amuga
Spanish
editVerb
editamuga
- inflection of amugar:
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editOriginally 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
editNoun
editamúga or àmùga
- scissors
- Synonym: àlùmọ́gàjí
- (by extension) fork
Notes
edit- Second form, àmùga, is restricted to Owe