmò àgbqnrín,noun,fawn
qmò agutan,noun,lamb
qmò aja,noun,puppy
qmò aláde,noun,prince; princess; crown child
ọmọ alailọbi,noun,orphan
ọmọbibi,noun,a begotten child
ọmọbirin,noun,girl; daughter; handmaid; spinster
ọmọdan,noun,young woman; damsel
ọmọde,noun,child; state of childhood; youth; puerileness. see májẹsì
ọmọdinrin,noun,"little finger, toe"
ọmọdọ,noun,servant
ọmọ enia,noun,son of man; gentleman; good person
ọmọ ewúrẹ́,noun,a kid
ọmọ ẹhin,noun,younger; inferior; follower; disciple
ọmọ ẹyẹ,noun,brood; the young of birds
ọmọ eranko,noun,the young of wild beasts
ọmọ ẹṣin,noun,colt; foal
ọmọgun,noun,soldier; warrior
ọmọ idẹ́rí,noun,see ọmọri
ọmọ idi,noun,eaglet
ọmọ ilewe or kẹ́wú,noun,scholar; learner
ọmọkininun,noun,lion’s whelp
ọmọkọrin,noun,son; boy; youth; lad; young man
ọmọlalà,noun,great grandchild
ọmọ langi,noun,a doll; plaything
ọmọlé,noun,salamander
ọmọlé,noun,mason; architect; house-builder; bricklayer
ọmọ lọ́jù,noun,grandchild
ọmọ màlú,noun,calf
ọmọ ojú,noun,the pupil of the eye
ọmọ òkú,noun,orphan
ọmọ ológbo (ológińi),noun,kitten
ọmọ owú,noun,blacksmith’s hammer
ọmọ ọba,noun,prince; princess; child of king
ọmọ-ọmọ,noun,grandchild
ọmọ pepeyẹ,noun,duckling
ọmọri,noun,cover; lid; any small part needed to complete vessel
idẹ́rí,noun,cover; lid; any small part needed to complete vessel
ọmọríka,noun,"top, tip of finger"
ọmọri odó,noun,pestle
ọmọri ọlọ,noun,"smaller, upper millstone"
ọmọṣé,noun,toe
ọmọ wáhàri,noun,child of a female slave taken as wife
ọmọwé,noun,a learned man; scholar
ọmọwọ̀,noun,swimmer
ọmu,noun,breast; pap; udder; teat; milk; instrument used in weaving to divide the woof
ọmu,noun,drunkard; toper; sot
ọmatti,noun,drunkard; toper; sot
ọmattiyó,noun,drunkard; toper; sot
ọnà,noun,art; workmanship
ọnà,noun,road; street; way; path; access; channel; clue
ọnà gbangba,noun,open road; highway
ọnà gbọ̀rọ̀,noun,wide road; wide street; horseroad
ọnà gbọ́rọ́,noun,narrow road; street; path; lane
ọnà iwẹ́fà,noun,the chief eunuch
ọnà ode,noun,gate leading immediately to the street
ọnà ọpọ́pọ́,noun,a wide road leading to the gate of a town
ọnà ọfun,noun,the windpipe; throat
ọnà ọṣọ́rọ̀,noun,spout
ọnà rere,noun,farewell; adieu
ọnà réré,noun,distant road; distance
ọnà téré or tóró,noun,"narrow street, lane"
ọnì,noun,crocodile; alligator
ọpá,noun,stick; staff; pole
ọpá,noun,bamboo pole
ọpá àkété,noun,a bedstead
ọpá alade,noun,sceptre
ọpá àsíà,noun,a flagstaff
ọpá aṣọ,noun,yard measure; three feet
ọpá fitila,noun,candlestick
ọpagun,noun,flagstaff; ensign; banner
ọpá ìdàbù,noun,cross-stick; bar
ọpá ìdẹ,noun,a brass rod
ọpá igi,noun,a wooden rod
ọpá ìmúrìn or ìrìn,noun,walking stick
ọpá ìpàkà,noun,flail
ọpá ìpò,noun,rod; travelling staff; walking stick
ọpá ìrìn,noun,iron rod
ọpá itana,noun,candlestick; lampstand
ọpá ìtẹ̀pọ̀,noun,a rod
ọpálábà,noun,square bottle with narrow bottom
ọpaláì,noun,dispute; reasoning; quarrel; controversy
ọpá mímú or ṣónṣó,noun,pointed stick; goad
ọpá osuwọn,noun,a measure of length; yardstick
ọpẹ,noun,thanks; gratitude
ọpẹ,noun,palm tree
ọpẹ̀lẹ̀,noun,messenger of ifa
ọpẹlẹngẹ,noun,a slender person; one tall but not stout
ọpẹ-oyinbo,noun,pineapple
ọpẹ́rẹ,noun,"small boat, canoe"
ọpẹ́rẹ́kùn,noun,young child; youth; lad; lass; pepper-bird
ọpọ,noun,plenty; abundance; cheapness; multitude; flock
ọpọ́dà,noun,a stupid person
ọpọ́lọ́,noun,frog; toad
ọpọlọ,noun,brain
ọpọlọmọ,noun,brain
ọpọlọpọ,adverb,plentifully; commonly; abundantly;
ọpón,noun,bowl; tub; trough; pail
ọpón-nla,noun,bowl; tub; trough; pail
ọpón àkàrà,noun,kneading trough
ọpọn-ìkọwèsì,noun,a tablet
ọpọ́tọ́ (kítì),noun,fig tree
ọpọ́wọ̀nmọ,noun,swarm; abundance
ọrá,noun,"fat; tallow; lard; grease; suet.—ọra-ẹlẹ̀pọ̀, lard; ọra-wàrà, cream. see aparò"
ọran,noun,matter; case; affair; circumstance
ọran-ẹsẹ̀-nlá,noun,felony
ọran ìyàn,noun,matter of controversy; dispute; denial
ọrẹ,noun,friend
ọrẹ,noun,gift; present; gratuity; boon; oblation
ọrẹ́,noun,small whip; whip; scourge
pàṣán,noun,small whip; whip; scourge
ọrẹ́ ànù,noun,alms; charitable gift
ọrẹ̀dàn,noun,"the name of a tree, the bark of which when pounded and washed in water is used as leaven"
ọrẹ ẹ̀bẹ̀,noun,bribe; reward; gift; hush money
ọrẹ ibere afọṣẹ,noun,reward of divination
ọrẹ inu rere,noun,benefaction
ọrẹ atinuwa,noun,benefaction
ọrẹ́ kẹ́sẹ́,noun,a very small straw bag in which cowries are kept
ọrẹ́rẹ́,noun,slight fits
ọrẹ́rùn,noun,shaver; shearer; barber
ọrìn,noun,dysentery; heaviness; importance; worth
ọrìn,adjective,eighty
ọ̀rìndínfàrinwó,adjective,three hundred and twenty
ọ̀rìnlélẹ́gbẹ̀ta,adjective,six hundred and eighty
ọ̀rìnlénfàrinwó,adjective,four hundred and eighty
ọ̀rìnlógọ́ta,adjective,two hundred and eighty
ọ̀rìrin,noun,dampness; moisture; humidity
ọ̀rọ̀,noun,word; conversation; expression; theme; clay for building; evil spirit; ghost; fairy
ọ̀rọ̀,noun,riches; wealth; fortune; treasure; opulence; mammon
ọ̀rọ̀,noun,"cactus, whose various species are named ọ̀rọ̀ agogo, ọ̀rọ̀ ẹnu kọ̀ piyẹ́, ọ̀rọ̀ sapo, satipo, ọ̀rọ̀ adẹ́tẹ̀, ọ̀rọ̀ onígun mẹ́ta"
ọ̀rọ̀ aláimọ́,noun,a meaningless word; nonsense
ọ̀rọ̀ àmì,noun,sign; watchword; code word
ọ̀rọ̀ asán,noun,futility; uselessness
ọ̀rọ̀ àṣírí,noun,secret; sign; private conversation; suggestion
ọ̀rọ̀ èrù,noun,confused expression; fallacy; equivocation
ọ̀rọ̀ ìjinlẹ̀,noun,profound speech; profundity; mystery
ọ̀rọ̀ ìrò,noun,fiction
ọ̀rọ̀ kíkọ́ or jíjí,noun,a whisper
ọ̀rọ̀ jíjà,noun,tale-telling
ọ̀rọ̀ kan,noun,sentence; word
ọ̀rọ̀kórọ̀,noun,nonsense; foolish talk; babble; jargon
ọ̀rọ̀fún,adverb,by the hundred; a hundredfold
ọ̀run,noun,bow
ọ̀run,noun,neck
ọ̀rún,noun,one hundred
ọ̀run,noun,heaven; sky; cloud; firmament; regions above
ọ̀run àpáàdì,noun,place of punishment; hell (lit.—the invisible world of potsherds)
ọ̀run ẹ̀wù,noun,shirt collar
ọ̀rúnmìlà,noun,a complimentary title of ifa (lit.—heaven knows who shall be saved)
ọ̀run rere,noun,heaven (lit.—the invisible world of goodness)
ọṣá,noun,flight; discomfiture
ọṣà,noun,space of time; season; interval; the lagoon
ọṣán,noun,daytime
ọṣan,noun,name of a tree and its fruit; lime tree and fruit; kind of fish
ọṣan oyìbò,noun,orange
ọṣányìn,noun,the god of physic; medicine
ọsẹ,noun,holy day; period intervening from one holy day to another; a week
ọsẹ̀ẹ̀,noun,cloth of great width
ọṣin,noun,a water-bird
ọṣọ,noun,much speaking; exaggeration; garrulity; talkativeness; a thrower of missiles
ọṣọ̀nà,noun,liberal; generous-hearted person
ọsọsọ,noun,a kind of worm found in brooks and rivers
ọ̀sùn,noun,a kind of herb (edible)
ọ̀ṣẹ̀,noun,the act of robbing; robbery
ọ̀ṣà,noun,a kind of snake which bites quickly and is poisonous
ọ̀ṣán,noun,bowstring made of raw hide; thong
ọṣán,adjective,slender; thin
ọsẹ,noun,soap
ọṣọ́,noun,crane
ọṣé,noun,hurt; injury
ọṣẹ,noun,yeast; barm
ọsẹ ọti,noun,yeast; barm
ọṣinṣin,noun,that which is quite fresh; much used for freshly plucked ears of corn
ọṣọ́,noun,elegance; finery; neatness; furniture; habit of dress; decorations; jewels
ọṣọ̀,noun,thorns used in pitfalls; pickaxe
ọṣọrọ,noun,cascade; cataract; droppings from the eaves
ọṣọ́rọ̀ adìẹ,noun,chicken
ọṣun,noun,a river goddess
ọṣùn,noun,rat trap; a hard wood often used for staffs
ọṣùnṣùn,noun,rat trap; a hard wood often used for staffs
ọta,noun,gunshot; bullet; ball; cartridge
ọ̀ta,noun,enemy; opponent; antagonist; adversary
ọta,noun,a marksman; shooter
ọ̀tẹ̀,noun,revolt; revolution; rebellion
ọtẹ,noun,time; interval; season. see sà
ọtẹsẹ̀,noun,private informer
ọtí,noun,any intoxicating liquor
ọtí àbùrọ,noun,rum from a demijohn
ọtí kìkan,noun,sour liquor; vinegar
ọtí npa,verb,to be intoxicated
ọtí òjò or titun,noun,unfermented liquor
ọtí ọdá,noun,old fermented liquor
ọtí oloje or jínì,noun,trade gin
ọtọ̀,adjective,different; alone; separate
ọ̀tọ̀tọ̀,noun,the whole of anything; entireness
ọtun,adjective,newness; freshness; novelty; new; fresh; recent
ọ̀tún,adjective,right hand; dexter
ọtùn,noun,"a small pitcher, mug, used for keeping holy water at a heathen shrine"
ọtunla,noun,the day after tomorrow
ọwá,noun,branch of palm tree; east wind
ọwà,noun,one who digs
ọwa,noun,a kind of cattle sickness
ọwára,noun,"shower of rain; anything thrown, scattered"
ọwáriri,noun,trembling
ọwàwà,noun,"a beast resembling a dog, which climbs a tree with its face downwards and its hind legs topmost"
ọwẹ,noun,"club, company summoned to assist in labour"
ọwẹ́,noun,morsel; sop. see òkèlè
ọwẹrẹ,noun,fish resembling mackerel
ọwó,noun,"flock of birds, beasts, cattle; multitude; class; company of travellers"
qwọ́,noun,hand; branch; spray
qwọ̀,noun,broom; besom
qwọ̀,noun,honour; respect
qwọdindin,noun,"a bird, so called from its cry"
qwọdọwọ,adverb,from hand to hand
qwọ ẹran,noun,herd of cattle
qwọ ina,noun,flame of fire; blaze
qwọlẹ,noun,time; opportunity
qwọ́n,noun,scarcity; dearth; a wicked person
qwọ̀n,noun,a pillar
qwọ̀n awosanma,noun,pillar of cloud
qwọ̀n ile,noun,house pillar
qwọ̀n ògiri,noun,pillar of wall
qwọ̀n ọpó,noun,"mud, brick pillar of a house; monument"
qwọ́ òsìn,noun,the left hand
qwọ́ ọkọ,noun,fleet; collection of ships; navy
qwọ́ ọtún,noun,the right hand
qwọ́rọ,verb,to be weak handed
qwọwọ,noun,a bird which lodges in holes
qwun,noun,vengeance; retaliation; recompense; blame; weaver
qwun,noun,a black snake which spits at opponents
ọya,noun,wages; salary; hire; pay; stipend; a kind of animal which is also called ewújú
ọya,noun,"wife of ṣango, to whom the river niger is dedicated, which is therefore called odò ọya"
ọya,noun,"string, cord made of grass"
ọyan,noun,another name for ọmú
ọyẹ,noun,twilight; beginning of dawn
ọyẹ,noun,the harmattan wind
ọyinrin,noun,one spoiled by indulgence; a spoilt child
ọyọ-gbogbo,noun,"a bird, so called from its motion"
ọyọgbohogbo,noun,"a bird, so called from its motion"
ọyọmisi,noun,a title of respect conferred on the leading elders of ọyọ
ọyún,noun,"matter from inflammation, boils; pus"
pa,verb,"(primary idea ""to make to feel"", to suffer; extensively used in composition); to kill; murder; put out of existence; ruin; stay; betray; quench fire, extinguish; bruise; rub, scrub; cut (yam seed, calabashes into halves); break any hard nut; peel the bark of a tree; win a game; hatch; tell fables; cultivate a new grass field; be drunken"
pá,adverb,"at once, in an instant"
pá,verb,"to be bald; to be hairless; to be barren; to avoid giving an occasion for strife, quarrel"
pa afẹ́fẹ́,verb,"to exercise in the air, to enjoy the breeze"
pa àgọ́,verb,to erect a tent; encamp
pàgọ́,verb,to erect a tent; encamp
pàba,verb,to sit on eggs; incubate
pàbà,noun,"lace edge, trimming of a cloth"
pa buburu dà,verb,to reform one’s conduct
padà,verb,to alter; change; convert; return; come back; relapse
padàsàn,verb,to repay; retaliate; refund
padàs̩hìn,verb,to turn back; relapse
padàsí,verb,to resort to; come back to; turn upon; act against
padà tìnwò,verb,to look back; reflect; reconsider
padé,verb,to shut; close up
padé,verb,to meet with; come together
padégun,verb,to meet in battle; to encounter
padémìnígbọnwọ,verb,(lit.—meet me at the elbow) a too liquid sauce; a word of reproach to the cook
padẹ,verb,to cheat; defraud; swindle
padì,verb,to be cracked at the bottom
pa etí ọfà,verb,to barb an arrow
pàtá,noun,butcher’s table; board; a long table
páfè,adverb,same as patapata
pàfọ,verb,to wallow in the mire
pàgbé,verb,to cultivate a new forest
pagbo,verb,"to make, form a circle"
pagi,verb,to peel off the bark; lop off all the branches of a tree
pago,verb,see pa àgó
pagidári,interjection,an exclamation of surprise
pagunpagun,adjective,clumsy
pàfín,verb,to sharpen the teeth
pahinkeke,verb,to chatter with the teeth involuntarily; to gnash the teeth
pahndà,verb,"to alter, disguise the voice"
pajàpajà,noun,that which numbs; torpidity; torpor; numbness; cramp
paje,verb,to slay for food
pakà,verb,to thresh corn
pakája,verb,to pass a country cloth from under the arm to the shoulder
pakànnàkánná,verb,"(followed by oju, the eye), to be dazzled by lightning; to be angry, bewildered"
pakàpakà,noun,a corn thresher
pa kíké,verb,"to be very silent; to be appeased, to be quiet"
pa kéké,verb,to be busy here and there; to be rushing about
paki,noun,cassava; called also gbaguda
pàkítí,noun,a coarse mat
pako,noun,"a board, plank"
pako,noun,bamboo
pákó,noun,a chewing stick; also called orín
pako,verb,to cultivate a new grass field
pàkò,verb,to eclipse
pakíjó,verb,"to sneak, skulk"
pakójúkójó,verb,"to sneak, skulk"
pakìnrété,noun,a kind of dove; also called òrófó
pákítá,noun,a small stewpan
pakute,noun,"a mouse, rat trap"
pàlà,verb,"to mark the boundary of land, territory; bind, restrict"
pálà,adverb,with much effort; with difficulty; busily
pá laiyà,verb,to appal; strike with terror
pálaka,noun,"the division of the fingers, groin; bough of tree"
pálàpálà,noun,"rough, rugged crevices of rocks, crags"
pálàpàla,noun,nonsense; absurdness; irrationality
palárá,verb,to hurt; bruise; damage
paláràdà,verb,"to disguise, change,, alter the form"
palaye,verb,to give a command; make a law; will; command
palé,verb,"to scrub, rub a floor"
palè,adverb,down to the ground; on a level
balè,adverb,down to the ground; on a level
palérin,verb,to excite to laughter
pálí,noun,cardboard
paló,verb,"to puzzle with enigmas, riddles"
palójó,verb,"to cease burning in a flame; smoulder; to be quiet, still, motionless; to be subdued, overawed"
pa lóti,verb,to intoxicate
pamó,verb,"to hide, be out of sight; concealed; be latent; keep; reserve; preserve"
pámplé,noun,"viper, adder"
pamóra,verb,to bear patiently; refrain; forbear
pandan,adjective,"odd, quaint, uneven, awkward, uncouth, queer"
pánhtun,adverb,"at once, in a stroke"
pani,verb,to kill; murder
pania,verb,to commit murder
panipani,noun,a murderer
paniyè,verb,to confuse; confound
paníyédà,verb,to persuade; change the mind; prevail upon
pankéré,noun,the willow
pànpá,noun,bargain; mutual agreement between traders; arrangement by which the price of an article is fixed by all traders
panpewo,noun,handcuffs
pánsá,noun,"dry calabash uncut, with the seeds in it"
pansága,noun,"adultery, fornication; harlot, prostitute"
pansúkú,noun,"large calabash, basket with cover (used for carrying food, wearing apparel, etc., when travelling)"
pánti,noun,"a trailing plant, grove of trailing plants; heaps of rubbish"
pántíri,noun,"a trailing plant, grove of trailing plants; heaps of rubbish"
pápá,noun,grass field; newly-burnt pasture land
pápá,adverb,especially; particularly; principally
pàpà,adverb,"violently (qualifying wà, to tremble)"
pápà,noun,difficulty; trouble; plague; pestilence; uneasiness; pest
papagóri,noun,"a small bird, superstitiously regarded by the worshippers of ṣàngó, who pretend to understand the meaning of its cry"
papala,adverb,"flatly; drily (qualifying gbe, to parch)"
pápásan,noun,"a herb much used in cases of abscess, whitlow"
pàpèjú,verb,"to call a meeting, assembly"
papé,verb,to clap hands
papasan,noun,same as pásán
