anìkàngbijù
noun
/ā.nĩ̀.kã̀.ɡ͡bī.d͡ʒù/
Definitions
- Any plant of species Hoslundia opposita (butterberry, orange birdberry)
Etymology
From a- (“agent prefix”) + ni (“to be”) + ọ̀kàn (“only one”) + gbà (“to take, to occupy”) + ijù (“forest, jungle, wilderness”), literally “The one who solely dominates the forest”.
Component words
a-agent prefix
nito be
2 entries are spelled “ni”. The etymology calls it “to be”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ni
to be (to have a quality or identification)
ni
to be bloated, to be tumid
ọ̀kànonly onegbàto take, to occupyijùforest, jungle, wilderness
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “anikangbiju”.
Reference:
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