ahere
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- aéré
- aghéré
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Yoruboid *á-ɣéré (or a Proto-Edekiri language not including Igala), with a systematic shift from /*ɣ/ in Proto-Yoruboid to /ɣ/ in Northeast and Southeast Yoruba dialects, and then /w/ to Central Yoruba and Northwest Yoruba dialects, with Central Yoruba dialects deleting /w/ and /w/ becoming /h/ in Northwest and Standard Yoruba. Cognate with Olukumi aghéré.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.hé.ɾé/
Noun
ahéré
- farmhouse, hut, barn
- Synonyms: abà, egurè, àká