papó,verb,to collapse
pàporo,verb,to corrugate; make a furrow
papò,verb,to join; mingle together; unite
para,adverb,with a sudden noise
párá,noun,the upper part of the plate which rests on the posts supporting a piazza
para,verb,to rub the body with ointment
párá,verb,"to frequent, haunt a place"
parada,verb,to disguise; change; alter; transform; transfigure; turn oneself
paramọ́,verb,to keep oneself close; take heed
parẹ,verb,"to erase; rub out; blot, confuse; extirpate; cancel; expunge; exterminate"
parẹ lélú,verb,to entirely efface
parí,verb,to come to an end; finish; be over; be superior; be done for; to conclude
párí,verb,to be bald
párí ẹrẹkẹ,noun,jawbone
pariwo,verb,to make a noise; prattle; roar; jangle; brawl
párọ́,noun,native leather necklace
párọ́,verb,to exchange; barter
parọ́rọ́,verb,to be very calm
páríbọ́,verb,to immolate; burn
parun,verb,to destroy; annihilate; erase; efface; obliterate; repeal; extirpate
pásán,noun,oyster shells; also called papasan
pasẹ,verb,to rock a child (on the back) to sleep
pasi,noun,a kind of coarse grass for thatching
páṣán,noun,"whip, rod, scourge"
patiye,noun,"whip, rod, scourge"
pàṣẹ,verb,to issue a prohibitive law; command; proclaim; issue a proclamation
pàpípárọ̀,verb,exchange; barter
páṣù,verb,to carefully avoid strife
páta,noun,small working trousers
pátàkì,adjective,chief; principal; head; bulk
pátákò,noun,wooden shoe; clog; hoof
pátákíò,noun,plank; board
pátápátá,adverb,on the whole; altogether; totally; absolutely
pàtàpàtà,adjective,speckled; spotted
pàtẹ,verb,"to spread, expose (as goods for sale)"
pàtẹ́wọ́,verb,to clap hands
pátì,adverb,"forcible, violent"
pàtipati,adverb,"with force, violence; forcibly; violently"
patiye,noun,whip; switch
pátó,adverb,exactly; really
pátó,verb,to make a noise. see pariwo
pátótó,verb,to make a noise. see pariwo
pawọ́dà,verb,"to change the hand; a term used by canoemen, meaning that the steerer must immediately change his position for the opposite side"
pawọ́pẹ́,noun,trap; handcuff
payẹ́dà,verb,"to change feathers, moult"
piyẹ́dà,verb,"to change feathers, moult"
pẹ,adjective,correct (as regards number); perfect
pẹ,verb,"to be full, complete, clear, pure, holy; to expire, as a term, day fixed upon; to meet, assemble"
pẹ̀,verb,"to call, invite, cry out, pronounce"
pẹ́,conjunction,that; in order that; to; saying that
pe àpéjọ,verb,to call a public meeting
pe àṣẹ padà,verb,"to countermand, revoke an order"
pébé,adverb,thoroughly and briefly
péfo,verb,"to cast off, change skin"
péhan,verb,"to change feathers, moult"
péjọ,verb,"to meet, assemble"
péjọpọ,verb,to convoke an assembly
pele,verb,"to be increased, abound"
pélé,verb,"to add, put on a second cloth over the first native cloth. this is done by married women only; a young, unmarried woman never wears two"
péjọjọ,verb,"to call to judgment, arraign, summons"
pé lónìjé,verb,"to invite to a feast, entertain"
pé lorúkọ,verb,"to call by name, style"
pé lọ,verb,call away
péna,verb,"to call an assembly, congregation, assemble together"
pé níjà,verb,to challenge to a fight
pé padà,verb,to recall
pépéle,noun,"bank of earth raised for a sleeping place; matter of earth, stone; also ògòrúpò"
péré,adverb,only
pèrègún,noun,a kind of cotton tree used as the emblem of a 'goddess of water
pòrògún,noun,a kind of cotton tree used as the emblem of a 'goddess of water
perepere,adverb,"perfectly, correctly"
pẹrí,verb,"to mean, allude to, say"
pẹrò,verb,to counsel together; to take counsel against
pésan,verb,to crack the shell of a palm nut
pèsè,verb,"to prepare, make provision for, equip, cater for"
péso,verb,to bear fruit
pésòkè,verb,to pronounce; call aloud
pésẹ́,verb,to glean a reaped plantation
pẹ́ji,verb,"to hurt, kill,, wound accidentally"
pétàn,verb,to be perfect; correct; accomplished; fulfilled
pète,verb,"to intend; be about to do; mean, purpose"
pẹtẹlẹ,verb,to call beforehand; forenamed
pẹwó,verb,"to pass the country cloth round the waist and leave the upper part of the body bare, and naked. this is done as a mark of respect on entering the house of a great man,, a heathen shrine"
pẹ́,verb,"to be long; to stay, tarry, endure, last; wisely avoid"
pẹ̀gan,verb,to despise; calumniate; slander; defame; slight
pẹgó,adverb,(full) to the brim; abundantly
pejepẹyẹ,noun,fowler
peja,verb,to fish
pejapeja,noun,fisherman
pẹ́jẹpẹ́jẹ́,adverb,"softly, nicely"
pẹka,verb,to shoot out branches; to be divided into branches
pẹ́kílẹ́pẹ́,interjection,expression of surprise
pẹkẹpẹkẹ,adjective,the sound of tapping
pẹkọrọ,verb,"to act slyly, artfully,, with cunning"
pẹ̀kun,verb,to come to an end
pẹ̀là,verb,to eat the new yam (this is done with great ceremony)
pẹ̀lẹ́,adverb,easily; softly; quietly; soberly; meekly; sedately
pẹ̀lẹpẹ̀lẹ,adverb,easily; softly; quietly; soberly; meekly; sedately
pẹlẹpẹ,adjective,"flat, thin, and rounded (as pebbles)"
pẹlẹ́hìn,adverb,behindhand
pẹ̀lẹ́ níwà,adjective,"affable, gentle deportment"
pẹlẹ́pé,noun,"wolf, hyena, superstitiously supposed to have once been a human being"
pẹlẹ́tù,adverb,amicably; peaceably
pẹ́li,adjective,shrivelled; flat; dry
pẹ́lú,adverb,along; together with; also; with
pẹ́lú àgbara,adverb,"justily, forcibly"
pẹ́lú ẹyí,adverb,herewith
pẹ́lú ẹyítí,adverb,withal
pẹ́lú ìrònú,adverb,gravely; thoughtfully
pẹ́lú kíní,adverb,wherewith;
pẹ̀lúpẹ̀lù,adverb,moreover; besides; also; furthermore
pẹ́pọ̀,noun,"altar; shelf; slip of wood, bamboo; platform; shelf on which yams are stored"
pẹpẹyẹ,noun,duck; goose
pẹpẹkun,noun,sea shell
pẹ́tẹ́,adjective,flat; shallow; even
pẹ́tẹ́lẹ̀,noun,level ground; plain
pẹtẹlẹ,noun,sympathetic swelling on the groin
pẹtẹpẹrẹ,adverb,comfortably
pẹtẹpẹtẹ́,noun,mud; mire; ooze
pẹtẹri,adjective,remarkable; noticeable
pẹtù,verb,to console; refresh
pẹtụpẹtụ,noun,"fowler, guinea fowl catcher"
pi,adverb,"entirely, wholly; without exception"
pidán,verb,to perform sleight of hand
pijẹ,verb,to cut grass for horses; to supply provisions for horses
pilẹ,verb,to commence; begin; originate (used of mechanical work)
pilẹṣẹ,verb,to commence; begin; originate (used of mechanical work)
pimọ,verb,to take counsel together; suggest; hint
pin,verb,to share; divide; distribute; allot
pin,verb,"to end; terminate; pin funmi,"
pinlẹ,verb,"to end; terminate; pin funmi,"
pin nidíndí,verb,to apportion; to parcel out
pin nidodo,verb,to apportion; to parcel out
pin ni méji,verb,to pair; to halve
pin nínú,verb,"to participate,, partake of"
pin niyà,verb,to part asunder; part company; distract
pinnu,verb,to end; terminate; bind; agree; conclude; determine; resolve
pinpin,adverb,fast; tight
pinpin,noun,"the secret, hidden part of a matter"
pinyà gsẹ,verb,to cleave the hoof into clefts
pípa,adjective,slain; killed; cut into halves; bruised; peeled
pípá,adjective,bald; bare
pípáda,adjective,mutable; alternate; change
pipamọ,adjective,secret; latent; dormant
pipani,adjective,deadly; hurtful
pipani lẹrin,adjective,exciting to laughter
pípa qti,noun,intoxication
pípari,noun,resolution; conclusion; completeness
píparun,noun,"that which may be destroyed, erased"
pípé,adjective,perfect; complete; sound
pípé,noun,"that which is to be called, bidden"
pípérépéré,adverb,"perfectly, completely"
pípé,adjective,long; tedious; old; ancient; durable
pípé títí,adverb,long duration
pipin,noun,a division
pipinnu,noun,"adj. resolve, determinable, resoluteness, resolution, determination"
pipipoda,noun,that which may change place; changing place; locomotive
pipọdà,verb,to remove; change locality
pípọ,adjective,same as púpọ
pípọ,noun,"that which may be vomited, ejected; vomit, ejection"
pípọjáde,noun,"that which may be vomited, ejected; vomit, ejection"
pípọn,noun,ripeness; maturity
pípọníjí,adjective,"afflicted, troubled"
pípọnlọju,noun,harassment; mortification; trouble; vexation
pípọnnu,noun,"adulation, flattery"
pípọpípọ,adverb,much; abundantly
pípọpípọ,adverb,much; abundantly
pírí,adverb,with strength and smartness
pírí,adverb,"(qualifying sí, to open, remove a lid, cover) at once"
pítàn,verb,"to argue, dispute about one's age by adducing old facts; to relate ancient matters"
pítípítí,adverb,same as púpòpúpò
pítípítí,adverb,"(qualifying já, to struggle), vigorously, strenuously"
pítí,verb,to perform great things; to be conspicuous in a play
píwádà,verb,to change one's behaviour and conduct; to repent
piyèdà,verb,to change the mind
piyé,verb,to plunder; forage
pò,verb,to knead; mix; temper clay; tan leather
po,adverb,altogether; entirely
po,adjective,short; insufficient; inadequate
pọ̀nnṛẹ́,verb,"to rescind the law; to repeal, abrogate the law"
pófo,verb,to fail in endeavour
pọ̀hùnṛẹ́,verb,to cry aloud; lament; bewail
pọ̀jọ́bọ́,verb,"to make a slip-knot, noose"
pọ̀kílí,verb,to extol; publish; trumpet
pòlà,noun,report of a gun
pòḷẹ́,verb,to be used indecently
pọ̀ló,noun,a place of ordeal
pòlowo,verb,to cry out goods; to advertise one's goods
polowo ọjà,verb,to cry out goods; to advertise one's goods
pọ̀lù,verb,"to smash, mingle"
pòngḅọ́,verb,to quench the thirst
poṇṣẹ,noun,"the name of a tree, the shell of whose fruit is used for making snuff boxes"
poṇṣẹ,noun,"the name of a tree, the shell of whose fruit is used for making snuff boxes"
pọ́pọ́,noun,"bamboo sticks, club"
pọ́pọ́là,noun,"the name of a tree bearing rich scarlet flowers, the fruit of which is edible"
pọ́pọ́ndọ́,noun,a kind of bean; a climbing plant
pọ́pọ́ro,noun,"stem of indian, guinea corn"
porogun,noun,same as pẹ̀rẹ̀gún
pọ́rọpọ́rọ,adverb,talkatively
pọ́rọpọ́rọ,adverb,same as pẹ̀pẹ̀pẹ̀
pọ́ṣẹ́,verb,to make a noise with the mouth expressive of fear
pọ́sí,noun,coffin
pọ́ṣùjẹ́,verb,to miss the month
pọ́ṣíṭù,verb,to stand in a grove; form a grove
potopoto,adverb,same as pẹ̀pẹ̀pẹ̀
pọ́tutù,verb,to winter; endure cold; to be sick; ill
pọ́wè,verb,to tell proverbs
pọ́wọ́,verb,"to earn money by sale, work"
pọ́yí,verb,to turn round; whirl
pọ́,verb,to be plentiful; many; cheap; common; great; mighty
pọ́,verb,to emit; throw out; vomit
pọ́,noun,"the sound of leather, hide when beaten; any unmusical sound"
pọ́dà,verb,to be insane; to be delirious
pọ́fọ̀,verb,"to pronounce spells, incantations"
pọ́gḅú,verb,to collapse; become oval
pọ́gẹ̀gẹ̀,verb,to walk falteringly; to walk as a feeble person
pọ́jàdè,verb,to disgorge
pojóje,verb,"to miss a day, days"
pojù,adverb,much; too much; more than
pojùjù,adverb,most; above all
pòkà,verb,to be breathing heavily at the point of death; to be struggling between life and death. see òkà ikú
pòkárá,verb,to be breathing heavily at the point of death; to be struggling between life and death. see òkà ikú
pòkó,noun,a kind of calabash used as a ladle
pòkún,verb,"to abound, increase"
pòlápówó,adjective,voluminous
pòlówó,verb,"to abound in money, be wealthy"
pòlópé,verb,to be grateful
pón,verb,"to sharpen iron; whet; flatter; make much of; coax; ripen, become yellow, be red; mature"
pón,verb,to carry on the back (as a baby)
póngá,noun,pieces of stick placed crosswise over the body in a grave to prevent the earth touching it
ponga,adverb,entirely; clean
pò-niyanu,adjective,wonderful; magnificent; marvellous
pò níyìn,adjective,worshipful; full of praise
pon-loju,verb,to trouble; afflict; torment
ponmi,verb,to draw water with a large vessel
pon-omi,verb,to draw water with a large vessel
pònmó,adverb,severely
pònmó,verb,to put a child on the back
pònmú,noun,to sharpen; actuate
pón rìn,verb,"to whet, give edge to tool, iron instruments"
pón rústúrústú,adjective,brown; brownish
ponṣo,verb,to ripen (as indian corn)
ponṭí,verb,"to make, brew beer (from indian, guinea corn)"
pòrẹrẹ,verb,to indulge; live delicately; to idolize
pọ́rọ́,adverb,easily; quietly (as the dropping of a leaf)
pọsi i,verb,to increase; rise higher
pọsílẹ̀ pọ́sọdẹ,adjective,busy in and out
pòtòpótọ́,noun,mud; bog; mire; ooze; fen; also pẹ̀tẹ̀pẹ́tẹ́
pú,adverb,precipitately; headlong; without due thought
pú,adverb,the sound of a gun
pupa,adjective,"red, scarlet, yellow"
pupa ẹyin,noun,yolk of an egg
púpọ̀,adjective,many; much; numerous; manifold
púpọ̀púpọ̀,adverb,abundantly; numerously; manifold; much
purọ́,verb,to tell a lie
pútẹ́,adverb,"easily (qualifies ja, to break)"
pútẹ́pútẹ́,adverb,"easily (qualifies ja, to break)"
putu,adverb,"well (qualifies ho, to lather)"
putuputu,adverb,"well (qualifies ho, to lather)"
rà,verb,to buy; purchase; ransom; redeem; tie; furnish with laths
ràbàbà,verb,"to fly, flutter about; to hover"
rádì,verb,to repay; recompense; retaliate
ràpàdà,verb,to purchase back; redeem; ransom
rápàlà,verb,to struggle; welter
rásílè,verb,to set at liberty by ransom
rá,verb,to perish; be lost; go to nothing; to rub against another
rányé (ni-iyè,verb,to make forgetful; stupefy; infatuate
in memory),verb,to make forgetful; stupefy; infatuate
rà,verb,to rot; putrefy; hover as a bird
rá,verb,to struggle; creep; crawl; rub upon
ràdòbò (ra-èdò-bò),verb,to shelter; defend; gather as a hen does her brood
ráhùn (ra-ohun),verb,to murmur; complain
ràjó (re-ajo),verb,to go on a journey; to be absent from home on business
rákò,verb,to creep; crawl
rakunmi,noun,camel
ibakasi,noun,camel
ramuramu,adverb,"very (qualifying verbs, like ke, to cry, roar)"
rán,verb,to send; despatch; to command; charge; issue; to sew cloth
ránjade,verb,to send out; order out; banish
ránleti,verb,to remind; to cause to recollect; put in mind
rán lq,verb,to despatch; send out on a message
ránlqkuro,verb,to discard; dismiss
ránlqwò,verb,to help; aid; relieve; assist; conduce to; contribute to; succour
ràn,verb,"to communicate (as fire); be infectious (as disease); cut, wound (as an instrument); help; aid in business"
rànmó,verb,to catch at; stick to; attach; to hold fast
ránpada,verb,to send back; rebound
ránsi,verb,to send to
rán,verb,"to spin; twist cord, line"
rán-ipò,verb,to speak ironically
ránjít (ran-ojú),verb,"to look sternly, fiercely"
ránsé (ran-isé),verb,to send a message
ránti (ran-eti),verb,to remember; call to mind; recollect
ránwárànwí,noun,spinner
rárá,adverb,loudly; vociferously (qualifying
rárá,adverb,at all
ráré,verb,to linger; suffer a long and tedious sickness without care and attention; struggle between life and death
rárí,verb,to shave the head
fari,verb,to shave the head
rárán,adverb,entirely; totally; altogether
rè,verb,to go; depart; (same signification as lq)
ré,verb,"to go off; spring as a trap, snare; to skin; agitate; emboss"
ré,verb,"to imprecate evil; to call, wish vengeance upon"
rélọ,verb,to entice; to elope
rebi,verb,to go on a journey; to travel abroad
réderédé,adverb,foolishly
rédi,verb,"to move the tail upward, as a bird when it sits upon the tree; wag the tail"
rúfin,verb,"to break, transgress the law"
rókòjá,adverb,beyond measure; exceedingly
rokoja ala,adverb,beyond bounds
rera,verb,to be proud
réré,adverb,at a great distance
rere,adverb,well
rérí,adjective,"to be past harvest time.—(e.g., a fruit tree after the fruit has been gathered.)"
