ẹ̀rọ agbéniròkè
noun
/ɛ̀.ɾɔ̄ ā.ɡ͡bé.nĩ̄.ɾò.kè/
Definitions
- escalator, elevator
Etymology
From ẹ̀rọ (“machine”) + a- (“agent prefix”) + gbé (“to carry”) + ẹni (“person”) + rè (“to go”) + òkè (“top”), literally “Machine that carries a person to the top”.
Component words
ẹ̀rọmachinea-agent prefixgbéto carry
ẹniperson
2 entries are spelled “ẹni”. The etymology calls it “person”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ẹni
person, one
ẹni
our (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
rèto goòkètop
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ẹrọ agbeniroke”.
Reference:
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