ẹda

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eda"

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.dá/

Noun

ẹdá

1. a small species of bush rat; (in particular) Natal multimammate mouse

Related terms

• eku

Etymology 2

From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dá (“to create”)

Alternative forms

• عَِدَ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.dá/

Noun

ẹ̀dá

1. creation
2. creature

Derived terms

• Ẹlẹ́dàá (“the Creator, God”)
• ẹ̀dá-ènìyàn (“human beings”)
• onímọ sáyẹ́ǹsì nípa ìhùwà ẹ̀dá (“behavioural scientist”)
• onímọ̀ ẹ̀dá-èdè (“linguist”)
• onímọ̀ nípa ẹ̀dá ènìyàn (“anthropologist”)
• oyè àkọ́kọ́ nínú ìmọ̀ ìpilẹ̀-ẹ̀dá (“Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree”)
• ṣẹ̀dá (“to create”)
• àfọwọ́fà ẹ̀dá (“human caused disaster”)
• èrò-ìjìnlẹ̀ ìfojú-ìwúlò-fún-ẹ̀dá-wò (“pragmatism”)
• ìfìwàwẹ̀dá (“characterization”)
• ìmọ̀ ẹ̀dá-èdè (“linguistics”)
• ìmọ̀ ẹ̀dá-èdè lìǹgúísíìkì àmúlò (“applied linguistics”)
• ìmọ̀ nípa ẹ̀dá ènìyàn (“anthroplogy”)
• ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀ ẹ̀dá-èdè (“linguistics”)
• ìṣẹ̀dá (“creation”)

 

Etymology 3

From ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dà (“to secrete”)

Alternative forms

• عَِدَ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.dà/

Noun

ẹ̀dá

1. copy

Derived terms

• ẹ̀dà òye-ọ̀rọ̀ (“a paraphrase”)
• ṣẹ̀dà (“to make a copy, to copy”)