yọ

• IPA^(key): /jɔ̀/

yọ̀

1. (intransitive) to rejoice, to become elated

• yọ before a direct object or noun

• ayọ̀ (“joy”)
• ìyọ̀ (“elation”)
• yíyọ̀
• yọ̀ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀

• IPA^(key): /jɔ̀/

yọ̀

1. (intransitive) to slip

   mo yọ̀ ṣubú ― I slipped and fell

2. (intransitive) to be slippery or slimy

   ilẹ̀ ẹ́ yọ̀ ― The ground is slippery

3. to be mucilaginous (as a soup or stew), to draw, to be slimy

   ọbẹ̀ ewédú yọ̀ ― The ewedu soup is mucilaginous

• yọ before a direct object or noun

• ìyọ̀
• yọ̀ṣubú (“to slip and fall”)

Possibly related to Etymology 1

• IPA^(key): /jɔ̀/

yọ̀

1. (transitive) to make fun of or ridicule someone, to deride someone, to rejoice in someone's failure or problems

   ọ̀tá mi má yọ̀mí, bí mo bá ṣubú, èmí á tún dìde ― My enemy, do not rejoice in my pain, if I fall, I shall get up

• yọ before a direct object or noun

• ìyọ̀
• yọni

• IPA^(key): /jɔ̄/

yọ

1. (transitive) to delete, to remove, to throw away

   o ò bá Ọya mawo, o ò ba Ògún mulẹ̀, o ní abẹ́rẹ́ẹ̀ rẹ́ bọ́ sódò, o fẹ́ẹ́ yọ ọ́!

   You aren't close with the orisha Oya, you don't have an arrangement with the orisha Ogun, you claim that your needle has dropped into the river, and yet you dare to try and remove it!

   (proverb against deadly risks)

2. (idiomatic, transitive) to rescue, deliver (literally, to remove someone from danger), to pull out, to bring

   ìbínú níí yọ ọfà lápó, ohùn rere níí yọ obì lápò ― It is anger that causes someone to pull out an arrow from a quiver, a gentle voice will instead bring forth a kola nut (proverb on cause and effect)

3. (intransitive) to emerge, to stick out, to appear

   òṣùpá yọ ― The moon has emerged

IPA^(key): /jɔ̄/

yọ

1. to (intransitive) emerge, to stick out, to appear

   òṣùpá yọ ― The moon has emerged

2. (horticulture, intransitive) to sprout, to grow

   Synonyms: hù, hù jáde, so

   àgbàdó ti yọmọ ― The corn plant has sprouted cobs

• IPA^(key): /jɔ̄/

yọ

1. (transitive) to rescue, to deliver, to save

   Orí i rẹ̀ẹ́ yọ ọ́ ― His Orí rescued him

• ìyọ
• yíyọ
• yọnínú-ewú (“to rescue from danger”)

• IPA^(key): /jɔ́/

yọ́

1. (intransitive) to slip off, to glide off something

• IPA^(key): /jɔ́/

yọ́

1. (intransitive) to sneak around, to do something stealthily,

   bọ́mọdé bá ń yọ́ ilẹ̀ẹ́ dà, ohun abẹ́nú a máa yọ́ ọ ṣe ― If a child is treacherously sneaking around the house, he gets bitten by hidden things (proverb on the direct negative effect of treachery)

• IPA^(key): /jɔ́/

yọ́

1. (intransitive) to shine, to be shiny, to be smooth, to be glossy

• IPA^(key): /jɔ́/

yọ́

1. (transitive, ergative) to dissolve, to melt, to smelt

   òrí yọ́ ― The shea butter melted

• IPA^(key): /jɔ́/

yọ́

1. (transitive) to drain, to sift from water, to filter

• ìyọ́
• yíyọ́