ilé-ìkàwé
noun
ilé ìkàwé (alternative)
Definitions
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library
Mo ń lọ sí ilé-ìkàwé láti yá ìwé kíláàsì mi. I'm going to the library to borrow a book for my class.
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reading room
Òkè kelòó ni ilé-ìkàwé ilé wà? — Ó wà l'ókè kẹta. What floor is this house's reading room on? — It's on the third floor.
Etymology
From ilé (“house”) + ìkàwé (“act of reading books”), literally “the house of reading books”.
Component words
iléhouseìkàwéact of reading books
Used in
alákòóso ilé-ìkàwé ilé-ìwénounamójútó ilé-ìkàwénounẹ̀kọ́ ilé-ìkàwéilé-ìkàwé ẹlẹ́rọọkọ̀m̀pútàilé-ìkàwée mámùújádeìmọ̀ ilé-ìkàwé
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ile-ikawe”.
Reference:
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