igbesẹ
Yoruba
Etymology
From ì- + 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
- the act of taking steps
- stride
- (by extension) order of operation, process, step
- Synonym: ètò
- legal action
- (euphemistic) demise, death