àpọ́nlé
noun
/à.k͡pɔ̃́.lé/
Definitions
- honor, praise
- the act of honoring or praising
- the act of being honored or praised
- modification, modifier
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pọ́n (“to compliment, to honor”) + lé (“upon”).
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixpọ́nto compliment, to honor
léupon
5 entries are spelled “lé”. The etymology calls it “upon”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
lé
to exceed in number
lé
to appear distinctly
lé
on, on top of, after
lé
to pursue, to chase
lé
to become swollen
Used in
ọ̀rọ̀ àpọ́nléajẹmápọ̀n-ọ́nlé
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “apọnle”.
Reference:
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