agutan

Itsekiri

Àgútàn

Etymology

Cognate with Ifè àgùɖã̀, Igala àgwùtọ̀, Olukumi àgùntàn, and Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). Compare Igbo atụlū and Edo óhuán.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /à.ɡú.tã̀/

Noun

àgútàn

  1. sheep

Yoruba

Àgùtàn

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Ifè àgùɖã̀, Igala àgwùtọ̀, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Olukumi àgùntàn. Compare Igbo atụlū and possibly Edo óhuán. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *à-gʊ̀tã̀, from Proto-Edekiri *à-gʊ̀tã̀, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *à-gʷʊ̀tã̀

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɡù.tã̀/

Noun

àgùtàn

  1. sheep
    ọ̀dọ́ àgùtànlamb
    abo àgùtànewe

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • awọ àgùtàn (leather, sheepskin)

Descendants

  • Lucumí: agutá

References

  • Awoyale, Yiwola (December 19, 2008) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0, volume LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →ISBN
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