ikẹgan
Yoruba
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kẹ́gàn (“to disparage”), ultimately from ké (“to announce”) + ẹ̀gàn (“criticism, rebuke”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.kɛ́.ɡã̀/
Noun
ìkẹ́gàn
- the act of disparaging, disparagement, belittlement
- Synonym: ìpẹ̀gàn