alegun

Yoruba

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”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.lé.ɡũ̀/

Noun

àlégùn

  1. (Ekiti) ladder
    Synonyms: àkàbà, àtẹ̀gùn, àkàsọ̀, agà
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