igbesẹ

See also: igbese

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbésẹ̀, ultimately from gbé (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ẹsẹ̀ (“to lift”), literally “the act of lifting one's foot”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ɡ͡bé.sɛ̀/

Noun

ìgbésẹ̀

1. the act of taking steps
2. stride
3. (by extension) order of operation, process, step

   Synonym: ètò

4. legal action
5. (euphemistic) demise, death

   Synonyms: ikú, ìwàjà, ìtẹrígbaṣọ, ìpapòdà