ìkẹ́gàn
noun
/ì.kɛ́.ɡã̀/
Definitions
- the act of disparaging, disparagement, belittlement
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kẹ́gàn (“to disparage”), ultimately from ké (“to announce”) + ẹ̀gàn (“criticism, rebuke”).
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
ì-nominalizing prefixkẹ́gànto disparage
kéto announce
2 entries are spelled “ké”. The etymology calls it “to announce”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ké
to cry; to shout; to scream
ké
to cut
ẹ̀gàncriticism, rebuke
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ikẹgan”.
Reference:
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