ìgà
noun
/ì.ɡà/
Definitions
-
a courtyard, particularly one of a palace or royal compound.
Wọ́n ń bẹ ní ìgà They are in the compound
Etymology
Cognate with Edo ùghà, Itsekiri ùghà, probably ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-ɣà, but also possibly an Edo loan word. Also see Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-ɣà. The palace of the Oba of Lagos is known as ìgà, which may suggest this term is likely an Edo term, perhaps borrowed into Proto-Edekiri or a later stage of Yoruba.
Dialectal synonyms “royal courtyard” 22 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- ùgà
- Ẹ̀pẹ́
- ùgà
- Ìkòròdú
- ìgà
- Ṣágámù
- ùgà
- Òkìtìpupa
- ùghà
- Mahin
- ùghà
- Oǹdó
- ùghàùwà
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)
- ùghà
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- ùghà
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- ụ̀à
- Àkúrẹ́
- ụ̀à
- Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
- ụ̀à
Northwest Yoruba
- Èbúté Mẹ́tà
- ìgà
- Èkó
- ìgà
- Ìbàdàn
- ìgà
- Igbó Òrà
- ìgà
- Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)
- ìgà
- Ìlọrin
- ìgà
- Ọ̀yọ́
- ìgà
- Nàìjíríà
- ìgà
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- ìgà
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Kabba
- alẹ́de
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gáverb
“gá” lists “ìgá” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “ìgá” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
gá
to stand aloof
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throne
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “iga”.
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