amuga

Spanish edit

Verb edit

amuga

inflection of amugar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Yoruba edit

Alternative forms edit

amụ́ga

Etymology edit

Originally referred to scissors, a recent semantic change has changed the meaning to fork among speakers of Standard Yoruba. The form is still referred to as scissors in dictionaries and various Yoruba dialects.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ā.mṹ.ɡā/, /à.mũ̀.ɡā/

Noun edit

amúga or àmùga

scissors
Synonym: àlùmọ́gàjí
(by extension) fork

Notes edit

Second form, àmùga, is restricted to Owe