àlégùn
noun
/à.lé.ɡũ̀/
Definitions
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ladder
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Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + lé (“to be on top of; to be upon”) + gùn (“to climb”), literally “that which is stepped on to climb”.
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “alegun”.
Reference:
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