reti,verb,to hope; expect; wait for; clean the ear with an ear-pick
réyé,verb,to moult; mew
ré,verb,to shear; cut short; cut; nip; smear; notch; daub; rub
ré,verb,to cast fruits; blast
rẹdànù,verb,to cast fruits; blast
réje,verb,to cheat; deceive; gull; (lit.—to cut and eat)
rélóri,verb,to poll; to prune off the branches; to top
rélọwo,verb,to cut off branches; prune
réwọ,verb,to cut off branches; prune
rémọlẹ,verb,to cut level with the ground; to crop
ré,verb,to agree; be friendly; stick to; detect
rẹ,verb,to dye; stoop in water; tinge; soak
rẹ,verb,"to feel fatigued; be tired; weary; faint; cast leaves, unripe fruits; to hush; comfort; fade; tinge; wither; increase; multiply; to be deeply red; to steep"
rege (re-ge),verb,to set a snare for; watch for; find fault
régírígi,adverb,evenly; equally
rélé,verb,to plaster a house
rẹlẹ,verb,to go down; to humble oneself; make oneself low; condescend; lower; depress; subside
répọ,verb,to cleave to; combine with
repọmo,verb,to cleave to; combine with
réré,adverb,"very (qualifying verbs of pursuing, motion towards)"
rín (rin-erin),verb,to laugh
rín-erin,verb,to scoff; deride; ridicule
rín-wẹsi,verb,to smile; titter; twitter
rín-ákọ,verb,to grin
rẹwẹsi,verb,to be cast down; be disheartened
rẹyin (rẹ-oyin),verb,to take honey from a hive
rì,verb,to sink; drown; immerse; deluge; prepare the woof for the loom by insertion in the sley; subside
rì,verb,to see; find; discover; perceive; behold
rì-lokere,verb,to decry; to censure
rìsa,verb,to shun; avoid; run from
rí,adverb,never; at no time; formerly; aforetime
ríbakanna,adjective,similar; uniform
ribiti,adjective,round; circular
rubutu,adjective,round; circular
ribiribi,adjective,important; of much consequence; observant
rídáju,verb,to prove; to ascertain; to be sure of
rídí (ri-idi),verb,"to ascertain; see the reason; prove; find out the secret; see the end, finish"
rígba,verb,to receive; obtain
ríkísi,noun,conspiracy; plot
rín,verb,to laugh
rín,adjective,damp; moist; humid; wet
ríngbindin,verb,to soak; drench; imbued
rín,verb,to tickle; sail; walk; go; travel; move; progress
ríndò (rin-èdò),adjective,a state of being subject to nausea
ríngbèrè,verb,to walk slowly
rínká,verb,stroll; ramble about; range; roam
rínkákírí,verb,stroll; ramble about; range; roam
rínkíri,verb,to rove about; wander
rín-irin pépúyé,verb,to waddle
rínjéjé,verb,to amble
rínpélé,verb,to amble
rínlo,verb,to explore
rínwò,verb,to explore
rín-ni-eginsin,verb,to tickle
rín-leginrin,verb,to tickle
rínwò,verb,to walk over; to inspect; spy round; explore
rínyílá,verb,to walk round; to circuit
rínyíkákírí,verb,to walk round; to circuit
rínrín,adverb,"very (qualifies wuwq, heavy)"
rírà,noun,that which is to be purchased
rírà,adjective,putrid; rotten
rírán (ri-iran),verb,to see; to see a wonderful sight
ríràn,noun,"that which communicates, infects"
ríranìyè,noun,stupor
ríranlówó,adjective,assistant; subsidiary; helper
ríràn mù,adjective,epidemic; endemic
rírè,adjective,consolatory
rírè,adjective,irksome; tiresome; wearisome
rírèdé,adjective,irksome; tiresome; wearisome
rírépò,adjective,concordant; united
rírírín,adjective,derisive; mock
ríríqílé,adjective,submissive; humble
rírí,adverb,"exceedingly (qualifying verb wá, to tremble)"
rírì,adverb,"somewhat tremulously (qualifying verb, wá, to shake)"
rírí,noun,the act of seeing
ríridí,adjective,discoverable
rídì,adjective,discoverable
rírìn,noun,a going; manner of walking
rírínkírí,adjective,itinerant; wandering; roving
rírínlárín,adjective,amusing; ludicrous; laughable
rírín-òpà,noun,wayfaring; travelling
rírínsiwajú,noun,progress; onward move
rírò,adjective,relatable; thoughtful
ríròjò,adjective,sad; melancholy
rírò irq,noun,the manufacture of iron
ríròpò,noun,occupying another’s place
rírú,noun,"the issuing forth (from a dry spring); issue of smoke from the fire kindled; sprout of a vegetable; a gushing out; stirring up, as sediments of liquid; transgressing (as law, etc.)"
írã,noun,"the issuing forth (from a dry spring); issue of smoke from the fire kindled; sprout of a vegetable; a gushing out; stirring up, as sediments of liquid; transgressing (as law, etc.)"
rírú,adjective,portable
rírú oke,noun,ascent of a hill
rírú-omi,noun,swell of the waves
rírúbọ,adjective,sacrificial
rírupù,adjective,puzzling
rírum,noun,that which is to be extirpated
rírun,adjective,fragile; frangible
rírunwom,adjective,fragile; frangible
rísílẹ̀,verb,to bury; hide in the ground; root deep
rítẹlẹ,verb,to foresee
rítẹlẹri,verb,to foresee
ríwísi,verb,to say against; gainsay
rìjànìyàn,adjective,controvertible
rò,verb,to tell; relate; conceive; imagine; meditate; think; think deeply; stir up; plague; trouble
ró,verb,to sound; place in an erect position; excite
ro,verb,to cultivate; till; drain; to drip; distil; drop; filter
ro,verb,to pain severely; ache; hurt
rogõro,verb,to give a sharp shrill sound; to tingle
rolẹ̀,verb,to till the ground; cultivate
rósi,verb,to instigate; to incite
rolójú,verb,to appear tedious
rótẹ́lẹ,verb,to think beforehand; premeditate
rógún,verb,"to drain into a pond, pit; collect by distillation"
ròhìn (ro-hìn),verb,to tell news; report; advertise
rojú (ro oju),verb,"to look sad, displeased; sulky; disconsolate"
rókí-rókí,adverb,brilliantly (qualifying verbal
rólé (ro-ìle),verb,to inherit a headship; to inherit property (especially houses); to erect the roof of a house
rolojú,adjective,puzzling
rókákírí,verb,to divulge; to spread abroad bad news of a person
rónà (ro-ọna),verb,"to stop, block up the way"
ronú,verb,think; meditate; to be sorry; to be pensive
ronúronú,noun,a thinker
ronúpìwàdà,verb,"to repent; to change one’s conduct, opinion, behaviour after consideration"
ròrò,adjective,austere; severe; harsh; fierce; oppressing; rigid; rigorous
ròrò,adverb,beautifully (qualifying verbal
ròrò,adverb,"very beautifully (qualifying pọn, red)"
rorẹ́,noun,pustule; pimple (appearing on the face)
ró,verb,"to gush; give way; crash; push; push forcibly; break, bend at the edge; pervert; turn aside; to collect a confused mass of things; translate; explain"
rógirì,verb,to rustle
rọ,verb,"to wither (as a hand, limb); be scorched, blighted (as green leaves); weaken; slacken; cool the ardour; droop; tenacious; to manufacture instruments of iron (as the blacksmith)"
rọ́lápá,verb,to enfeeble; weaken; chill; discourage
rọlọwọ,verb,to enfeeble; weaken; chill; discourage
rọ̀sílẹ̀,verb,to bring low; humble; calm
rẹ̀sílẹ̀,verb,to bring low; humble; calm
rọ̀,verb,to urge; constrain; press upon; to ease; give time; hang upon; suspend; feel easy; be comfortable; be soft; tender; to rain; to drop
rọ ẹgẹ́,verb,to set a snare
rọ́bí (rọ-ibi),verb,to travail; to be in pains of childbirth
rọdẹdẹ,verb,gravitate; suspend
rọ̀gbáká,verb,to surround; encompass; encircle
rọgbayika,verb,to surround; encompass; encircle
rọgun,verb,to lay wait for; set a watch for; produce seed (as yams)
rojo,verb,to rain
rọju,verb,to persevere; be patient; endure; endeavour; placid
rọju,adjective,tame; mild; soft; cheap (as an article for sale)
rọlọju,verb,to tame; pacify
rọlẹ,verb,to be quiet; cease; be still; be tranquil; calm
rọ̀lu,verb,to rush upon; to mob
rọmọ,verb,"to hang, lean upon"
rùn,verb,to be ill; to be sick
rùn,verb,to dip the sop in sauce; touch
run,verb,to masticate; chew
rándáràndán,adjective,pale; sallow; unhealthy
rírẹ̀gbọ̀n,noun,beard; whiskers
rúnhin,verb,to grind the teeth; to bite the teeth together
rànù,adjective,crushed; wrinkled
rọ́ntù,verb,to be abstemious
rọ́ntù,adjective,tender; soft-hearted; propitious
rọ́pọ́ (rọ-ipo),verb,to take the place of another; to act for an absent person; to succeed
rọra,verb,to take care of; deal gently; be scrupulous
rọ̀rọ̀,noun,ram’s mane
rọ̀run,adjective,facile; easy; docile; advantageous; comfortable; convenient
rù,verb,to bear; carry; sustain; support; be poor; meagre; lose flesh; grow lean; emaciate; languish
rú,verb,to spring (as a fountain); sprout (as a vegetable); flourish; stir up; mingle
rú soke,verb,disturb; stir up; excite; to cause to shoot up; to spring up (as grass); to rise (as smoke)
ru,verb,to rise; swell; boil over; break out; be exposed; be moved with grief
ru jade,verb,to emerge; spring up; shoot out
rúbọ (ru ẹbọ),verb,to make sacrifice
rubutu (hausa),noun,writing
rudi,verb,to bud; blossom
rúdurúdù,adjective,disordered; in great confusion; chaotic
rúfin (ru ofin),verb,to transgress; break the law
rugudù,adjective,small
rúgúdù,noun,trouble; fighting; quarrel
rúkérúdù,noun,tumult; uproar; confusion
rúlú,verb,to stir up the town; to raise a tumult; make insurrection
rúlúrúlú,noun,a seditious person; one who disturbs the town
rún,verb,"to break in pieces, chips; masticate"
rún,verb,to consume; extirpate; destroy; annihilate; exterminate; extinct
run,verb,"to be straight, direct"
rùn,verb,"to chew a stick; to chew; to masticate; to emit a scent, stink"
rúnawọ,verb,"to curry, prepare leather for use"
runni-runni,noun,a waster; a destroyer
rúnlé (run-ile),verb,to break into a house by undermining the ground
rúnú,verb,"to be indignant, disgusted"
rúnwomọ,verb,to break (as a brittle article)
rún-wúrú-wúrú,verb,to crumble to pieces
rúrú,adverb,confusedly; disarranged; blank
rúsúrúsú,adverb,"somewhat, qualifying pọn, red; as, aṣọ pọn rusurusu, ""a reddish cloth."""
