ṣalaisi

Yoruba

Etymology

Contraction of ṣe aláìsí, from ṣe (“to do, to make”) +‎ oní (“owner of, one who is”) +‎ àì (“negation prefix”) +‎ sí (“to exist”), literally “to do the act of no longer existing”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃā.lá.ì.sí/

Verb

ṣaláìsí

to die
Synonyms: kú, papòdà

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