akete

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ké.tē/

Noun

àkéte

1. a traditional wooden bed

   Ọmọ ụmọlẹ̀ kẹ́ẹ̀ pọ̀nnọ̀, kọ́ gbé ọ tórí àkéte lọ

   The child of the deity that cannot be on the footpath, so they take it on the wooden bed and go

   (oríkì of an Èkìtì family from the town of Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín)

2. hammock

Related terms

• ìbùsùn
• oíbáà
• upèpé