atumọ-ede
Yoruba
Etymology
Atúmọ̀-èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì
From atúmọ̀ (“one that interprets or defines utterances”) + èdè (“language”), literally “one that gives the meanings of languages”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.tú.mɔ̃̀.è.dè/
Noun
atúmọ̀-èdè
- dictionary, lexicon, thesaurus
- Ẹ sí ìwé atúmọ̀-èdè yín.
- Please open up your dictionaries.
Related terms
- aṣèwé-atúmọ̀-èdè (“lexicographer”)
- atúmọ̀-ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ (“social commentator”)
- atúmọ̀-ọ̀rọ̀ (“interpreter, glossary”)
- atúmọ̀-ọ̀rọ̀-ìperí (“glossary”)
- ìtúmọ̀ (“gloss”)
- ìwé-atúmọ̀ gbogboo-gbòò (“encyclopedia”)
References
- Awoyale, Yiwola (December 19, 2008) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0, volume LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →ISBN