ipẹta
Yoruba
Ìpẹtà lára àgbá kan
Etymology 1
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pẹtà (“to become rusty”), ultimately from pa + ẹtà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.k͡pɛ̄.tà/
Noun
ìpẹtà
- rust, rustiness, corrosion
- Synonym: dógùn-ún
Derived terms
- dídípẹtà
- dípẹtà (“to rust”)
- ìpẹtà ara iṣẹ́-ọnà (“patina”)
Etymology 2
Igi ìpẹ̀ta
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.k͡pɛ̀.tā/, /ì.k͡pɛ̄.tà/
Noun
ìpẹ̀ta or ìpẹtà
- violet tree, Securidaca longipedunculata