sá,noun,time; season; interval
sá,verb,to expose in the sun to dry; to air; flee; run; shy; to fade; evaporate
sá,adverb,"a particle prefixed to verbs to call immediate attention.—now, see now"
sá,conjunction,for
sà,verb,to aim at; apply medicine; haul in (a line)
sá,adverb,awhile; for a time
sá aṣálà,verb,to escape danger by flight
sàba,verb,to incubate; sit (on eggs); hide away
sàbà,verb,to relish
sádi,verb,to take refuge under the protection of another
sàdu,verb,to compete in running a race
safá,verb,to make a bridge
safárá,verb,to make a bridge
sá fún,verb,to flee from; avoid; eschew
sàgati,verb,to encamp against
sàgbàrà,verb,to fortify with a wooden fence; stockade
sàgbàràkà,verb,to fortify with a wooden fence; stockade
sàgbàràdi,verb,to barricade with wood; stockade
ságbe,verb,to dry by exposure to the sun
ságùn,verb,to make charms
sájìjẹ,verb,to cringe; crouch
sájẹnẹjẹ,verb,to cringe; crouch
sájì,verb,to wake from sleep suddenly
sákánì,noun,neighbourhood; pale; jurisdiction; district
sakasaka,noun,hay; ground nut leaves dried; provender
sákusà,noun,"a black, longtailed bird"
sálà,verb,to escape; to flee
sa-lami,verb,"to make a mark, sign upon"
sálé,verb,"to come, run, come suddenly upon"
sáló,verb,to run away; flee; elope
sálù,verb,to beg help of another
sálábàtà,noun,sandals
sámi,verb,to put a mark up; distinguish; baptize
sámisí,verb,to put a mark up; distinguish; baptize
san,verb,to gird; tie round; bind; split; crack; thunder
sàn,adjective,better; improved in health
sán,adverb,aloud; straightforward; directly; vividly
san,verb,to pay; reward; benefit; defray
sànfun,verb,to pay; reward; benefit; defray
sán àrá,verb,"to thunder loudly, in claps"
san àsanlé,verb,to overpay
sánbẹ,verb,to be armed with knives
sándá,verb,to be armed with a sword
san díẹ,adjective,better; a little better
sanjú,adjective,better; a little better
san-èsan,verb,to requite; reward; retaliate
san gbèsè,verb,to pay a debt; discharge money due
sánmà,noun,the sky; heavens; aerial regions
sànmánì,noun,era; a particular period of time; age
sàn ndá,noun,a kind of walking stick
sanra,verb,adj. fat; healthy; well looking; to be in good condition; plump
sánsán,adverb,odouriferously; strongly; fragrantly
sansan,adverb,"in small slips (qualifying ìpè, to split)"
sánsán,adverb,straightforwardly; directly; vividly; frequently
sányàn,noun,"raw silk; coarse, woven silk; silk cloth"
sápákan,adverb,aside; apart
sápamọ,verb,to hide; abscond; skulk
sapara,verb,to be barren (applied only to land)
sapadi,verb,to be barren (applied only to land)
sára,preposition,upon; on
sárá,noun,"alms; charitable gift (as used by the mohammedan, these gifts are very much akin to sacrifice. ọrẹanu, alms, has therefore been employed in sacrifice)"
sáráhà,noun,"alms; charitable gift (as used by the mohammedan, these gifts are very much akin to sacrifice. ọrẹanu, alms, has therefore been employed in sacrifice)"
sárákì,noun,"respected members of a club, association"
sáré,verb,to run; gallop
súrẹ,verb,to run; gallop
sàrẹ,noun,square enclosed by buildings
sáré,noun,sepulchre
sarepegbe,noun,the messenger of a company
sári,noun,"the early meal of the mohammedans, before day-break, during their fast"
sárin,preposition,amidst; between; in centro
sáròttù,noun,cigar; cigarette
sàṣè,verb,to make a feast
sàṣọ,verb,to quarrel with; dispute violently
sàṣòdùn,verb,to exaggerate in statement
sàsọyé,verb,to solve; interpret
sata,noun,household; group of buildings under a headman
sátọ,verb,to flee to; escape to
sawo-o,interjection,behold; lo
sẹ,verb,"to be shut; closed; barren; miss a mark, one’s aim"
sẹ,verb,"to cook; concoct; dress and prepare victuals; to dye cloth, leather"
sẹbẹ,verb,to cook soup
sẹbó,verb,to be callous; to become stout and strong
sẹbú,verb,to stumble
sẹ́ẹ́dún,verb,to affect a fine pronunciation of words
séhùn,verb,to disappoint; fail in promise
séjú,verb,"to tempt, allure with the eye"
sélé,verb,"to refine palm oil by extra boiling; hence epo isélé, refined palm oil"
sè lésè,verb,to dye in colour
sè lù,verb,"to cover a drum with vellum, parchment; to make a drum"
sémọ,verb,to shut in; bind in
sémọ́de,verb,to shut out; exclude; preclude
sémọ́lé,verb,to confine; shut in
sémí,verb,to nearly capture
sému,verb,to sip
sénà,verb,"to bar, block the road"
sépa,verb,"to close fast, tightly"
sépo,verb,to prepare palm oil
sépọ̀n,verb,"to be barren, unfruitful"
séraró,verb,to keep steady; be motionless; be pregnant
sèsé,noun,forwardness
sésé,noun,a kind of bean
sésẹ̀,verb,to cease coming
sèso,verb,to bear fruit
séta,verb,to miss one’s aim
sètí,verb,to be attentive to a distant noise; eavesdrop
sé,verb,to strain; filter; deny; disown; disallow; renounce; negative
sé,verb,to be dead
sé,verb,to question; query; challenge; quake;
sé,adverb,"(denoting emphasis), positively; now; at any rate; surely; indeed; truly"
sẹ́,adverb,see sẹ̀rẹ̀
sẹ̀rẹ̀dẹ̀,verb,to form a sediment
sẹ̀dẹ̀ẹ̀bẹ̀n-ùn,noun,sediment; dregs
sẹ̀sẹ̀sẹ̀,adverb,"(qualifying a group of elders), respectably; methodically; in order; regularly"
sẹ́gi,noun,a kind of bead (very valuable)
sẹ́gi,verb,to speak like an egungun; to speak in an unnatural manner
sẹ́gi,verb,"to strain indian corn starch, so as to separate the chaff from it"
sẹ́gùn,verb,to strike two iron implements together to make a sound
sẹ̀gbe,verb,to store up for future use
sẹ̀hin,adverb,backward
sẹna,verb,to speak so that only those in the secret understand the true meaning of what is said
sẹ́nsẹ́n,adverb,"slightly (qualifying dun, sweet)"
sẹra ẹni,verb,to practise self-denial
sẹ̀rẹ̀,adverb,sluggishly; slothfully
sẹ́,adverb,sluggishly; slothfully
sẹ̀rí,verb,to drop dew
sí,verb,to be; exist
sí,preposition,against; to; at; into (always used with a verb of motion towards)
si,conjunction,and; also; likewise
sí,adverb,"slowly (qualifying wọ, to crawl, drag)"
sí,adverb,"(same as sí i), towards"
sìan,adjective,good; fair; pleasant; well
sùwọ̀n,adjective,good; fair; pleasant; well
síbàtá,verb,to crush; destroy; overthrow; put an end to
síbè,adverb,still; yet; still yet
síbẹ̀síbẹ̀,adverb,still; yet; still yet
síbì,preposition,to the place; to a certain place
síbìkan,adverb,to one place; together; a group
síbọ,adverb,to what place; whither
síbomiran,adverb,to another place; elsewhere
sìgọ̀,adverb,insanely; with frenzy; slothfully
sìhà,preposition,towards; on the side of
sí i,adverb,awhile; for some time
sí,adverb,awhile; for some time
sísìsíkì,noun,hiccough
sílẹ́,verb,to be cooler; better (after burning fever)
sílẹ̀,adverb,down to the ground; aground
sílẹ̀,verb,to settle at the bottom of a liquid; to form grounds
símàdò,verb,to be considerate; civil; discreet
símì,verb,to rest; pause; be quiet
sín,verb,"to string (as beads, cowries); to sneeze"
sìn,adverb,before; first in point of time
sìn,verb,to accompany; lead on the way; demand debt due; lord over; domineer; to serve a superior; adore; cease; prevent from doing; keep domestic animals; raise cattle
sìn,verb,to bury; be concealed; force green fruit to ripen
sìndè,verb,to play the game called idè
sìn èkúrò,verb,to crack a palm nut
sìn gbẹ́rẹ́,verb,to make an incision with a lancet
sìnìka,noun,a white metal sold on the coast
sìnsìnì,noun,tyrant; lord
sínjẹ,verb,to imitate; mock; mimic
sínkú,verb,to bury the dead; to inter
sínlọ́pa,verb,to impale; string on sticks
sínpọn,verb,to force green fruit to ripen by exclusion of air
sínra,verb,to treasure
sínu,preposition,into; among
sínwín,verb,to be silly; deranged; insane; crazy
sípa,preposition,in the track of; towards; concerning
sípa èwo,adverb,to which part; whereunto
sípo,adverb,"to the former place, condition"
sírẹ̀,verb,to take thought; consider
sísan,noun,adj. owing; payable
sísàn,noun,adj. that which is to be cracked; cracked; split; fissure
sísàn,noun,adj. convalescence; convalescent; better
ṣísán àrá,noun,thunder claps
sisara,noun,adj. evasion; evasive; evadible
ṣisare,noun,adj. running
ṣísàṣè,noun,adj. cookery
ṣísè,noun,adj. cooked; that which is cooked
ṣísé,noun,"adj. missed; that which is to be shut, closed"
sise,adjective,deniable; drainable; sifted; filtered
ṣísìn,noun,"adj. that which is to be served, worshipped, taken care of"
ṣísoro,adjective,suspended; hung up; pendulous
ṣíso,noun,"adj. that which is to be thrown, cast away; speakable; utterable"
ṣíṣojí,noun,adj. revival; awakening
ṣísọkúsọ,verb,to prate; babble; talk nonsense
ṣísọ̀rọ̀,noun,the act of speaking; speech; utterance
ṣísú,adjective,wearisome; nauseous
ṣísun,noun,"adj.,"
ṣísun,noun,adj. roasting; flowing; oozing
ṣísúrú,noun,adj. same as sisare
ṣísúrè,noun,adj. mode of pronouncing a blessing; blessed
ṣíwájú,adverb,more; forward; onward
ṣo,verb,to tie; knot; hang; suspend; bear fruit; yield; produce
ṣó,verb,to belch; eject wind
ṣòbìa,noun,guinea worm
ṣòdẹ,adjective,excellent; splendid; pleasing
ṣófin,verb,"to prohibit; pass, enact a law"
ṣogunró,verb,to rally an army
ṣókè,adverb,on the top; on top; on high
ṣoko,adjective,slung
ṣolù,verb,to tie together; bind in one; join; link; unite; annex
ṣolùpọ̀,verb,to tie together; bind in one; join; link; unite; annex
ṣomó,verb,to tie; unite with; suspend to; fasten upon
ṣòna,verb,to hold at bay
ṣoniyigi,verb,to marry; unite in wedlock
ṣopanpa,verb,to agree mutually in valuing goods for market
ṣopo,verb,to tie together; join; unite
ṣori,preposition,on top of; above
ṣoríkọ́,verb,to drop the head aside; droop
ṣorò,verb,to hang so as to swing; suspend
ṣoyigi,verb,to marry
ṣọ,verb,to speak; talk; tell; pronounce; utter; denounce; assert; shoot out of stem; join; mend; patch
ṣọ,verb,to heave; throw; cast at; turn; produce
ṣọ,verb,to quarrel; scold; complain; to descend; put a load off the head; to put down
ṣọ,verb,to push into
ṣọ asọdùn,verb,to exaggerate
ṣọ àṣọye,verb,to define; explain
ṣọ awíye,verb,to prove; make certain
ṣọ̀bítíbítí,verb,to prattle; chat
ṣọ dábi,verb,to make; become; turn
ṣọ dahoro,verb,to destroy; to ruin
ṣọ daliku,verb,to immortalize
sọ dara,verb,to embody; convert into flesh
sọ dasán,verb,to annihilate
sọ dáye,verb,to make alive; vivify; enliven; quicken
sọ dérí,verb,to defile; make unclean; be foul
sọ dí,verb,to explain; prove; declare
sọ di,verb,to become; to convert to
sọdi aimọ,verb,to make unclean; pollute; defile
sọ di bajẹ,verb,to corrupt; aggravate; debase
sọ di buburu,verb,to corrupt; aggravate; debase
sọ di mímọ,verb,to purify; cleanse; sanctify
sọ di mímọ,verb,"to declare, cause to be known"
sọ di nlá,verb,to enlarge; make great; magnify; aggrandize
sọ di pọ́pọ́,verb,to increase; multiply; augment
sọ di rahunrahnun,verb,to perplex
sọdi titun,verb,to renew; freshen
sọdi tutu,verb,"to make fresh, cold"
sọ dífo,verb,to make empty; evacuate; nullify; annul
sọ dolókànrùn,verb,to invalid
sọ domira,verb,to free; release; enfranchise
sọ dọ̀ngọ̀,verb,to stupefy
sọ dóríṣa,verb,to deify; to make a thing an object of worship
sọdọ,preposition,to; near; near to; towards; beside
sọdọkan,verb,to unite; consolidate in one
sọ dọmọ,verb,to adopt a child
sọ dítun,verb,to renew
sọ fẹ̀in,verb,"to throw a lance, spear"
sọ fa,verb,to pawn; pledge
sọgo,verb,to thrust
sọgbà,verb,to make a wooden fence; impale
sọjade,verb,to speak out; volley; shoot out
sọji,verb,to revive
sọjo,verb,to collect; gather together
sọkalẹ̀,verb,to descend; come down; help to lower a load down from the head; dismount; disembark
sọkẹrẹkẹ,noun,intimacy; familiarity
sọki,verb,to shrink. see súnki
sọkiri,verb,to publish; promulgate; tell out; divulge
sọkò,verb,to throw a stone
sọkún,verb,to cry; weep; bewail; lament
sọ laṣẹ,verb,to give an order; to command (a law)
sọlẹ,verb,"to place; to lay the foundation; to break into,, burglariously enter, a house"
sọ lófin,verb,to charge; bind by law; command; prohibit
sọ-logun,verb,to poison
sọ lọ́ríkọ,verb,to nominate
sọ lọ́jọ́,verb,to lodge; assign to a place; locate
sọlura,verb,to collide; encounter
sọ méjì,verb,to equivocate; to be double tongued
ṣomídólóṭọ̀,noun,a yellow monkey; also called oloyo
ṣomo,verb,to patch
ṣómọra,verb,to be together; to fasten together; to make as one
ṣonidi,verb,to make; to constitute
ṣo nigbàngba,verb,to enunciate; to make quite clear
ṣọ̀nù,verb,to be lost; lose; go astray; throw away
ṣọ̀nụ,verb,to take the evening meal (mohammedans during their fast)
ṣọ̀nụ,noun,the common hausa salutation
ṣọ̀ ódísi,verb,"to speak against, contradict, blaspheme"
ṣọpakà ẹ̀kun,verb,to sob
ṣọ́raki,verb,same as ṣúnkì
ṣọrọ,verb,to speak; talk; converse; articulate
ṣọrọ̀ jéjé,verb,to whisper; to speak very softly
ṣọrọ̀ lẹ̀hin,verb,to backbite
ṣọrọ̀lù,verb,to converse together; commune
ṣọrọ̀pọ̀,verb,to converse together; commune
ṣọrọ̀ werewere,verb,to chatter; talk without meaning; babble
ṣọ segeṣege,verb,to falter
ṣọ sọkuso,verb,to tattle; prattle; talk nonsense
ṣọ tèle,verb,to tell beforehand; foretell; foreshow; prophesy; prognosticate
ṣọ tìní ẹni,verb,to speak frankly; protest
ṣọ́tọ̀,adverb,aside; apart; separately
ṣọwo,verb,to weigh by balancing on the hand
ṣọ́wọ́,preposition,in hand; to hand
ṣú,verb,"to sow; retail oil, liquor, snuff; to take a thing out of a socket, stand, handle; tire; weary; loathe; embarrass; nauseate; walk lame from pain in foot; gild"
ṣú,verb,to break forth; erupt; appear in numbers on the surface
ṣù,verb,"to fail in making impression from the use of a blunt edge of the instrument; to fail in cutting, wounding"
ṣú,adverb,thoughtfully; deliberately; considerately
ṣua,adverb,universally; altogether; a very wide range; extensively; entirely
ṣíbò,verb,to gild; overlay with a thin coat
ṣubọ,verb,to have enough and to spare
ṣuṣụ̀ẹ,adverb,slothfully; sluggishly; stupidly
ṣífe,verb,to whistle
ṣùgọ̀,adjective,dull; stupid; insane
ṣùgọ̀ṣọ̀gọ̀,noun,dullness; stupidity; insanity
ṣùlẹ̀,adverb,drowsily
ṣun,verb,"to roast, toast, grill; to ooze, spring out as water"
ṣún,verb,to shove; move
ṣùn,verb,to accuse; sue; complain of; summons; aim at
ṣùn,verb,to sleep; congeal (as oil.)
