ike
noun
/ī.kē/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
- ivory
- plastic, bioplastic, plasticine
- plastic container
- credit card, ATM card
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counterfeit, fake good
Báàgì tó o rà yìí, ike ni This bag you bought is fake
- celluloid
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ike”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Originally referring to elephant ivory, attested as celluloid in R.C. Abraham's 1958 dictionary, the semantic change was likely influenced by the production of celluloid, which was often made to resemble ivory.
Used in
a bọ́ ike lọ́wọ́ ọ̀túnàfi bọ́ ọwọ́ òsìlọ́wọ́ lọ́wọ́ nike wàerin wó wọ́n fìwo rẹ̀ gbẹ́ ikeẹfọ̀n wó wọ́n fìwo rẹ̀ tẹ pooloàgbáǹréré wó wọ́n fìwo rẹ̀ kùn lósùn rúbú-rúbúike ìdọ̀tíilé-iṣẹ́ ìṣe-ike-jádeoníke
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ike”.
Reference:
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