ikede

Igala

Etymology

Probably from Idoma okede or Ebira ikarikade

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.ké.dē/

Noun

ìkéde

  1. dove

Derived terms

References

  • John Idakwoji (12 February 2015) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ kéde (to announce, to declare).

Pronunciation

Noun

ìkéde

  1. announcement, declaration
    Synonym: ìpolongo

References

  1. ^ Adeniyi, Kolawole (24 November 2020) “Lexicalisation of tonal downstep in Yoruba”, in Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue Canadienne De Linguistique, 65