ṣún,adverb,"strangely; with surprise (qualifies wọ, to look)"
sunjade,verb,to ooze; spring forth
ṣúnkì,verb,to shrink; contract; shrivel; shun; dwindle
ṣókì,verb,to shrink; contract; shrivel; shun; dwindle
ṣunlé,verb,to wean a child
ṣunmọ,verb,to move close to; keep nigh to; approach; draw near
súnmọ́dọ̀,verb,to approach; draw near to
sùnmọ́mi,noun,foray; raid
súnmọ́di,verb,"to approach; draw near to (applied only to places, things)"
súnmọ́tòsí,verb,to draw near; to be in the neighbourhood; to be adjacent
súnnásí,noun,irritation; excitement
súnṣíwájú,verb,to push forward; promote a thing
sùnye,verb,to doze; take a short nap
ṣúrá,noun,kind; sort; variety
ṣúré,verb,to run; hasten; to be rash
ṣarẹ,verb,to run; hasten; to be rash
ṣúre,verb,"to bless; pronounce, desire a blessing upon"
ṣúrẹ́fún,verb,"to bless; pronounce, desire a blessing upon"
ṣúrémọ̀ja,verb,to struggle for life
ṣúrẹ́ṣájí,verb,to forerun
ṣúru,noun,patience; perseverance under vexation
ṣísúsú,verb,"to move stealthily in search of a thing, with intent to pilfer"
ṣutà,verb,"to retail liquid, snuff"
ṣítì,noun,a contemptuous pouting of the lips; a hiss
ṣútì,noun,a contemptuous pouting of the lips; a hiss
ṣuwọ̀n,adjective,"good, well, nice"
ṣ,verb,to fade; to be sterile
ṣá,verb,to cut; to wound with a knife
ṣálọ́gbe,verb,to cut; to wound with a knife
ṣà,verb,to pick up one by one; to choose
ṣàba,noun,a chain bracelet
ṣàbawọn,adjective,exceptional; strange
ṣàbẹtẹlẹ,verb,to bribe
ṣàbọrẹ,verb,to work as a fetish priest
ṣàbuku,adjective,disgraceful
ṣàbukusi,verb,to despise; to disgrace; to disparage; to disrespect
ṣàbula,verb,to adulterate; to debase
ṣàdàlù,verb,to adulterate; to debase
ṣàdehùn,verb,to make an agreement; to bargain; to make a covenant
ṣàdahunṣe,verb,to practise quackery
ṣàdùbọ,verb,to be neighbour
ṣàfe,verb,to be foppish
ṣàfẹ́yèsí,verb,to observe; to take care of; to be cautious
ṣàkíyèsí,verb,to observe; to take care of; to be cautious
ṣàfarawé,verb,to imitate
ṣàfojúdi,verb,to be insolent; to be cheeky; to be impudent
ṣàfọwọra,verb,to steal; to pilfer
ṣàfẹ́nusi,verb,to have a voice in a matter; to vote
ṣàgàbàṣọgbẹ,verb,to play the hypocrite
ṣàgalamàṣa,verb,to play underhand tricks
ṣàgo,noun,a demijohn
ṣàgbakọ,verb,to chance; to meet unexpectedly
ṣàgbara,verb,to endeavour; to try; to struggle
ṣàgbe,verb,to beg from door to door; to borrow
ṣàgbegbe,verb,to be neighbours
ṣàgbawi,verb,to be an advocate; to be a mouthpiece
ṣàgbasọ,verb,to be an advocate; to be a mouthpiece
ṣàgbafọ,verb,to send clothes to the laundry; to be a laundress
ṣagbagún,verb,to send grain to be pounded
ṣagbàkà,verb,to give to a helper to count
ṣagbàkó,verb,to let a farm for hoeing; to make a contract for house building
ṣagbàlò,verb,to send grain to the mill; to be a miller
ṣagbàlu,verb,"to give cloth, clothes to be beaten"
ṣagbàmó,verb,to employ a builder to build walls
ṣagbàpè,verb,to call someone on behalf of another
ṣagbàrà,verb,to buy a second-hand thing
ṣagbàró,verb,to employ labourers to work a farm
ṣagbàru,verb,to give a load to a carrier
ṣagbàṣó,verb,to make a watchman responsible for valuable things
ṣagbàtà,verb,"to give goods to auctioneers, commission agents"
ṣagbàtò,verb,to give a child to the care of a nurse
ṣagbàwò,verb,to take a sick person to a doctor
ṣagbàwò,verb,"to lodge in a house, inn; to let a house"
ṣagbàwun,verb,"to order a cloth, basket to be woven; to weave"
ṣagbàyò,verb,to secure the aid of a helper to get out a thing from a hole
ṣagbère,verb,to commit adultery; to be a prostitute
ṣagbède,verb,to be a blacksmith
ṣàgidi,verb,to be obstinate; to be selfwilled
ṣàgunla,verb,to be indifferent; to contemn
ṣai,adverb,not; having the same force as the english prefix un; mostly used with má; not. when má precedes sai the two negatives make a strong affirmative
ṣaidi,verb,to untie; to undo
ṣaibàlafun,verb,to disrespect; to dishonour
ṣaibọwọfun,verb,to disrespect; to dishonour
ṣaidogba,adjective,unequal
ṣaifà,verb,"not to draw, pull"
ṣaife,verb,to hate; to be unwilling; to dislike
ṣaigbà,verb,to refuse; to decline; to disapprove
ṣaigbagbọ,verb,to disbelieve
ṣaigbèfun,verb,to be without help; to be unsupported
ṣaigbẹkẹlẹ,verb,to distrust
ṣaigbọran,verb,to be disobedient
ṣaijẹwọ,verb,to deny; to refuse to admit a fault
ṣaikiyesi,verb,to be unobservant
ṣaikunna,adjective,coarse; rough
ṣaileso,adjective,unfruitful; barren
ṣailẹgbẹ,adjective,singular
ṣailera,adjective,sick; ill; weak
ṣailọla,adjective,dishonourable; disreputable
ṣailọra,adjective,quick; smart; unhesitating
ṣailẹwa,adjective,ugly; uncouth
ṣaimọ,adjective,unclean
ṣaimọ,verb,to be ignorant
ṣaimu,verb,not to take
ṣaini,verb,to be destitute
ṣainigbagbọ,verb,to disbelieve; to discredit
ṣaipe,verb,to be quick
ṣaipò,adjective,unmingled
ṣairẹ,adjective,few
ṣairẹ,verb,unwearied
ṣairẹ́,verb,to be unfriendly
ṣaisàn,verb,to be ill; to be sick
ṣaisùn,verb,to keep awake; to pass a sleepless night
ṣaìṣedede,adjective,unequal
ṣaìṣọ̀tọ,adjective,untrue
ṣàità,adjective,unsaleable
ṣàitase,adjective,straight
ṣàitárun,adjective,not satisfactory
ṣàitò,adjective,insufficient
ṣàitó,adjective,absurd
ṣàitunṣe,verb,not to put right
ṣàiwà,adjective,absent
ṣàiwẹ,adjective,dirty
ṣàiwì,verb,not to speak
ṣàiwò,verb,not to look
ṣàiwọ́,adjective,disagreeable
ṣàiyẹ,adjective,unworthy
ṣàjapa,verb,to hawk goods for sale
ṣàjeji,adjective,strange; new
ṣàjẹ,verb,to bewitch
ṣàjẹ́,verb,to cut to pieces for the purpose of eating
ṣàjọ,verb,to take care of one; to be solicitous
ṣàjọ,verb,to collect
ṣàjọmọ,verb,to have a mutual understanding; to agree together
ṣàjú,preposition,before
ṣàta,verb,to mock; to disparage
ṣàiyẹ,verb,to enjoy; to take pleasure
ṣákàṣákà,adverb,clearly; plainly
ṣákàṣàkà,adverb,messy
ṣákala,adverb,merely
ṣàkawe,verb,to compare
ṣáki,adjective,abortive
ṣàkìṣàkì,adverb,roughly; ruggedly
ṣàkokò,verb,to happen; to be opportune
ṣàkoso,verb,to control; to command
ṣàlabapade,verb,to chance; to meet unawares
ṣàladàsi,adjective,officious; meddlesome
ṣàlaimọ̀,adjective,ignorant
ṣàlaimọ́,adjective,unclean
ṣàlaiyìhun,verb,to be positive; to insist
ṣàlaiyin,verb,not to praise
ṣàlailọkan,adjective,fearful; timid
ṣàlailàgbara,adjective,weak
ṣàlailera,adjective,ill; weak through illness
ṣàlailowo,adjective,poor
ṣàlailọmọ,adjective,childless
ṣàlailanu,adjective,merciless
ṣàmi,verb,to spy; to scout
ṣàn,verb,"to eat agidi without soup; to plaster; to cut down bush, forest"
ṣàn,verb,to flow into; to be watery; to be too thin
ṣàna,verb,to strike a match
ṣàná,verb,to give dowry; to pay respect to any member of the family of one's wife
ṣansan,adjective,upright
ṣanbò,verb,to overflow
ṣanfani,verb,to be advantageous; to be profitable
ṣangbo,verb,"to cut down a forest,, bush; to make a clearing"
ṣàngo,verb,the god of thunder
ṣaniànì,verb,to doubt; to demur
ṣaniyan,verb,to be anxious; to care for; to be solicitous
ṣanjà,verb,to make a mud ceiling
ṣanku,verb,to die prematurely
ṣankuta,verb,to dash against a stone
ṣanlé,verb,to plaster a house
rẹlẹ,verb,to plaster a house
ṣanlé,verb,to cut overgrown grass
ṣanle,adjective,dashed on the ground
ṣanpa,verb,to swing the arm
ṣansẹ,verb,to wash the feet
ṣansẹ,verb,to dangle the foot
ṣanurọ,verb,to think
ṣanu,verb,to be merciful
ṣanwọ,verb,to be empty handed; to swing the hand
ṣapa,verb,"to hack to death with a knife, cutlass"
ṣapakan,verb,to do a portion of a thing
ṣapaku,verb,to devise means for another’s destruction
ṣapaṣapa,adverb,roughly; filthily
ṣapejuwe,verb,to describe
ṣape,verb,to clap hands; to applaud
ṣapeṣe,verb,to illustrate; to signify; to make a sign
ṣapon,verb,to be diligent; to be industrious
ṣara,verb,to be singular; to be strange
ṣárán,verb,to speak unexpectedly (through old age)
ṣarẹkerekẹ,verb,to be double in one’s dealing; to shuffle
ṣárẹ,verb,to be tired
ṣárẹ,adjective,older than
ṣaro,verb,to think; to deliberate
ṣaroye,verb,to be talkative; to quarrel
ṣàṣà,noun,smallpox marks
ṣàṣà,adverb,few
ṣàṣà,adverb,quickly
ṣàṣàṣà,adverb,here and there; little; very few
ṣasara-ọwọ,noun,worn out broom; the tip of a broom
ṣaṣeleke,verb,to go to extremes
ṣasaro,verb,to meditate
ṣaṣegbà,verb,to do in turn
ṣaṣepà,verb,to be superfluous; to overdo a thing
ṣátá,verb,to despise; to reproach
ṣátán,verb,to pick up entirely
ṣati,verb,to reject; to cast aside
ṣatipo,verb,to sojourn
ṣatunsẹ,verb,to mediate; to amend
ṣawàdà,verb,to jest
ṣawawi,verb,to find fault; to cavil
ṣawo,verb,to be initiated into a secret
ṣawó,verb,to pick up money; to sort money
ṣaworo,noun,small brass bells; jingle
ṣawọtan,verb,to heal entirely; to effect a complete cure
ṣawun,verb,to be niggardly; to be stingy
ṣahun,verb,to be niggardly; to be stingy
ṣayàn,verb,to choose; to select
ṣáyan,verb,to be diligent
ṣayika,verb,to encircle
ṣe,verb,to do; to act; to make; to cause; to be
ṣe-gbé,verb,to perish
ṣẹgbẹ,verb,to be partial
ṣe-ibinuje,verb,to regret; to be sorry
ṣedajo,verb,to decide a case; to pass sentence; to judge
ṣedaraya,verb,to take exercise; to amuse; to take recreation
ṣedarudapo,verb,to mix; to blend; to confuse
ṣedanwo,verb,to examine; to put to a test
ṣefàri,verb,to be proud; to boast; to lightly esteem another
ṣegẹ,verb,to be exact; to be equal; to tally; to match
ṣegiri,verb,to be brave; to take courage; to strengthen oneself
ṣegára,verb,to rob; to plunder
ṣegbàgbé,verb,to forget; to neglect
ṣegberasa,verb,to be proud; to elate oneself
ṣegboràn,verb,to be obedient
ṣegbọ́wọ́,verb,to be surety; to be responsible
ṣonigbọwọ,verb,to be surety; to be responsible
ṣekánu,verb,to be merciful
ṣekannu,verb,to be passionate; to fret; to be severe
ṣekore,verb,to harvest; to reap
ṣelàjà,verb,to mediate
ṣelala,verb,to work hard; to toil
ṣelakalaka,verb,to hop
ṣelana,verb,to ordain; to direct
ṣelalejo,verb,to entertain strangers; to be hospitable
ṣelara,verb,to be envious; to envy
ṣelotun,verb,to renew; to repair
ṣeleri,verb,to promise; to give a pledge
ṣelese,verb,to hurt; to injure
ṣelewa,verb,to adorn; to beautify
ṣemọlẹ,verb,to be lazy
ṣelọṣọ,verb,to adorn; to furnish
ṣeńia,verb,to be kind; to be amiable
ṣemunibini,verb,to persecute; to harass
ṣemudidun,verb,to be pleased; to be glad
ṣodàlẹ,verb,to be perfidious; to be treacherous
ṣepaiya,verb,to be afraid; to be panic-stricken
ṣepinlẹ,verb,to determine a boundary
ṣepinhun,verb,"to make a contract, agreement"
ṣepinnu,verb,to determine; to resolve
ṣeponju,verb,to be afflicted; to worry
ṣeranṣe,verb,to serve; to be a messenger
ṣeranti,verb,to remember; to commemorate
ṣereti,verb,to hope; to expect
ṣerejẹ,verb,to cheat; to defraud
ṣerọra,verb,to ease; to relieve
ṣesegesegese,adjective,ugly; topsy-turvy
ṣasayan,verb,to choose; to make a selection
ṣetanmo,verb,to surmise; to conjecture; to think
ṣetọju,verb,to take care of; to guard
ṣetoṣo,verb,to examine; to trace
ṣeyori,verb,to be successful
ṣeunfasi,verb,to aggravate matters; to exaggerate; to provoke
ṣewràh,verb,to be quick
ṣewasu,verb,to preach
ṣeyori,verb,to achieve; to be successful
ṣewọra,verb,to be greedy
ṣegun,verb,to conquer
ṣẹlẹgẹ,verb,to be delicate
ṣí,verb,to open
ṣì,verb,to miss;
ṣibi,noun,spoon
ṣilasi,verb,to misplace
ṣihun,verb,to make an error in speech
ṣikuro,verb,to remove; to change the place of a thing
ṣigun,verb,to lead an army to battle
ṣilaiya,verb,to alienate; to discourage
ṣilẹse,verb,to force one away
ṣinidi,verb,to remove; to shift
ṣinipo,verb,to remove; to shift
ṣiniye,verb,to remind
ṣinà,verb,to reopen a road
ṣinà,verb,to miss one’s way
ṣiṣe,verb,to misbehave
ṣigidi,noun,"an image made of mud which it is believed will protect, avenge,, attack when propitiated"
ṣìgbé,verb,to misunderstand
ṣìjìbò,verb,to shade; to overshadow
ṣiju,verb,to be daring; to open the eye
ṣijuwò,verb,to behold; to look upon; to view
ṣìka,verb,to do mischief; to act wickedly
ṣíké,verb,to cherish; to take care of; to nurse
ṣíkiri,verb,to have no abiding place; to be vagrant
ṣíkò,verb,to set sail; to leave the mooring
ṣìkọ,verb,to make a mistake in writing
ṣíkùn,verb,to remain; a part of a whole left behind
ṣìleti,verb,to warn; to caution; to exhort
ṣílèkun,verb,"to open a door, gate"
ṣilo,verb,to misuse; to misappropriate
ṣilọ,verb,to migrate; to drive away
ṣíló,verb,to transplant
ṣílona,verb,to mislead
ṣílọwọ,verb,to prevent an action
ṣìmàlẹ,verb,to be idle; to be lazy
ṣìmò,verb,to fail to recognise
ṣìmoran,verb,to counsel
ṣin,adverb,deeply
ṣin,verb,to wash; to rinse
ṣinipà,verb,to commit manslaughter
ṣínṣin,adverb,firmly
ṣinmó,verb,to cleanse
ṣinupayafun,verb,to be frank; to make one’s mind known
ṣípà,verb,"to work hurriedly, carelessly"
ṣìpa,verb,to kill any creature by mistake
ṣipada,verb,to remove; to change to another place
ṣipopada,verb,to remove; to change to another place
ṣìparẹ,verb,to rub off by mistake
ṣìpaya,verb,to reveal; to expose
ṣìpè,verb,"to miscall, call by mistake"
ṣìpe,verb,to beg
ṣìsile,adjective,open; manifest
ṣiré,verb,to play; to sport
ṣìri,adjective,a stock of corn
ṣìrọ,verb,to reckon; to calculate
ṣírọ,noun,the thrush
ṣìsaikunna,adjective,coarse; rough
ṣìsaju,noun,antecedent
ṣìsakawe,noun,allegory
ṣìṣàn,adjective,running; flowing; watery
ṣìsanufun,adjective,pitiable
ṣìṣáran,noun,speaking unexpectedly through old age
ṣìṣàroye,noun,prating; talking beyond limit
ṣìṣàyàn,noun,assiduity
ṣìṣàyàn,adjective,chosen; select
ṣìse,verb,to move; to walk fast
ṣìṣe,verb,to make a mistake
ṣíṣe,adjective,possible
ṣíṣe,verb,to work
ṣíṣe,verb,to labour; to worry
ṣìṣi,adjective,missed; mistaken
ṣíṣi,adjective,open
