tọ

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Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Igala tọ̀ (to urinate)

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tọ̀

  1. (urology, intransitive) to urinate
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  • tọ before a direct object
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Etymology 2

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tọ̀

  1. to follow behind, to follow suit
    Synonym: tẹ̀lé
  2. (transitive) to trace
    olè níí mọ ẹsẹ̀ olèé tọ̀ lórí àpátaOnly a thief can trace the footprints of a thief on a rock
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  • tọ before a direct object
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Etymology 3

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Cognate with Igala tọ (to leap)

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tọ

  1. to hop, jump
    Synonym: bẹ́
    tọ bí ọ̀pọ̀lọ́Hop like a frog
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Etymology 4

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tọ́

  1. to take or draw out a measured quantity of something
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Etymology 5

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tọ́

  1. (transitive) to touch lightly
  2. (transitive) to taste
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Etymology 6

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tọ́

  1. (transitive) to provoke, to tease
  2. (transitive) to tap
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Etymology 7

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tọ́

  1. (transitive) to guide, to train, to nurture, to raise
    tọ́ ọmọ rẹ kí wọ lè ní ìsinmiTrain your child so that you can have rest
  2. (transitive) to tap
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Etymology 8

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tọ́

  1. to be straight, to be on a straight line
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Etymology 9

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tọ́

  1. to be proper or appropriate to do
    Synonym: yẹ
    ó tọ́ kí a lọ kí wọnIt is proper to go and greet them
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Etymology 10

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tọ́

  1. (intransitive) to be lasting, to last
  2. (idiomatic) to have a long-life, to be long-lived
    Synonym: gbó
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