jọ

jọ

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔ̀/

Verb

jọ̀

1. to sieve; to filter

   Synonym: sẹ́

Derived terms

• ajọ̀ (“sieve”)
• ìjọ̀ (“the act of sieving or filtering”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔ̀/

Verb

jọ̀

1. to be settled or rested

Alternative forms

• جوَْ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔ̄/

Verb

jọ

1. to resemble; to be like something

   àwọn ọmọ yìí jọ ìyá wọn gan-an ni ― These children resemble their mother

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔ̄/

Verb

jọ

1. to assemble; to congregate; to add up to something
2. jointly; together

   wọ́n jọ lọ

   They went together

Derived terms

• àgbájọ (“community, organization”)
• àjọ (“meeting, assembly”)
• àjọbí (“familial ties, kinship”)
• àkójọ (“collective, collection, mass”)
• àkójọpọ̀ (“collection”)
• àwùjọ (“gathering, meeting”)
• ìjọ (“congregation”)
• ìjọṣepọ̀ (“interactive, association”)
• ilé ìjọsìn (“church”)
• kó jọ (“bring together, gather”)

 

Usage notes

(2): can occur as as an independent verb or as a V1 or V2 member of verb sequences