alagbeeka

Yoruba

Etymology

From oní- (“one who has”) +‎ àgbéká (“lifting or carrying of something everywhere”), literally “one that is characterized by lifting or carrying something everywhere”, ultimately from à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbé (“to carry”) +‎ ká (“everywhere”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.lá.ꜜɡ͡bé.ká/

Noun

alágbèéká

  1. something that is characterized by being mobile or carried everywhere

Derived terms

  • ẹ̀rọ ìbánisọ̀rọ̀ alágbèéká (“mobile phone”)
  • fóònù alágbèéká (“mobile phone”)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.