fọ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fo"

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ̀/

Verb

fọ̀

1. (chiefly CY and SEY, transitive) to say

   Synonyms: sọ, wí

   àwọn ọdẹ ń fọ̀ sí araa wọn nínú igbó ― The hunters are speaking to themselves in the forest

   Kúwẹ ti fọ̀? ― What did you say? (Èkìtì)

   Kí wofọ̀? ― What did you say? (Ìjẹ̀bú)

Usage notes

• fọ when followed by direct object.

Derived terms

• fọfọ̀ (“to talk, to speak, to converse”)
• ifọ̀ (“speech”)
• ọfọ̀ (“incantation”)
• ìfọ̀kufọ̀ (“bad speech”)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ̀/

Verb

fọ̀

1. (transitive) to wash

   Lọ́ládé ń fọ abọ́ ― Lolade is washing dishes

Usage notes

• fọ when followed by direct object.

Derived terms

• afọ̀fọ̀
• ẹrọ̀fọ̀ (“mud”)
• fọṣọ
• fífọ̀
• àfọ̀ (“puddle”)
• ìfọ̀

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ̀/

Verb

fọ̀

1. to rush out

   ògììrì ẹsẹ̀ẹ́ fọ̀ ― The feet quickly rushed out

Usage notes

• fọ when followed by direct object.

Etymology 4

Verb

fọ́

1. (transitive) to break (a vessel)

   bí adìẹ́ bá dà ẹ́ lóògún nú, ìwọ náà a sì fọ́ ọ lẹ́yin ― If a hen spills your medicine, you should break its eggs (proverb on revenge)

2. (transitive, intransitive) to destroy (a town or nation by war)

   Àwọn ọmọ ogun Ìbàdàn fọ́ ìlú Èkìtì púpọ̀ láyé àtijọ́ ― In the past, soldiers of the town of Ibadan destroyed many Ekiti towns

3. (intransitive) to become broken, to explode, to collapse

   ìgò ó fọ́ yángá ― the bottle broke into pieces totally

4. (idiomatic) to suffer from a headache or blindness

   Ojú mi ti fọ́ ― I have become blind (literally, "my eyes have broken")

   orí ń fọ́ mi ― I have a headache (literally - "my head is breaking")

Derived terms

• abọ́máfọ̀ọ́
• afọ́
• afọ́jú (“blind person”)
• ẹ̀fọ́
• ẹ̀fọ́rí (“headache”)
• fọ́lé
• fífọ́
• orífífọ́ (“headache”)
• ìfọ́
• ìfọ́jú (“blindness”)

 

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ́/

Verb

fọ́

1. (transitive) to liquefy (something)

   ọmọ́ fọ́ ẹ̀kọ mu ― The child liquefied the ẹ̀kọ and drank it

Derived terms

• fọ́mu
• fífọ́
• ìfọ́

 

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ́/

Verb

fọ́

1. (transitive) to slap, to hit (with a vessel)

Derived terms

• fọ́ létí
• fífọ́
• ìfọ́

 

Etymology 7

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ́/

Verb

fọ́

1. (transitive) to shout loudly

   Synonyms: kọ, halẹ̀, ké

   ọmọ́ fọ́ táá ― The child shouted in anger

Derived terms

• fọ́ramú-ramú
• fífọ́
• ìfọ́

 

Etymology 8

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ́/

Verb

fọ́

1. (intransitive) to lose weight, to shrink in body size, to emaciate

   àìsán mú kí aláìsàn fọ́ ― The illness caused the sick person to lose weight