atẹgun

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.tɛ́.ɡũ̀/

Noun

atẹ́gùn

  1. wind, breeze
    Synonyms: òyì, afẹ́fẹ́, ẹ̀fúùfù, afẹrẹ́

Etymology 2

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ tẹ̀ (“to step”) +‎ gùn (“to climb”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.tɛ̀.ɡũ̀/

Noun

àtẹ̀gùn

  1. (literally) the act of stepping on something to climb
  2. staircase, stairway, ladder
    Synonyms: àkàbà, akàbà, àlégùn
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