jọ

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔ̀/

Verb

jọ̀

1. to sieve; to filter

   Synonym: sẹ́

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔ̀/

Verb

jọ̀

1. to be settled or rested

Etymology 3

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

Etymology 4

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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