lọya

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English lawyer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lọ́yà

  1. lawyer, barrister
    Synonyms: agbẹjọ́rò, alágbàsọ, agbàgbàsọ, amòfin, gbẹjọ́rò-gbẹjọ́rò, alágbàrò, alágbàwí

Verb

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lọ́yà

  1. (transitive) to unnecessarily argue, to interrogate
    lọ́yà miDon’t interrogate me