ẹ̀dọ̀
noun
/ɛ̀.dɔ̀/
ẹ̀dọ̀ki (alternative)
Definitions
- liver, lung
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chest
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Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ẹ̀dọ̀”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Cognate with Igala ẹ̀dọ̀ (“torso, chest, heart”), proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ̀-dɔ̀ (“chest, heart”). The form semantically shifted from heart/chest to liver in Yoruba, but maintains the chest meaning in some dialects like Ekiti. However, compounds like ẹ̀dọ̀fùfù (“impulsiveness, irritability”), still show remnants of that original meaning
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mind, heart
physical heart
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ẹdọ”.
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