agbókotọ́yà
noun
/ā.ɡ͡bó.kō.tɔ́.jà/
Definitions
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mongoose
Similar wordskẹ́kẹ́noun 3 entries are spelled “kẹ́kẹ́”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. kẹ́kẹ́ mongoose, genet kẹ́kẹ́ A type of Yoruba tribal scarification, characterized by being much more bolder, in comparison to the gọ̀m̀bọ́. They are mainly adorned by the Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ kẹ́kẹ́ of a high-pitched cackling soundPossibly similar wordsayẹ̀noun Wiktionary points at “ayẹ̀”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ayé”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ayẹ̀” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ayé world àyè chance, opportunity àyè lies, falsehood
Etymology
From a- + gbé + oko + tọ́ + yà
Component words
a-
gbé
3 entries are spelled “gbé”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
gbé
to carry; to lift
gbé
to live; to inhabit
gbé
oko
tọ́
7 entries are spelled “tọ́”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
tọ́
to take or draw out a measured quantity of something
tọ́
to touch lightly
tọ́
to provoke, to tease
tọ́
to guide, to train, to nurture, to raise
tọ́
to be straight, to be on a straight line
tọ́
to be proper or appropriate to do
tọ́
to be lasting, to last
yà
6 entries are spelled “yà”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
yà
to turn
yà
to depict; to draw; to take (picture)
yà
to comb
yà
to split; to divide
yà
to become; to be
yà
to visit
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “agbokotọya”.
Reference:
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