ìjẹta
noun
/ì.d͡ʒɛ̄.tā/ /ì.d͡ʒɛ́.tā/
ìjẹ́ta (canonical), ìjẹẹ̀ta (alternative)
Definitions
- day before yesterday
Etymology
From ìjọ (“day”) + ẹ̀ta (“three”), literally “3 days from today” or ijọ́ + ẹ̀ta.
* Today is counted as one of the days, making it "three days ago" as opposed to the usual English translation of "two days ago"
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ijẹta”.
Reference:
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