rọ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Khmu [Rook] cʰrɔʔ ("kind of fish trap").

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɔ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐɔ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹɔ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái) rọ

cage
Short for rọ mõm (“muzzle”).

Yoruba

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾɔ̄/

Verb

rọ

(transitive) to paralyse, to immobilise
(intransitive) to be paralyzed

Derived terms

arọ (“paralysed person”)
àrùn rọmọlápárọmọlẹ́sẹ̀ (“polio”)
àrùn rọpárọsẹ̀ (“polio”)
rọ lápá rọ lẹ́sẹ̀ (“to be paralysed in the limbs”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾɔ̄/

Verb

rọ

(transitive) to wilt; to wither; to shrivel up (leaves or flowers)
Synonyms: gbẹ, kíweje

Tẹ́ ẹ bá gbàgbé bomi rin òdòdó tí ẹ gbìn, òdòdó náà á rọ. ― If you forget to water the flower you planted, the flower will wilt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾɔ̀/

Verb

rọ̀

to fall (rain)
Òjò máa rọ̀. ― It'll rain. (literally, “Rain will fall.”)

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