eghe
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- èe, ìe (Akure, Ekiti)
Etymology 1
No cognate term in Standard or Western Yoruba exists (or perhaps became obsolete before it could be recorded in dictionaries), it and its cognate terms are being replaced by ẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́ or ẹ̀ẹ̀kẹ́ amongst the dialects it exists in, where it is almost obsolete.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.ɣē/
Noun
èghe
- (Ondo) cheek
- Synonyms: ẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́, èe, ìe
References
- Adetugbọ, Abidoun. The Yoruba language in Western Nigeria: Its major dialect areas , 1967
Etymology 2
See Yoruba ewé for more details
Alternative forms
- ewé
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.ɣé/
Noun
eghé
- (Owe) leaf