mọ

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃̀/

Verb

mọ̀

1. to know

Usage notes

mọ when followed by a direct object.

Derived terms

• mọ̀ọ́mọ̀ (“knowingly”)
• mọ̀wé (“to know books, to be educated”)
• àtimọ̀ (“knowing”)
• àìmọ̀ (“unknown”)
• ìmọ̀ (“knowledge”)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃́/

Verb

mọ́

1. to be clean

   Ṣó mọ́ àbó dọ̀tí? ― Is it clean or dirty?

2. to be holy

Derived terms

• mọ́ tónítóní (“to be clean”)
• mímọ́ (“clean, holy”)
• ìmọ́tótó (“cleanliness, hygiene”)

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃̄/

Verb

mọ

1. to mold, to shape
2. to construct

Derived terms

• mọlé (“to build a house”)
• mọ̀kòkò (“to mold a pot”)
• mímọ (“molding”)
• Olúmọ (“the Olúmọ rock, found in Abẹ́òkúta, and the deity that inhabits the rock”)

 

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃̄/

Verb

mọ

1. (Ọwọ, Ikalẹ) Alternative form of mu (“to drink”)

Derived terms

• ẹmọ (“palm wine, drink”)
• ùmọ (“manner of drinking”)
• ùmọkúmọ (“bad drinking”)