imọ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "imo"
Igala edit
Etymology edit
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ímṵ́ or Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-ŋmʊ̃́, cognate with Yoruba imú and Igala imi.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ímọ́
Derived terms edit
References edit
- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mọ̀ (“to know”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ìmọ̀
Derived terms edit
- onímọ̀ (“one who has knowledge”)
- ìmọ̀ ẹ̀dá-èdè (“linguistics”)
- ìmọ̀ ẹ̀rọ (“technology”)
- ìmọ̀ iṣẹ́ ẹ̀rọ (“technology”)
- ìmọ̀ nípa ẹ̀dá ènìyàn (“anthropology”)
- ìmọ̀ sáyẹ́ǹsì (“science”)
- ìmọ̀ àjàkálẹ̀ àrùn (“epidemiology”)
- ìmọ̀ ètò ọrọ̀-ajé (“economics”)
- ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀ (“science”)
- ìmọ̀ ìṣirò (“mathematics”)
- ìmọ̀ ìṣègùn (“medical science”)
- ìmọ̀ ìwàláàyè-nǹkan oníkàákò (“microbiology”)
- ìmọ̀lára (“feeling, emotion”)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
imọ̀