abẹrẹ
Yoruba
editEtymology
editSome sources suggest it may come from Arabic إِبْرَة (ʔibra), however the Hausa word from this Arabic root does not resemble the Yoruba form. Thus, either Yoruba inherited directly from Arabic as it did not inherit it through Hausa, which is generally the way Arabic words enter the Yoruba vocabulary.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editabẹ́rẹ́
Derived terms
edit- abẹ́rẹ́ àjẹsára (“vaccine”)