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Spanish
Verb
amuga
- inflection of amugar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Yoruba
Etymology
Originally referred to scissors, a recent semantic change has changed the meaning to fork among speakers of Standard Yoruba. The form is still referred to as scissors in dictionaries and various Yoruba dialects.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.mṹ.ɡā/, /à.mũ̀.ɡā/
Noun
amúga or àmùga
- scissors
- Synonym: àlùmọ́gàjí
- (by extension) fork
Notes
- Second form, àmùga, is restricted to Owe