ṣìpefun,verb,to beg; to apologise
ṣìṣirò,adjective,calculated; reckoned
ṣìṣirò,adjective,miscalculated
ṣìṣòro,adjective,difficult; hard
ṣìṣọ,verb,to speak wrongly; to make a slip of the tongue
ṣiṣo,adjective,watched
ṣiṣọkan,noun,unity
ṣiṣọra,noun,watchfulness
ṣiṣù,adjective,spherical; rounded; circular
ṣiṣù,adjective,dark; overcast; black; dull
ṣiwaju,adverb,before
ṣaju,adverb,before
ṣiwèrè,verb,to be crazy
ṣiwo,verb,to borrow money
ṣiwo,verb,to rest temporarily from work; to stop doing a thing
ṣiyemeji,verb,to be doubtful
ṣọ,verb,to watch
ṣọ,adjective,slackened; loose
ṣọ,verb,to be stubborn
ṣọdi,verb,to oppose; to be against
ṣọdi,verb,to be a bulwark; to protect
ṣọfo,verb,to be empty
ṣọfo,verb,to waste; to lose
ṣọfofo,verb,to tell a lie; to be a tale-bearer
ṣoge,verb,to be foppish
ṣogo,verb,to exalt; to glory
ṣọgun,verb,to make medicine
ṣọgunṣi,verb,to use foul means against anyone
ṣọjoro,verb,to dupe; to cheat
ṣojuifin,verb,to wink
ṣojuja,verb,to look stern; to look defiant
ṣojukokoro,verb,to covet
ṣojurere,verb,to be favourable
ṣojusasi,verb,to be partial; to be prejudiced in favour of
ṣojusu,verb,to be puzzled
ṣoki,adjective,little
ṣokisọki,adverb,very little
ṣokisọki,adverb,roughly; unevenly
ṣokòtò,noun,trousers
ṣokoto,noun,very small
ṣokunkun,adjective,dark
ṣolori,verb,to be above others; to rule; to preside
ṣonikupani,verb,"to be a traitor, betrayer"
ṣonroro,verb,to be cruel; to be an oppressor
ṣonsọ,adjective,pointed
ṣonsojìle,noun,a cape; a promontory
ṣòpè,adjective,ignorant
ṣọre,verb,to be kind
ṣọro,adjective,difficult; hard
ṣọró,adjective,fierce
ṣorò,verb,to observe the festival of a god
ṣọsọ,adjective,only
ṣọṣọṣọ,adjective,studded
ṣọṣi,verb,to be wretched
ṣotito,verb,to be true
ṣowò,verb,to trade
ṣọ,verb,to watch
ṣọ,adjective,slack
ṣọdale,verb,to be treacherous; to be a traitor
ṣọdẹ,verb,to hunt
ṣọfo,verb,to mourn
ṣọgba,verb,to watch a garden
ṣọgbẹgbẹ,adjective,equal; exact
ṣọkan,adverb,together
ṣọla,verb,to presume on account of one's position
ṣọkanṣọṣọ,verb,to unite
ṣọle,verb,to watch a house
ṣọlẹ,verb,to be lazy
ṣọlu,verb,to watch a town
ṣọmọ,verb,to take undue advantage of one's birth
ṣọmọde,adjective,young
ṣọmọdọ,verb,to be a servant
ṣọmọta,verb,to be rude
ṣọna,verb,to watch
ṣọpe,verb,to be thankful
ṣọpọ,adjective,common; many
ṣọra,verb,to beware; to be watchful; to be circumspect
ṣọrẹ,verb,to be friendly
ṣọṣọ,verb,to bedeck oneself with jewels
ṣọṣọ́,adverb,quietly
ṣọṣọ̀nù,adjective,kindhearted
ṣọta,verb,to be an enemy
ṣọtẹ,verb,to rebel
ṣọtọ,verb,to be faithful; to be honest
ṣọtun,verb,to be new
"""ṣọtun-gosi",verb,to be double-dealing
ṣọ̀wọ̀,verb,to peep
ṣọ̀wọ̀,verb,"to send off; to forward a thing, person"
ṣọ̀wọ̀n,adjective,dear; scarce
ṣù,adjective,round
ṣù,verb,to be dark
ṣù,verb,to empty the bowels
ṣùbàibai,verb,to be hazy
ṣùbo,verb,to overshadow; to mob
ṣùbu,verb,to fall
ṣùbulu,verb,to fall upon
ṣùlobùn,verb,to be impudent; to be insolent
ṣùpọ̀n,conjunction,but
ṣìjọ,adjective,round; assembled
ṣùku,noun,basket
ṣùmọ,verb,to throng
ṣùn,verb,to pinch; to take little by little
ṣùn,adverb,intently; calmly
ṣùnna,verb,to be thrifty
ṣùnṣọ,verb,to exaggerate
ṣùsi,verb,to interfere
ṣùnù,verb,to be attacked with diarrhoea
ṣọpo,verb,to marry a widow
ṣùru,adjective,small circle
ṣùru,adjective,plenty
ṣùṣù,adverb,greatly; violently
tà,verb,to kick; burn; shoot at; sting; tap; spill; shed; shine upon; to open a boil
tà,verb,to sell; expose for sale; impose a fine
tà,verb,to produce; to sound aloud (as a cry); to wander from one place to another
tàba,noun,tobacco
tàbí,conjunction,or; either; neither; nor; whether
tàbí-tàbí,verb,doubt; uncertainty
tàbú,noun,a splash
tàdí,verb,to be at variance with
tàdi,verb,to be stirred
tàfa,verb,to shoot arrows
tàfa-tafa,noun,an archer; bowman
tafiri,adjective,aromatic
tagiri,noun,"a creeper, the fruit of which is used in tanning hides"
tagiri,verb,to startle
tàgètàgè,adverb,feebly; staggeringly
tàgun,adjective,strong; vigorous; healthy; sound; hale
tagbo kun,verb,"to spread, make a sail"
tagbogbó̩n,verb,to stagger; to totter
tahín,verb,to pick the teeth
tahùn,verb,to tell out one’s grief
tai,adverb,indifferently; insolently
ta-ìbòjú,verb,to veil; to screen
ta-ire,verb,to imprecate
tai-tai,adverb,see tai
taiyé,adjective,temporal; belonging to the world
tajà,verb,"to sell goods, merchandise"
tàjè,verb,to shed blood
tàjè-sílè,verb,to shed blood
taji,verb,to wake suddenly; to rouse
tajú,verb,to be in haste; to be anxious
takà,verb,to compete with; to rival
takadà,noun,paper
ta kánkán,verb,to be smart; to move with activity; nimble
tákétáké,adverb,immediately; instantly; at once
tàkété,verb,to stand aloof from; to shun
také̩kè̩,verb,see ta kánkán
takínkínf-ojú,verb,"to be giddy, faint, intoxicated"
takó̩kó̩,verb,to knot
tákítàkí,adjective,fertile; productive
takò̩,verb,to gainsay; oppose; contradict
takò̩ tabo,noun,male and female
tákú,adjective,dauntless
takùn,verb,"to hang a string, rope"
talà,noun,bleached calico; white muslin
ta-laiya,verb,to smite the breast; to oppose; to resist; to be contrary to
tàlakà,noun,a poor person
talé̩,verb,to become infected
tali,pronoun,who? whom?
tani,pronoun,who? whom?
taló̩,noun,a splash
ta-í̩fé̩,verb,to give a present; to reward
talù,verb,to fall upon
ta-lùgbé̩,noun,unripe fruit; blight
tànmà,verb,to think; to suppose; to conjecture
tàn,verb,"to light a lamp, torch; to shine; radiate; entice; seduce; lure; deceive; decoy; spread; scatter"
tàn,verb,to finish; cease; to be at an end; extinct; annihilate; to heal; cure
tan,verb,to be related to
tàn,verb,to run aground
tangala,noun,a bird
tanganran,noun,tin; zinc; galvanized iron
tani,pronoun,who; whom
tanipa,verb,to kick at another
taniṣankò̩,noun,the centipede
tanjé̩,verb,to deceive; cheat; entice; beguile
tanjú,verb,to look sternly at
tankalè̩,verb,to spread about; to communicate; to publish
tanma,verb,see tànmà
tànmólè,verb,to emit light; illuminate
tanná,verb,to light the lamp; to flower; blossom
tanná-tanná,noun,a small centipede
tànṣán,verb,to twinkle; emit light
tàntàn,adjective,"violently (a qualification of the verb na, to stretch)"
tantasi,noun,yams left in the ground to shoot out
tanu,verb,to cast out; eject
tápá,verb,to kick
tápási,verb,to kick against; to spurn
tàpẹ,verb,to bud; to appear (as an ear of corn)
tara,verb,to be hasty; zealous; earnest; concerned; quick
tárà,adjective,straightforward
tàró,verb,"to estimate, regard, countenance; to act suitably; to notice"
tarù,verb,to lift a heavy load on the head for oneself
tásà,noun,pan; cup; plate
tasai,adjective,pungent; acid; sharp
tásé,verb,to fail; miss the mark; to miss another
tàṣéún,verb,to equivocate; prevaricate
tàṣèrìn,verb,to stagger
tasẹ,verb,to kick
tasi,verb,to shoot at; spill upon; to anoint
tasílára,verb,to sprinkle the body
tasílẹ̀,verb,to spill on the ground; to shed
tasiwaju,verb,to shoot in front of one
tasẹ,verb,to imprecate evil upon; to curse
ta-ṣíṣú,verb,to ramble; to rove; to roam
tawò,verb,to play the game called warry
tayo,verb,to play the game called warry
ta-ṣọ,verb,to go beyond; surpass; excel; outdo
tayo-tayo,adverb,gladly; joyfully
té,adverb,"on the very top (qualifying verbs signifying to put,, rest upon)"
té,verb,to worship; adorn; propitiate; rear; respect; fondle; indulge
tède,noun,a parrot very destructive to indian corn
tefe-tefe,adverb,wholly; entirely; altogether
tẹgbógi,adjective,medicinal
téjú,verb,to take care of; watch; have the oversight of
tọju,verb,to take care of; watch; have the oversight of
tele,verb,to gather chips
temi,pronoun,mine
tènía,adjective,human; worldly
tente,noun,a point; pinnacle; apex; spire
tẹ́pá,verb,to be wrinkled; shrivelled
tẹ́rẹ́,adverb,in a small quantity
tẹ́tẹ́tẹ́rí,adverb,filthily; unclean
tete,adverb,early; soon; quickly; first; beforehand
tete,noun,leg; kick from an animal
tete,adverb,fast; quickly
tètè-kàjọ,verb,to antedate
tètèko,adverb,in the first place
tètètò,verb,to provoke
tètètwọ̀wọ̀,verb,to taste beforehand
tèwe,adjective,belonging to childhood; juvenile
tẹ,verb,"to come to disgrace; to be flat, level; to be tasteless,, insipid; to spread"
tẹ,verb,to beat; outdo; to lay; to place
tẹ,verb,to trample; tread down; bend; to be curved; crooked
tẹ̀ba,verb,to bend; make to stoop; subject
tẹ̀balẹ̀,verb,to bend down
tẹ̀rẹ̀rẹ̀,verb,to make level; to make low
tẹ̀-bọ̀,verb,to dip
tẹ-bomi,verb,to soak in water
tẹ̀-bọ̀rin,verb,to soak in water
tẹ̀pọ̀-tẹ̀pọ̀,adjective,unhealthy; unnatural; bloated
tẹ̀do,verb,to encamp; form an establishment; build a new town
tẹ́gun,verb,to set the battle in array; to lay wait
tẹ̀bin-tẹ̀bin,adverb,filthily; unclean
tẹ̀hin,adjective,the last; final
tẹ̀hin-bọ̀run,noun,the name of a tree
tẹjumọ,verb,to gaze at; to fasten the eye upon; to regard earnestly; to attend to
tẹ́jumọ́wọ́,verb,to gaze at; to fasten the eye upon; to regard earnestly; to attend to
tẹkẹ́-tẹlẹ̀,noun,routine
tẹ́lẹ́,verb,to follow after; to imitate; to pursue
tẹ̀lẹ̀,verb,to tread on the ground
tẹ̀lẹ̀sẹ̀,verb,to tread on the foot; forewarned
tẹ-logo,verb,"to humble; disgrace; bring low, cast down"
tẹ̀loriba,verb,"to subdue, conquer"
tẹ̀lọda,verb,to emasculate an animal; castrate
tẹ̀lọrun,verb,to satisfy
tẹ́mó,adverb,scornfully
tẹmi,adjective,spiritual
tẹ-mọ,verb,to press upon; to imprint
te-mọlẹ,verb,to trample under foot; overwhelm; domineer
tẹníbáń,verb,see tẹ̀lọda
tẹni,pronoun,one's own
tẹ́ni,noun,one who disgraces another
tẹnílọ́run,verb,to be satisfied with
tẹníninu,verb,"to appease, propitiate, pacify"
tẹntẹrẹ,noun,a carnivorous bird
tẹnu,adjective,good-tempered; meek; gentle; mild
tẹnu,adverb,from the mouth
tẹnumọ,verb,to affirm; urge; assert; assure
tẹnumọ-lẹ́mọlẹ́mọ,verb,to constantly affirm
tẹyin,pronoun,yours
tẹramọ,verb,to persevere; to persist
tẹ́rẹ́,adjective,slim; tall; slender
tẹ́rẹ́,verb,to tread down; trample upon
tẹ̀rì,verb,to suppress; put under; hide; secrete; immerse
tẹ̀ríba,verb,"to stoop, bow the head; submit; cringe"
tẹrísí,verb,to incline towards
tẹ́rùn,adverb,abundantly; satisfactorily; contentedly; enough
tẹ̀rùtẹ̀rù,adverb,fearfully; dreadfully
tẹ̀ṣubà,noun,prayer beads; rosary
tẹ́si,verb,"to incline to, to temporize; to bias"
tẹ̀sílẹ̀,verb,to bend down
tẹ̀tẹ̀,noun,a herb
tẹ̀tẹ̀-gún,noun,a species of cane used for cough mixture
tẹ̀tẹ̀rẹ̀,adverb,carelessly
tẹ́tísílẹ̀,verb,to incline the ear
tẹ́tẹ̀,noun,executioner
tẹ́wẹ́,verb,to print
tẹ́wọ́gba,verb,to accept; approve; receive; take in hand
tẹ̀wọ̀n,verb,to be weighty; to balance
tí,verb,to strike with a hard substance; to fade
tí,conjunction,yet
tí,pronoun,who; that; which; whom; the one which
tí,preposition,to; of; belonging to
tí,verb,to thrust; support; push; fasten; lock; shut
tí,preposition,against; at; with; by; near
tí,adverb,not
tí,verb,have
tí,preposition,from
tí,adverb,heavily; vehemently; with great force
tián,adverb,long; distant; high
tián-tián,adverb,long; distant; high
tián-tián,adverb,abundantly; profusely; plentifully
tian-tian,noun,a bird called thus from its cry
ti-bàbá,adverb,fatherly
tibàyi,pronoun,one yonder
tibọ,adverb,adhesively; copiously
tílí,verb,to shy; to go backwards
tìgbàdìẹ,adjective,for a little time; transient; passing
tìgbàkíkọjà,adjective,for a little time; transient; passing
tijàẹ,verb,to thrust out
tijàtìjà,adverb,fretfully; turbulently
tijòtíjò,adverb,prancingly; with dancing step
tiju,verb,to blush; to be ashamed; to reserve
tíkà-tíkà,adverb,cruelly; tyranically
tikanra-tikanra,adverb,fretfully
tikárámi,pronoun,myself
tikárárẹ,pronoun,thyself; yourself
tikárárẹ,pronoun,himself; herself
tíkà-tẹ̀gbìn,adverb,insultingly; contemptuously
tíkẹ̀hìn,adverb,lastly
tíkọ,adverb,heavily; unwillingly; reluctantly
tíkọ̀-tíkọ̀,adverb,heavily; unwillingly; reluctantly
tíkú,adjective,deadly; fatal
tí-kurò,verb,to thrust away
tílàtílà,adjective,laborious; toilsome
tílẹ̀,verb,to pledge one's word
tílẹ̀,conjunction,even; though; although
tílẹ̀hìn,verb,to succour; support; defend; relieve
tí ilu,adjective,"public; belonging to the town, people, nation"
tílùtílọn,adverb,pompously; with drum and pipe
tímọ,adverb,closely; adhesively
tímọ̀-tímọ̀,adverb,closely; adhesively
tímtím,noun,cushion; pillow; bolster
tín,adjective,thin; slender
tínrín,adjective,thin; slender
tínábọ̀,verb,to kindle; set on fire
tínaran,verb,to kindle; set on fire
tínú,preposition,within; among
tínù-tínù,adverb,heartily; voluntarily; willingly
típà,adverb,strenuously; with effort
típàdáyìn,adverb,strenuously; with effort
típá-típá,adverb,with force; violently
típílẹ̀ṣọ,adverb,from the beginning
tírà,noun,a mohammedan charm
tíà,noun,a mohammedan charm
tírẹ̀kọjà,adjective,passing; transitory
tírẹ̀,pronoun,thine; yours
tírẹ̀,pronoun,his; hers; its
tírẹ̀,adverb,abundantly; in multitudes
tíri,verb,to stand at bay
tíri,verb,to stoop; to look downwards
tírìnmọ́lẹ̀,verb,to stand firm
tírìsi,preposition,against; opposite to
tiro,verb,to stand on tip-toe; to stretch oneself to reach something
tiró,noun,antimony; blacklead ore
tirò-tirò,adverb,"thoughtfully, advisedly"
ti isàlè,adjective,belonging to the lower parts
tìsí,verb,to push into; to thrust against
ti-niwajú,verb,to push forward; impol
ti-sòrò,noun,scissors
ti-sájítì,adjective,foremost; precedent; preliminary
tìṣé-tìṣé,adverb,penuriously
tìṣe-tìṣe,adverb,laboriously
tìíṣe,verb,that which may be done; practically
tì-ṣubu,verb,to push down; to cause to fall
tìtà,noun,that which is to be sold
tìtà,noun,that which is to be shot at
tìtagbára,adjective,violent; mighty
