o ṣeun

Yoruba

Yoruba phrasebook

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Alternative forms

wo ṣeun

Etymology

From o (“non-honorific second-person singular pronoun”) + ṣeun (“to be commendable”), an extended meaning derived from ṣe (“to do”) + ohun (“a thing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō ʃē.ũ̄/

Interjection

o ṣeun

thank you (non-honorific, to a singular person)

Derived terms

o ṣé