dẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"

Yoruba

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɛ̀/

Verb

dẹ̀

to be soft or tender in texture
ọsàn yìí ti dẹ̀ ― This orange has become soft
(idiomatic, by extension) to be stupid or foolish; (literally) to have a soft head (indicating that one has no brain)
ọmọ́ dẹ́ ― The child is foolish
to become reduced or weakened in degree or intensity
ibà mi ti dẹ̀ ― My fever has reduced in intensity
to become comfortable or relaxed

Usage notes

dẹ when preceding a direct object

Derived terms

dẹlẹ̀fún
dẹ̀dẹ̀mùdẹ̀mù
ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ (“pig”)
ọ̀dẹ̀ (“fool”)
ọ̀dẹ̀ (“that which is soft in texture”)
ìdẹ̀

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɛ̀/

Conjunction

dẹ̀

(Lagos, Ijebu) then, thus, and
Synonyms: kẹ̀dẹ̀, sì

A sọ̀rọ̀, a dẹ̀ ti jẹrun nẹ́ẹ̀ ― We spoke, and we also ate

Usage notes

Used in the auxiliary position

Etymology 3

Proposed to have been derived from Proto-Yoruboid *dɛ. Cognate with Igala dẹ (“to hunt”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɛ̄/

Verb

dẹ

(transitive, intransitive) to hunt, to set a trap
(intransitive) to become a skillful hunter

Derived terms

dẹdò (“to fish”)
dẹdòdẹdò (“fisherman”)
dẹgbó (“to hunt in the forest”)
dọdẹ (“to hunt”)
ọdẹ (“hunter”)
Ọdẹ (“personification of hunting as a deity”)
ṣọdẹ (“to hunt”)
ìdẹ (“the act of hunting”)

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