tìtán,adjective,curable; terminable; extinguishable
tìtàn,adjective,shining; sparkling; twinkling
tìtan,noun,deception; deceit
tìtan,adjective,trailing; spreading
tìtani,pronoun,whose
tìtani,adjective,burning; stinging
tìtanjẹ,noun,a deceit; a fraud
tìtànkà,noun,see tìtàn
tìtanṣán,noun,rays of light
tìtara,adverb,earnestly; zealously
tìtara-tìtara,adverb,very earnestly
tìtarò,noun,for the sake of
tìtayọ,adjective,surpassingly excellent
tìtè,noun,"that which may be fondled, worshipped"
tìtẹ,noun,that which is trampled upon
tìtẹ,noun,that which spreads; an even surface
tìtẹbà,adjective,bent
tìtẹlé,noun,that which is followed
tìtẹnumọ,adjective,affirmable; declarative
tìtẹ-obi,noun,pangs of childbirth
tìtẹwọgbà,adjective,acceptable
tìtí,adverb,continually; ever
tìtì,adverb,tremulously; violently
tìtì,noun,"public road, street"
tìtì-lai,adverb,for ever; perpetually
tìtì lọ,adverb,continually
tìtí,noun,sufficiency
tìtobi,noun,greatness
tìtògbé,verb,dozing; napping
tìtó,adjective,straight; direct
tìtòwo,noun,that which is to be tasted
tìtù,adjective,navigable
tìtù,adjective,tamable
tìtújúkà,noun,the state of being cheerful
tìtúkà,noun,"that which is scattered, separated"
tìtílẹ,noun,that which is to be ploughed
tìtùlọjú,noun,that which can be tamed
tìtùn,adjective,new; fresh; young; recent
titunṣe,adjective,reparable; amendable
tiwa,pronoun,ours
tiwáju,adjective,"foremost, prior"
tiwoye,adverb,considerately
tiwọn,pronoun,theirs
tiwọnwọn,noun,a wart; the name of a bird
tiwọra-tiwọra,adverb,greedily
tiya,adjective,maternal; belonging to the mother
tiyára-tiyára,adverb,swiftly; hastily; briskly; speedily
tiyẹ,adjective,mental; pertaining to the memory
tiyẹ,adjective,pertaining to life
tiyẹn,adverb,afar
tó,adverb,never
tótó,adverb,never
tótó hún,adverb,never
tó,adjective,sufficient; enough
tó,adjective,the sound of dropping
tó,interjection,an expression of satisfaction
tó,verb,to stand in a line; muster; place in rows; to be restored
tó,adverb,aloud
tóbi,adjective,large; great; big; supreme
tóbí,noun,an apron; napkin; wrapper
tóbíju,adjective,bigger; greater; larger
tobíjúlo,adjective,biggest; largest
tóde,adjective,open; belonging to the public
tógbé,verb,to sleep; slumber; doze
tógbéra,verb,to place in rows
tógbo,noun,a bird
tóhún,adjective,pertaining to the voice
tójọ,verb,to muster; heap together; accumulate
tójíbọ,verb,to look into; to view
tókè,adjective,heavenly; pertaining to things above
tókí,adverb,in small quantities
tólẹ,verb,to touch the ground
tó-lẹṣẹ,verb,to arrange in orderly rows
tó-lẹṣẹṣẹ,verb,to arrange in orderly rows
tólótóló,noun,a turkey
tólù,noun,to pack together
tónítóní,adverb,cleanly; decently
tónítóní,conjunction,until to-day
tóntoro,adjective,very little (used of liquids)
tóri,verb,to fall to one's share
tórí,adverb,ferociously; horribly; frightfully
tórò,verb,to settle; be still; be at rest; tranquil
tóro,noun,a fat rat; a country coat
tóró,adverb,easily
tórórósi,verb,to anoint with oil
tósí,noun,"nearness, proximity"
tóṣí,verb,to be wretched; to suffer poverty
tótó,adjective,"(qualifying fẹ, to open wide the eyes), very"
tòtò,interjection,"an expression of humiliation before the gods, superiors, denoting submission, and repentance, and a promise not to repeat the offence"
tòtòhún,interjection,"an expression of humiliation before the gods, superiors, denoting submission, and repentance, and a promise not to repeat the offence"
tòtọ,adverb,truly; of a truth
tótọ,adjective,rightful
tòwò,adjective,regarding trade; mercantile
tòwó,adjective,concerning money
tòwó-tòwó,adverb,with money
tòyè,noun,"merit, value"
tòyè,adjective,belonging to a title
tòyè-tòyè,adverb,with observation; discreetly
tọ,verb,to correct; bring up; direct; straighten; vex; annoy; provoke; tease; touch; trouble
tọ,verb,to be straight; right; true; to be long; durable; to split into slips; to trim
tọ,verb,to urinate
tọ,verb,to follow; go to; resort to; apply to; seek to
tọ,adverb,an expression of praise used to a younger
tọdín,adverb,yearly; annually
tọ qíq,verb,"to settle, trace a matter"
tọ́tọ́tọ́,adverb,gratuitously; freely
tọ́gẹ́gẹ́,verb,to stagger
tọ́hún,noun,that yonder
tọja,verb,to trace throughout
tọ́jú,verb,to take care of; look after; watch
tọka,verb,to point at; refer to
tọkantọkan,adverb,heartily; with the soul
tọ́kẹ́,adjective,belonging to a bag
tọ́kẹ́tọ́kẹ́,adverb,bag and baggage
tọ́kẹ́,verb,to guide a ship; steer
tọ́kún,verb,to lead
tọkúnrin,adjective,belonging to man; masculine
tọla,adjective,pertaining to honour
tọlá-tọlá,adverb,honourably; respectfully
tọlé-tọlé,noun,an insect used medicinally
tọ́-lẹ́hin,verb,to follow after
tọmọde,adjective,belonging to a child
tọ̀nà,verb,to follow the road; trace the path
tọ̀nà,verb,to take the lead; guide
tọpa,verb,"to trace; follow a track, footstep"
tọpasẹ,verb,"to trace; follow a track, footstep"
tọ̀-pínpin,verb,to be inquisitive; to pry
tọrọ,verb,to borrow; beg; petition; ask a loan
tọ́rọ́,adjective,narrow
tọrọ,noun,a threepenny piece
tọrun,adjective,heavenly; celestial
tọsẹ,verb,to trace; investigate
tọ́si,adverb,belonging by right;
tọsi,verb,"to make a mark, stroke"
tọ̀sítọ̀si,adjective,unclean; nasty; base
tọ̀tọ̀,adjective,whole; complete
tọ̀wò,verb,to taste
tọ̀wọ,verb,"to go in a band, troop,, company"
tọ̀wọ̀-tọ̀wọ̀,adverb,respectfully; reverently
tu,verb,to expectorate; throw out; pluck up; fail
tù,verb,to cease from giving pain; to make easy; navigate; soothe; propitiate; reconcile; collect; gather together
tú,verb,to loosen; untie; unbend; break; scatter; unfold; dig up
tú-àṣírí,verb,to reveal a secret; disclose a plot
tuba,verb,to repent; surrender
tunba,verb,to repent; surrender
túbọ̀,verb,to try again; make another attempt
túbù,noun,prison; jail; custody
túdi,verb,see tú-àṣírí
tújáde,verb,to pour out; to issue from; to gush out
tújì,verb,to be tame; mild; harmless
tújíkà,verb,to be cheerful
túkà,verb,to separate; disperse; scatter; disunite
tukákiri,verb,to scatter in different directions
tukọ,verb,to navigate a vessel
túkí,noun,a wild hog
turukú,noun,a wild hog
tula,verb,to grow; to continue in a state of existence
túlásìn,noun,misfortune; evil
tù-lara,verb,to refresh; enliven
túló,verb,to search the house
tulẹ,verb,to break up the ground; to plough
tulẹ,verb,"to propitiate the ground by sacrificing,, pouring oil on it"
túlù,noun,neuralgia; tic
túlù,verb,"to break up a country, town"
tùmọ,verb,to disclose a secret bargain; to baffle; explain; interpret; solve
tún,adverb,again; once more
tungbé,verb,to take again; resume
tún-nihoho,verb,to strip; divest of covering
tún-kà,verb,to repeat; rehearse; recount
tún-ká,verb,to pluck again; refold; wind again
tún-mú,verb,to take again; hold again
tún-mura,verb,to renew effort
tún-pè,verb,to recall
tún-rẹ́,verb,to recut
tún-rí,verb,to see again
tún-rọ̀,verb,to reconsider; reflect
tún-sẹ̀,verb,to cook again
tún-ṣọ,verb,to repeat
tún-ṣẹ,verb,"to repair; rectify, reform"
túnú,verb,"to be tender-hearted, meek"
túnúkà,verb,"to be comforted, consoled"
tún-wá,verb,to search again
tún-wẹ́,verb,to recoil
tún-wí,verb,to repeat
tún-wọ̀,verb,to review
tún-yẹ́,verb,to revive; to live again
tún-yí,verb,to turn over again
tún-yọ,verb,to shoot forth afresh; to reappear
tupú,verb,to run precipitately
tú-pupú,verb,to bubble out; to gargle
turárí,noun,frankincense; any sweet scent
tú-sílẹ,verb,to untie; unbind; let loose
tú-sódà,verb,to pour out
tutà,verb,to sell oddments
tutọ,verb,to expectorate; to spit
tutt,adjective,cold; green; raw; wet; verdant; cool; damp; meek; calm; sedate; quiet; fresh
túti,adverb,entirely
tutu,adverb,"very light; gloomily, sadly"
tu-wqka,adjective,"freehanded, liberal"
tu-yq,verb,to expel; to force out
wá,verb,to seek for; search; rummage; quaver
wá,verb,"divide, serve, share"
ha,verb,"divide, serve, share"
wá,verb,to be; abide; dwell; exist; dig; pull a boat
wá,verb,to come; move towards; shake; tremble
wa-ajje,verb,to paddle
wa-awari,verb,to make a diligent search; to seek and find
wádi (wa-idi),verb,search out the cause; examine; to investigate; to make close examination
wáhò (wa iho),verb,"to dig a hole, pit; to burrow; excavate"
wákì,verb,to shrink; to become rigid
wákiri,verb,to seek about; search for; ransack
walaini,verb,to be in want; suffer need
walainiba,verb,to be hopeless; to be in despair; utter hopelessness
walainireti,verb,to be hopeless; to be in despair; utter hopelessness
walaipe,verb,to come uninvited
walaipe,verb,"to be imperfect, to be a eunuch, to live but to be imperfect, maimed"
walairise,verb,to be unemployed; be in idleness; to lounge
walatiri,verb,to seek with a desire to find; seek attentively
waláye,verb,to live; to be alive
wá,verb,to live; to be alive
wàmaiya,verb,to hug to the breast; to embrace
wáwi or wa-awawi,verb,seek to say; make excuse; dispense with; find an excuse
wawin (wa-awin),verb,seek for credit
wawín,verb,to borrow
wádtwadu,adverb,hurriedly; taking no time
wáqì,verb,to take soaked corn out of water
wáqì,verb,to seek for firewood
wáqún,verb,to pull a canoe to the shore; to land; to arrive at a conclusion
wahlála,noun,trouble; affliction; tribulation
wahári,noun,a female slave taken for a wife
wái,adverb,now; at this time
waiyi,adverb,now; at this time
wái,adverb,at once
waiwai,adverb,bitterly
wájawája,noun,fringe; tassels
wájawája,adjective,in a rough state; roughly; confusedly
wají,noun,blue; dye; blue stain from dyed cloth
wajo,verb,a. to settle a matter
wajo,verb,to collect together
waju,noun,face; front; forehead
iwaju,noun,face; front; forehead
wákàti,noun,time; hour; period of time
walá,noun,a board used for writing on by mohammedans; slate
walẹ (wa-ile),verb,to be sober; recover oneself (as from drunkenness)
walẹ,verb,to dig the ground
wánránwárán,adverb,"foolishly, irregularly"
wápa,noun,epilepsy
warapa,noun,epilepsy
wapakan,verb,"to blink, look sidelong"
wa-apakan,verb,"to blink, look sidelong"
wara,noun,milk
wara,verb,to be in a hurry; precipitate
warakàṣí,noun,sour milk; cream; cheese
wara-ojo,noun,shower
warapa,noun,see wápa
wari,verb,"to do homage to a king, a superior; to worship"
hari,verb,"to do homage to a king, a superior; to worship"
wariri,verb,"tremble greatly, vibrate"
wariwarun,noun,a name given to the goddess of smallpox
warunki,verb,to stiffen the neck
wa-orun-ki,verb,to stiffen the neck
wato,verb,to emit saliva
wawofin,verb,to scrutinize; investigate
wawọ (wa-ọwọ),verb,to cease raining; cease; abate
wayajia,verb,to come to a close contest; struggle
wayi,adverb,now; at this time
wai,adverb,now; at this time
wé,verb,to twist; curl; bind round; enwrap; wean a child
wepọ,verb,"to twist, curl round"
welasọ,verb,to wrap in cloth; invest
welewele,adverb,repeatedly; quickly; quick motions of a child's feet when running
wére,adjective,silly; foolish
wére,adverb,with a quick lively motion
wéréwéré,adverb,nimbly; quickly
wérépe,noun,running plant like a bean bearing a hairy pod which stings the hand when touched; nettle
wépe,noun,running plant like a bean bearing a hairy pod which stings the hand when touched; nettle
wé,adjective,fine
wé,verb,"to caress, fondle"
wé,verb,"to crush grain (either by mills, mastication); to grind; masticate; smash"
wé,verb,to swim; wash the body; lave; dress; decorate; adorn; cleanse; purge
wẹlẹwà,noun,a slender person
awẹlẹwa,noun,a slender person
wẹmọ,verb,to make clean; purify; exonerate; vindicate; absolve
wẹnu,verb,to wash off; purify; cleanse
wẹkọlùsọ,verb,to embalm the dead
wẹlọsọ,verb,to embalm the dead
wẹ-ọrun,verb,to gargle the throat
wẹfunfun,noun,chalk digger
wẹhin,verb,to look back; reflect
wẹnu,verb,to wash; cleanse
wẹnupọ,verb,to purify; cleanse; thoroughly sanctify
wẹrẹ,adjective,small
wẹrẹwẹrẹ,adjective,small; dwarf; diminutive
wẹwẹ,adjective,small; dwarf; diminutive
wẹsẹ,verb,to wash the foot
wẹwọ,verb,to wash the hand
wiyọ,verb,to wash the hand
wi,verb,to say; speak; tell; relate; express
wi awígba,verb,to repeat what has been heard; iterate
wi fun,verb,to tell to
wi tẹlẹ,verb,to foretell; foresay
wi,verb,to burn the hair slightly; singe
wijo,verb,to complain
wikiri,verb,to publish abroad; promulgate
wiliki,adjective,hairy; robust
win,verb,to lend; to borrow
winwin,adverb,finely; into small bits
winrin,adjective,near; approximate
winwín,adjective,lent; borrowed
wirìwirì,adverb,"hastily, hurriedly, summarily"
wirìwirìlẹ,noun,dusk; twilight
wiwà,noun,the act of coming. see ìwa
wiwà,noun,that which is; that which has being; having being
wiwà,noun,that which is to be dug
wiwadi,noun,scrutiny; examination
wiwara,adjective,hasty; greedy
wiwi,adjective,utterable; speakable
wiwẹ,adjective,washed; to be washed. see wẹ
wiwo,verb,a sight; a scene; an appearance
wiwo-okere,noun,distant view; perspective
wiwoye,noun,observation; watchfulness
wiwọ,adjective,crooked. see wọ
wiwọ,verb,"to be drawn, dragged"
wiwọra,verb,to rub in
wiwọ́n,verb,to be weaned
wiwọ̀n,verb,"to be weighed; measured; to measure by line, rule"
wiwu,noun,abscess; swelling; fermenting
wiwún,noun,the manner of weaving
ìfìhún,noun,the manner of weaving
wiwulori,adjective,affecting; pathetic
wiwunilori,adjective,affecting; cheering
wiwusoke,adjective,enlarged; swollen; distended
wiwù,noun,"pleasure, delight"
wó,verb,"to fell a tree; break down walls,, any upright structure; to fall down dead (as a big animal)"
wo-balẹ,verb,to break down to the ground
wo-lulẹ,verb,to break down to the ground
wo-palẹ,verb,to break down to the ground
wo,interjection,lo! behold!
