lọ
Gun
Alternative forms
- lɔ́ (Benin)
Etymology
From Proto-Gbe *-lá. Cognates include Fon lɔ́, Saxwe Gbe lá, Ewe la, Adja lɔ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔ́/
Determiner
lọ́ (Nigeria)
- the
- Été wẹ̀ gbẹ̀tọ́ lọ́ zé? ― What does the person take?
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɔ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɔ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɔ˨˩˨]
Noun
(classifier cái) lọ • (𤮗)
- a small jar or a vase that can be held in one hand; compare chai (“bottle”) and hũ (“larger pot or jar”)
- lọ mứt ― a jam jar
- lọ hoa ― a flower vase
- một lọ sốt cà chua ― a jar of tomato sauce
See also
Derived terms
- chai lọ
Alternative forms
- (Northern Vietnam) nhọ
Noun
lọ • (路)
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) soot
See also
Derived terms
- lọ nghẹ
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Compare Ede Ije nọ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔ̄/
Verb
lọ
- to go
- Synonyms: rè, yú
Usage notes
- usually followed by preposition sí.
Derived terms
- àìlọ (“not going”)
- ìlọsíwájú (“advancement”)
- lọọlé (“to go home”)
- lọọlẹ̀ (“to go down”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔ̀/
Verb
lọ̀
- (transitive) to grind
- (transitive, intransitive) to blend
Usage notes
- lọ when followed by a direct object.
Derived terms
- ata lílọ̀ (“ground pepper”)
- ẹ̀rọ ìlọǹkan (“blender”)
- lílọ̀ (“ground”)
- lọta (“to grind pepper”)
- ọlọ (“grinding stone”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔ̄/
Verb
lọ
- (transitive) to iron (clothes)
- Irú ṣòkòtò yìí ṣòroó lọ. ― This type of trouser is hard to iron.
Derived terms
- aṣọ lílọ (“ironing clothes”)
- ẹ̀rọ ìlọṣọ (“iron”)
- ìlọṣọ (“ironing”)
- lọṣọ (“to iron clothes”)
- tábìlì ìlọṣọ (“ironing board”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔ́/
Verb
lọ́
- to twist
- (with inú) to ache
- Inú ń lọ́ mi ― I have a stomach-ache (literally, “The stomach is twisting/pinching me”)
- (transitive) to pinch
- Fi mí sílẹ̀! Má lọ́ mi léèékánná ― Leave me alone! Don't pinch me
Derived terms
- àlọ́ (“riddle, folktale”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔ́/
Verb
lọ́
- to string (beads)
- Ọ̀pọ̀lọ́ lódò ní àwọn lè lọ́ ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ ― Frogs in the stream say they can string beads
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔ́/
Verb
lọ́
- to be lukewarm
Derived terms
- lọ́ wọ́ọ́wọ́ (“to be lukewarm”)
- lọ́wọ́ọ́wọ́