àtẹ̀gùn
noun
/à.tɛ̀.ɡũ̀/
Definitions
- the act of stepping on something to climb
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staircase, stairway, ladder
Similar wordsPossibly similar wordsakàbànoun Wiktionary points at “akàbà”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “àkàbà”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “akàbà” may be a word nobody has written up yet. àkàbà ladder
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ̀ (“to step”) + gùn (“to climb”)
Component words
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2,
where this word is spelled “atẹgun”.
Reference:
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