àtẹ́rígbà
noun
/à.tɛ́.ɾí.ɡ͡bà/
Definitions
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lintel of a house
ọmọ àtẹ́rígbà kọ́n mị́jẹ ọ̀nị̀yọ̀n í kù The child of the lintel where they put the leftovers of peoplePossibly related wordsapẹ́pẹ́shelf Wiktionary points at “apẹ́pẹ́”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “apẹpẹ”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “apẹ́pẹ́” may be a word nobody has written up yet. apẹpẹ alternative form of pẹpẹ (“shelf”) pẹpẹ shelf
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tẹ́ (“to lay, put out”) + orí (“head, surface”) + gbà (“take, accept, receive”), literally “one that the head/surface is put out for to receive or carry”
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “atẹrigba”.
Reference:
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