Meaning of pa | Babel Free
k͡pāDefinitions
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to kill transitive
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to tell, to convey transitive
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to rub transitive
- to gain, to make
- to be in a state, defined by a following adverb
- to be tight
- to be bald
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to murder transitive
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to scorch, to drench, to beat usually in relation to weather transitive
- to earn (money)
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to execute transitive
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to switch off, to turn off transitive
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to extinguish transitive
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to stop, to terminate transitive
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to pain, to kill transitive
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to disturb transitive
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to intoxicate transitive
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to open, to smash open, to thresh transitive
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to hatch transitive
Examples
“Ẹ fẹ́ pa mí ni!?”
You want to kill me!?
“Ó pa ìyàwó ẹ̀.”
He murdered his wife.
“Má gbàgbé láti máa pa tẹlifíṣọ̀n.”
Don't forget to turn off the television.
“A dúpẹ́ pé wọ́n pa iná kó tó jó odindi ilé tán pátá.”
Thankfully the fire was extinguished before it burnt the whole house down.
“Wọ́n pa ìlù.”
They stopped the drumming.
“Yéè! Ẹsẹ̀ yìí fẹ́ pa mí o!”
Ouch! My feet are killing me!
“Ebi ń pa mí.”
Hunger is disturbing me.
“Ọtí ń pa wọ́n.”
Alchohol is intoxicating them.
“Ẹ bá mi pa obì yìí.”
Help me open this kola nut.
“Ó pa ọkà.”
He threshed the corn.
“Adìyẹ mi ti pa ọmọ”
My hen's hatched chicks
“Irọ́ l'o ń pa o!”
You're telling a lie!
“Mo máa ń fi òrí pa ọwọ́ mi”
I use shea butter to moisturize my hands
“Òjò ń pa mí.”
Rain is drenching me.
“Òjò ń pa òrùlé.”
The rain is beating the roof.
“Oòrùn ń pa mí.”
The sun is beating me.
“Wọn kì í pa owó látinú iṣẹ́ yìí.”
They don't make money from doing such work.
“Ọbẹ̀ tó dùn, owó ló pa á”
A delicious stew; money is what earnt it
“Òkun pa rọ́rọ́.”
The sea is calm.
“Mo dè é pa”
I screwed it tight
“Ó pá lórí.”
He's bald on the head.
“(He is bald)”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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