atẹrigba

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Yoruba

Àtẹ́rígbà lórí ìlẹ̀kùn ayé àtijọ́ kan

Etymology

From à- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ tẹ́ (to lay, put out) +‎ orí (head, surface) +‎ gbà (take, accept, receive), literally one that the head/surface is put out for to receive or carry

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.tɛ́.ɾí.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

àtẹ́rígbà

  1. lintel of a house
    ọmọ àtẹ́rígbà kọ́n mị́jẹ ọ̀nị̀yọ̀n í kù
    The child of the lintel where they put the leftovers of people
    (oríkì verse from the lineage of the Déjì of Àkúrẹ́)