ikede
Igala
Etymology
Probably from Idoma okede or Ebira ikarikade
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.ké.dē/
Noun
ìkéde
Derived terms
- ìkéde-akpẹ́rẹ́ẹ̀ (“Black-billed wood dove”)
- ìkéde-gbòkwù (“Laughing dove”)
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
- announcement, declaration
- Synonym: ìpolongo
References
- ^ Adeniyi, Kolawole (24 November 2020) “Lexicalisation of tonal downstep in Yoruba”, in Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue Canadienne De Linguistique, 65