alantakun

Yoruba

Etymology

From oní- (“one who has”) +‎ à (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ǹ +‎ ta (“to weave”) +‎ okùn (“string”), literally “One who weaves with string”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.lá.ŋ̀.tā.kũ̀/

Noun

aláǹtakùn

  1. spider
    Synonyms: aláǹgọ́dọ̀, ẹlẹ́nà, kòkòrò ẹkẹ́sẹ̀mẹ́jọ
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