wò,verb,to behold; visit; see; look; take care of; attend a sick person
wò-nri,verb,to glance
wò-jina,verb,"to heal a wound, sore"
wòjìnà,verb,to look afar
wo-kakiri,verb,to view around
wo-su,verb,to look confusedly; to appear absent in thought
wosun,verb,to look confusedly; to appear absent in thought
wò-ṣùn,verb,to look strangely; to look agape
wó,verb,to doze
wòdu,verb,to grow dark; to assume a dark appearance
wògi,verb,to fell trees
wòli,noun,(hausa) a prophet
wòlé,verb,"to fall with the face to the ground (through fear, reverence); worship"
wònpari,noun,a rough man; wild fellow (strong man)
woran,verb,to see; sight; view
woro,noun,"a grain, seed"
horo,noun,"a grain, seed"
wògaungaun,adverb,to look wild
wòye,verb,to look out; observe; take notice; perceive things
wó,verb,to drag; pull along; crawl; haul
wó,verb,"to be crooked, bent"
wó,verb,to rub (as in applying ointment on the body)
wó,verb,to drizzle; to hail
wo-jo,verb,to collect together; to gather (as clouds)
wòjo,verb,to collect together; to gather (as clouds)
wò,verb,to set (as the sun); to enter; put on clothes; hollow; suitable
wò,verb,to put on
wòjunu,verb,to drag away; cast away
wò-kakiri,verb,to drag about; gad; perambulate
wò-laṣọ,verb,to put on clothes; to dress; to equip
wò-lọrun,verb,to press down (as a heavy burden)
wò-ṣọdi,verb,to cast away; drag into
wòpia,noun,greediness; lasciviousness; prodigality
wòkò,verb,to embark; enter into a ship
wòle,verb,to enter a house
wòle,verb,"to drive, make to enter into another's substance as a nail into wood"
wòlẹ,verb,to go into the ground (like a peg); penetrate
wọn,verb,to be dear; be scarce; to separate
wọn,verb,to take to pieces; to catch a thing thrown from a distance; weaned from the breast; sprinkle
wọn,verb,to measure; weigh; prune; lop off; pick off; aim at
wọnlogbọgba,verb,to measure equally; to balance
wọnu,verb,to enter in; go in; pierce
wọnwo,verb,to try; ascertain by measuring
wọpọ,adjective,common; cheap; rife; general; collecting together
wọpọwọpọ,adverb,mildly (qualifying
wọwọ,adverb,mildly (qualifying
lq wọ̀rọ̀wọ̀rọ̀,verb,"to lodge at; lodge in. wọ̀sin,"
"""the water is only lukewarm."" wọ̀si",verb,"to lodge at; lodge in. wọ̀sin,"
ya-simimọ,verb,to set apart as sacred; sanctify; consecrate
yà-sọ́tọ̀,verb,to set apart; to separate
yàgàn,verb,to be childless; barren
yàgbẹ,verb,to evacuate
yàgò,verb,to give way; to give place
yájí,adjective,officious; forward
yálá,conjunction,whether
yámyám,noun,"mosquito, sandfly"
yàmù-yámù,noun,"mosquito, sandfly"
yan,adjective,"to gape, yawn, neigh, kick, bite like a snake"
yanbọ,verb,"to pick and choose without restraint, as a spoilt child does"
yàn,adverb,brilliantly
yàn,verb,"to choose, approve, pick, prefer, select; to give a good omen; to give an auspicious sign—said of a piece of kola nut when broken and cast on the ground, before an idol"
yan,verb,to walk proudly; to walk leisurely; to make oneself of great importance
yándí,adjective,sensual; lewd
yan-láyọ,verb,to choose a favourite
yàn-nípọsí,verb,to contemn; to despise
yan-owe,verb,to be stout
yanwe,verb,to be stout
yánkó,verb,oil obtained from palm nuts; nut oil
yangàn,noun,indian corn; maize
yangàn,verb,to boast; brag; vaunt
yangi,noun,"red soft stone; sand stone; iron stone, laterite"
yanhànhàn,verb,to be restless; lustful; to have carnal desire
yànhun,verb,mew
yanju,adjective,fair; beautiful; splendid; settled (as a case)
yànjẹ,verb,to cheat; to take advantage of another's weakness
yan-nu,verb,to have a good appetite; greedy
yànrán,verb,"to be tenacious; not amenable to correction, advice"
yanranyanra,adverb,see yàn
yànrin,noun,a disease in fowls affecting the mouth
yanrin,noun,sand
yanrin-dídẹ,noun,quicksand
yanrin,noun,quicksand
yiyinrin,noun,quicksand
yanrin,noun,name of a plant similar to cabbage
yanu,verb,"to wonder, to be astonished, to gape at"
yanyan,adverb,entirely; completely
yányàn,adverb,roughly; unevenly
ya-òdi,verb,to be different; to turn to another path; to err; to stray
yodi,verb,to be different; to turn to another path; to err; to stray
yàpà,adjective,to be wasteful; prodigal
yara,noun,trench behind a fortification
yara,verb,"to be quick, nimble, active; make haste; hasten"
yara,noun,the light part of a room; hall; parlour
yarayara,adverb,expeditiously; hastily
yarọ,adjective,lame
yanu,verb,"to talk rapidly; to talk recklessly, inopportunely; a tattler"
ya-ẹnu,verb,"to talk rapidly; to talk recklessly, inopportunely; a tattler"
yana,verb,to warm oneself at the fire
ya ina,verb,to warm oneself at the fire
yase,adjective,"quick, light-footed; expeditious"
ya-ṣe,adjective,"quick, light-footed; expeditious"
ya sùn,verb,to rest for the night
yáwó,verb,quick of hand; clever; dexterous
yaworan,verb,to obtain a likeness; to photograph
yará,adjective,lively; vigorous; active; sprightly
ṣáṣá,adjective,lively; vigorous; active; sprightly
yayá,noun,a necklace of beads
yayò,verb,to rejoice
yọ-ayò,verb,to rejoice
yé,verb,to understand; to comprehend
yé,verb,to lay eggs; cease; stop
yé,verb,to be alive; to be sound; having no flaws
yiyé,verb,to be alive; to be sound; having no flaws
ye-bó,verb,to escape scathless
yeje,verb,to stand the test; to pass safely through trial by ordeal
yekeyeke,adverb,"thoroughly; clearly (always used with yé, to understand)"
yemaja,noun,the goddess of brooks
yeye,noun,mother
iyá,noun,mother
yẹ,verb,"to be fit, lawful, right, becoming decent; meet; suitable; worthy; proper; available"
yé,verb,to make much of; praise; indulge; humour; favour
yé,verb,to change; move out of place; miss the mark; put off; postpone; evade; go aside
yẹ-kuro,verb,to obviate; remove; decline; escape
yẹju,verb,to withdraw; to kill
yẹná,verb,to clean a road
yẹ-ni,adjective,"proper, fit, suitable"
yẹmu,verb,to be intoxicated with palm wine; to rave
yẹpa,verb,to extinguish a fire; to frustrate a plan
yera,verb,to start aside; give way; eschew; avoid
yẹ-ṣọhin,verb,to put back; delay; postpone; procrastinate
yẹ-sile,verb,to slip off; evade; shun; avoid
yẹsimọlẹṣé,verb,to hang a person; to ruin
yẹri,verb,to avoid being entangled in evil; to avoid incurring responsibility
yẹtún,verb,"to shoot out branches,, boughs"
yẹtuyẹtu,noun,flower; blossom
yẹwù,noun,"the dark part of a room, chamber"
yi,verb,to turn; revolve; move; roll
yídànù,verb,"to overturn, to pour out by overturning the vessel"
yigi,noun,marriage
iyigi (hausa),noun,marriage
yihunpadà,verb,to change the voice; to recall one’s word
yíká,verb,"the act of showing respect, by a female"
yika,verb,surround; encircle; encompass; revolve
yikakiri,verb,surround; encircle; encompass; revolve
yika-yika,adverb,surround on all sides; round about
yikakiri,adverb,surround on all sides; round about
yímíyímí,noun,a beetle which removes dung by rolling it
yin,verb,to move; shake slightly; lay eggs
yín,verb,to attract attention; to make envious
yin,verb,to praise; admire; esteem; fire a gun
yinbẹ,adjective,well fed; fat; stout
yinlogo,verb,to praise; glorify. see ayinlogo
yin-níbọn,verb,to fire at; to shoot with a gun
yinbon,verb,to fire at; to shoot with a gun
yínfín,verb,to break the law; to transgress
yinyín,noun,hailstone
yio,verb,shall; will; must
yípada,verb,to turn over; to turn round; to turn; to be converted; to incline towards
yípo,verb,to capsize; to turn upside down; to pervert; to turn to the opposite
yíyá,adjective,short
yíyàn,noun,that which is chosen; picked out; preferable
yiyangan,adjective,worth being proud of
yiyara,adjective,quick; active; short
yíyasọtọ,adjective,"that which may be set aside, set apart, devoted to any particular use"
yíyàtọ,adjective,different; distinct; separate
yíyẹ,adjective,see yẹ
yíyẹ́,noun,that which causes a hindrance; a failure (in point of time)
yíyẹ̀sílẹ̀,adjective,avoidable
yíyí,adjective,tough; tenacious
yíyika,adjective,surrounding; encompassing
yíyin,adjective,"honourable, praiseworthy"
yíyọ,adjective,dissolved; melted; slippery; slimy
yíyọ́tì,noun,the act of shooting out the lips in derision
yọ,adjective,"to be full; to be satisfied with food, riches"
yọ,adverb,deeply
yọ (hausa),adverb,well; very good
yọ́bá,noun,a lie; falsehood; an untruth; hypocrisy; a hypocrite; a liar; a polite person; politeness; a heathen; an idolater; heathenism
yọ̀yọ̀,adverb,see yọ
yọ̀,noun,to melt; dissolve; fuse; slip off; strain; walk gently; go by stealth
yọ̀,verb,"to be pleased with a person, thing; to regard with pleasure, favour; to have compassion toward a person shown by forgiveness after an offence. it is always used with inú, disposition, mind, thought. see iyọnu"
yọ,noun,"to deliver from danger; to save; to be delivered; to escape; to free,, be freed; to extricate; to draw out; to pull. see fa-yọ"
yọ,noun,to excommunicate; to suspend; to dissociate; to resign fellowship
yọ,verb,"to appear (as the new moon, the sun at dawn)"
yọ,verb,to rejoice; be glad; be merry; to slip; slide; glide; to be slippery
yọ̀,noun,to rejoice at another's misfortune; to triumph over an enemy
yò-fun,verb,to rejoice with; to congratulate
yò-fútí,verb,"to pop out, as a cork out of a bottle"
or fóti,verb,"to pop out, as a cork out of a bottle"
yòdẹ,verb,to become yellow with wear—said of a white metal article that becomes like brass with wear
yòhùn,verb,to interrupt by word; to answer one’s superior impertinently
yọ̀-jádẹ,verb,to exclude; excommunicate; to bring out
yọ̀-kuro,noun,to come out; to take out of; deduct; repudiate; excommunicate
yọ̀-lẹ́nu,verb,to harass; annoy; vex; torment; molest; plague; tease
yọ̀-lọ́hùn,verb,to seek to ensnare in conversation; to tease; to provoke
yọ̀-mírìn,verb,to sneak; to creep slyly
yọ̀-pẹ̀lẹ́,verb,to move gently
yọra,verb,to make a feast; to celebrate deliverance from danger
yọ ara,verb,to make a feast; to celebrate deliverance from danger
yọ́jú,verb,"to show the face; to be prominent, distinguished; to be forward; to be officious; to be meddlesome"
yọ̀-gbẹ́rẹ́,verb,slope; shelve
yọ̀mọ́tí,noun,an oily plant
yọnu,verb,to wash the mouth
yọnu,verb,to be difficult; to be troublesome; to cause anxiety
yọ̀-fọkọ́jì,verb,to rejoice exceedingly; to be transported with joy; to overjoy
yọrí,verb,to finish; to complete; to be successful; to be prominent; to rise higher; to show the head
yọrí,noun,the name of a bird with dark blue plumage
yọ́ríyọ́rí,noun,the name of a bird with dark blue plumage
yọrẹ́,verb,"to spread out the tassel, on the ear of indian corn"
yọ-ọrẹ́,verb,"to spread out the tassel, on the ear of indian corn"
yọrọ́,verb,"to inflict punishment, vengeance in return for an injury, offence; to cause to serve in return for a privilege enjoyed"
yọ-ọrọ́,verb,"to inflict punishment, vengeance in return for an injury, offence; to cause to serve in return for a privilege enjoyed"
yọ́rìn,verb,to smelt iron
porin,verb,to smelt iron
yọ̀rọ̀,noun,lice found in fowls
iyọ̀rọ̀,noun,lice found in fowls
yọrọ,verb,"to become spoilt in manners—said of a child; to be enormous in size,, great in age"
ya-ọrọ,verb,"to become spoilt in manners—said of a child; to be enormous in size,, great in age"
yọwó,verb,to beat down the price asked for by the salesman
yọ-owo,verb,to beat down the price asked for by the salesman
yọ́wí,verb,to whisper
yọ̀wù,verb,to become ragged; to be in tatters
yọ̀-òwú,verb,to become ragged; to be in tatters
yọ̀-gútì,verb,to express contempt by shooting out the lips; to deride
yọ́-tẹ̀rẹ́,verb,to slip quickly
yín,verb,to itch; to be irritable; to scratch the itching part with nails
hín,verb,to itch; to be irritable; to scratch the itching part with nails
yín,verb,to be pregnant; to conceive. see loyun
yín,adjective,to cut; to saw right off; to be nearly cut through
yín-já,verb,to slowly cut through
yínỳùn,noun,plant used for washing horses. the male kind of it—akp-yínỳùn is an agreeable food for guinea pigs (ẹmọ̀-ile)
yun-ri-yun,noun,plant used for washing horses. the male kind of it—akp-yínỳùn is an agreeable food for guinea pigs (ẹmọ̀-ile)
akárì,noun,plant used for washing horses. the male kind of it—akp-yínỳùn is an agreeable food for guinea pigs (ẹmọ̀-ile)