adagba
Igala
editEtymology
editFrom à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dagba, ultimately from Nupe dagba (“elephant”), it replaced the much older form éli, which is now obsolete.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editàdagbá
- elephant
- Synonym: éli
- 2015 February 12, John Idakwoji, An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 288:
- àdagbá k'ì má gb'émìnì
- The elephant never listens to grumbles
- (idiomatic) someone who is large in stature or personality
References
edit- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba
editEtymology
editFrom metathesis of agbada.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editadagba
Categories:
- Igala terms prefixed with a- (nominalizing prefix)
- Igala terms borrowed from Nupe
- Igala terms derived from Nupe
- Igala terms with IPA pronunciation
- Igala lemmas
- Igala nouns
- Igala terms with quotations
- Igala idioms
- igl:People
- igl:Animals
- igl:Mammals
- Yoruba words derived through metathesis
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba nouns
- Ekiti Yoruba
- yo:Kitchenware
- yo:Cookware and bakeware