ẹ̀rọ ìbánisọ̀rọ̀
noun
/ɛ̀.ɾɔ̄ ì.bá.nĩ̄.sɔ̀.ɾɔ̀/
Definitions
- telephone
Etymology
From ẹ̀rọ (“machine”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bá (“with”) + ẹni (“person”) + sọ̀rọ̀ (“to talk”), literally “communication machine”.
Component words
ẹ̀rọmachineì-nominalizing prefixbáwith
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)
sọ̀rọ̀to talk
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ẹrọ ibanisọrọ”.
Reference:
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