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Yoruba
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + tọ̀ (“to urinate”), cognate with Igala ìtọ̀.
Pronunciation
Noun
ìtọ̀
- urine
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Etymology 2
Cognate with Igala ítɔ́, possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-tɔ̃́, ultimately equivalent to *í- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *tɔ̃́ (“to spit, to eject”), compare with Igbo asọ
Pronunciation
Noun
itọ́
- spit, sputum
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