àígbè
noun
/à.í.ɡ͡bè/
àyígbè (alternative)
Definitions
- alternative form of àyígbè (“wooden bar used for locking or barricading a door”)
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door hinge
Similar words
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + yí (“to turn, revolve, shift”) + gbè (“to support a position”)
Component words
à-nominalizing prefix
yíto turn, revolve, shift
3 entries are spelled “yí”. The etymology calls it “to turn, revolve, shift”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
yí
to topple
yí
to rotate
yí
The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.
gbèto support a position
4 entries are spelled “gbè”. The etymology calls it “to support a position”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
gbè
to favor, to support
gbè
to sing a refrain or chorus
gbè
to be next or adjacent to something, to be a successor to something (literally next in line)
gbè
to be spoiled, to be in an unsatisfactory condition or state
Related words
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These words list this one in their own definitions. This word does not list them back, so Wiktionary records the link in one direction only.
The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
door hinge
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “aigbe”.
Reference:
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