itọ
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editFrom ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tọ̀ (“to urinate”), cognate with Igala ìtọ̀.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editìtọ̀
Derived terms
edit- ìtọ̀ ṣúgà (“diabeties”)
Related terms
edit- àtọ̀ (“semen”)
Etymology 2
editCognate with Igala ítɔ́, possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-tɔ̃́, ultimately equivalent to *í- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *tɔ̃́ (“to spit, to eject”), compare with Igbo asọ
Pronunciation
editNoun
edititọ́
Derived terms
edit- tutọ́ (“to spit”)