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Yoruba
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Verb
Yoruba
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Etymology
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From
jáde
(
“
to leave
”
)
+
ní
(
“
in
”
)
+
ayé
(
“
world
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/d͡ʒá.dē lá.jé/
Verb
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jáde
l
ayé
(
idiomatic
,
euphemistic
)
To
pass away
,
leave
the
world
(
to
die
)
Synonym:
kú
Aláàfin Ọ̀yọ́ ti
jáde láyé
lọ́dun tó kọjá (2022)
―
The Alaafin of Oyo
left
us last year (2022)
(
literal
)
To
leave
the
world
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Yoruba compound terms
Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
Yoruba lemmas
Yoruba verbs
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Yoruba idioms
Yoruba euphemisms
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