tọ

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala tọ̀ (to urinate)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̀/

Verb

tọ̀

  1. (urology, intransitive) to urinate
Derived terms
  • àtọ̀ (semen)
  • ìtọ̀ (urine)
Usage notes
  • tọ before a direct object

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̀/

Verb

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
Derived terms
  • ìtọ̀
  • tọ̀bọ̀
  • tọ̀lẹ́yìn
  • tọ̀lọ
  • tọ̀wá
  • wọ́tọ̀
Usage notes
  • tọ before a direct object

Etymology 3

Cognate with Igala tọ (to leap)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̄/

Verb

tọ

  1. to hop, jump
    Synonym: bẹ́
    tọ bí ọ̀pọ̀lọ́Hop like a frog
Derived terms
  • ìtọ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ́/

Verb

tọ́

  1. to take or draw out a measured quantity of something
Derived terms
  • ìtọ́

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ́/

Verb

tọ́

  1. (transitive) to touch lightly
  2. (transitive) to taste
Derived terms
  • ìtọ́
  • fọwọ́tọ́
  • fitọ́

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ́/

Verb

tọ́

  1. (transitive) to provoke, to tease
  2. (transitive) to tap
Derived terms
  • ìtọ́
  • tọ́jà (to instigate)
  • fitọ́

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ́/

Verb

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
Derived terms
  • ìtọ́
  • tọ́sọ́nà
  • fitọ́

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ́/

Verb

tọ́

  1. to be straight, to be on a straight line
Derived terms
  • mútọ́
  • tọ́ pìn-ùn bí ọ̀pá ìbọn (to be straight like the barrel of a gun)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ́/

Verb

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
Derived terms
  • ìtọ́
  • ẹ̀tọ́
  • tọ́sí

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ́/

Verb

tọ́

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