ṣọọki

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɔ́ɔ̀.kì/

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from English chalk.

    Noun

    ṣọ́ọ̀kì

    1. chalk
      Synonyms: ẹfun, ẹfun ìkọ̀wé
      Fi ṣọ́ọ̀kì kọ orúkọ rẹ.
      Use the chalk to write your name.

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from English chock.

      Noun

      ṣọ́ọ̀kì

      1. chock

      Verb

      ṣọ́ọ̀kì

      1. to chock

      Etymology 3

        Borrowed from English shock.

        Noun

        ṣọ́ọ̀kì

        1. emotional shock
          Synonym: ìjayà
        2. physical shock
          Synonyms: idágìrì, ìwárìrì

        Verb

        ṣọ́ọ̀kì

        1. to shock emotionally or physiologically
          Synonyms: jáláyà, jániláyà
        2. to shock physically, such as with an electric current
          Synonyms: jílọ́wọ́, múgbọ̀n

        References

        • Awoyale, Yiwola (19 December 2008), Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0‎[1], number LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN
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