Ọmọlàbákẹ́
name
/ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.là.bá.kɛ́/
Làbákẹ́ (alternative)
Definitions
- A female oríkì name, meaning "This child is one that ought to be cared for".
Etymology
From ọmọ (“child”) + ni (“to be”) + à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + bá (“ought to, should have”) + kẹ́ (“to care for; to cherish”), literally “This child is one that ought to be cared for”
Component words
ọmọchild
nito be
2 entries are spelled “ni”. The etymology calls it “to be”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ni
to be (to have a quality or identification)
ni
to be bloated, to be tumid
à-nominalizing prefixbáought to, should havekẹ́to care for; to cherish
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ọmọlabakẹ”.
Reference:
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