lámèyítọ́
noun
/lá.mè.jí.tɔ́/
lámèétọ́ (alternative), lámèyìítọ́ (alternative)
Definitions
- critic, skeptic
Etymology
From ọlá (“honor”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + èyí (“the one”) + tó (“that”) + tọ́ (“to be truthful”), literally “Honor knows that which is true”.
Component words
ọláhonormọ̀to knowèyíthe one
tóthat
2 entries are spelled “tó”. The etymology calls it “that”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
tó
to be enough, to be worthy, to be sufficient, to amount to
tó
to reach up to
tọ́to be truthful
7 entries are spelled “tọ́”. The etymology calls it “to be truthful”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
tọ́
to be straight, to be on a straight line
tọ́
to be proper or appropriate to do
tọ́
to be lasting, to last
tọ́
to take or draw out a measured quantity of something
tọ́
to touch lightly
tọ́
to provoke, to tease
tọ́
to guide, to train, to nurture, to raise
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “lameyitọ”.
Reference:
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