bù
Meanings
almost; nearly. - e.g., mo bù de ibẹ tan, "i nearly reached there." - e.g., mo bù ṣe tan, "i have nearly done.
almond
Adverbto take out a portion (e.g., of rice, water); to tweak; to break bread; to rupture; to lacerate. - e.g., bù omi fun mi, "give me water to drink." - e.g., bù agbado fun ẹṣin, "bring corn for the horse." - e.g., bù iṣu die fun ọmọ yi, "cut some yam for this child.
almost
Adverb
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- buto broil; to bake under ashes; to dive; to hide in the sand as a crab. - e.g., mo bu isu die ninu ẹru gbigbona, "i baked a few yams under hot ashes.; to mildew; to decay; to moulder
- búto abuse; censure; to break into a loud cry; to yell; to explode; to send out an unpleasant savour; abuse; detonate
- bùjẹa stable; a manger; a restaurant; to bite, nip, gnaw. - e.g., ọn bu mi jẹ, "he bit me.