abẹ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "abe"
Igala[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Yoruba abẹ (“blade”), proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-bɛ, a- (“agent prefix”) + bẹ (“to cut in small pieces”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ábẹ
Derived terms[edit]
- ábẹ-àfù (“razor blade”)
References[edit]
- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abẹ́
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Cognate with Igala ábẹ (“pocketknife”), Doublet of ọ̀bẹ, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-bɛ, equivalent to a- (“agent prefix”) + bẹ (“to cut”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abẹ
Derived terms[edit]
- iṣẹ́ abẹ (“surgery”)
- abẹ fẹ́lẹ́
Categories:
- Igala terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid
- Igala terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid
- Igala terms prefixed with a- (agent prefix)
- Igala terms with IPA pronunciation
- Igala lemmas
- Igala nouns
- igl:Weapons
- igl:Tools
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba nouns
- Yoruba euphemisms
- Yoruba doublets
- Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid
- Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid
- Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (agent prefix)
- yo:Tools
- yo:Knives
- yo:Weapons