àmọ̀tẹ́kùn
noun
/à.mɔ̃̀.tɛ́.kũ̀/
Definitions
- cheetah
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + tó (“that”) + tó (“is equal to, similar to”) + ẹkùn (“leopard”), literally “The one that we know that is similar to a leopard”.
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixmọ̀to know
tóthat
2 entries are spelled “tó”. The etymology calls it “that”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
tó
to be enough, to be worthy, to be sufficient, to amount to
tó
to reach up to
tóis equal to, similar to
2 entries are spelled “tó”. The etymology calls it “is equal to, similar to”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
tó
to be enough, to be worthy, to be sufficient, to amount to
tó
to reach up to
ẹkùnleopard
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “amọtẹkun”.
Reference:
en-amọtẹkun-yo-noun-Ze9cCiaT