ìpẹtà
noun
/ì.k͡pɛ̄.tà/
Definitions
- rust, rustiness, corrosion
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pẹtà (“to become rusty”), ultimately from pa + ẹtà.
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
ì-nominalizing prefixpẹtàto become rusty
pa
6 entries are spelled “pa”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
pa
to kill
pa
to tell, to convey
pa
to rub
pa
to gain, to make
pa
to be in a state, defined by a following adverb
pa
to be tight
ẹtà
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “ipẹta”.
Reference:
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