ẹjọ

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See also: ejo, ejò, ējo, ėjo, ejö, and -ejo

Yoruba

Yoruba numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: ẹ̀jọ
    Counting: ẹẹ́jọ
    Adjectival: mẹ́jọ
    Ordinal: kẹjọ
    Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹjọ
    Distributive: mẹ́jọ mẹ́jọ
    Collective: mẹ́jẹ̀ẹ̀jọ
    Fractional: ìdámẹ́jọ

Etymology 1

Compare with Igala ẹ̀jọ

Pronunciation

Numeral

ẹ̀jọ or ẹjọ́

  1. eight
Usage notes
  • ẹjọ́ form is used by speakers of the Ekiti dialect

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

ẹjọ́

  1. (law) case
  2. (law) sentence
    ẹjọ́ ikúdeath sentence
Derived terms