da duro
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom dá (“to cause”) + dúró (“to wait, stand”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdá dúró
- (splitting verb) to delay, hold up
- Ẹ má dá mi dúró jọ̀ọ́! ― Don't hold me up!
- (splitting verb) to stop, halt
Derived terms
edit- àmì ìdádúró (“stop sign”)
- ìdádúró (“postponement, delay, interruption, stoppage”)
- ìdádúró lẹ́nu iṣẹ́ (“layoff”)