atẹrigba

Yoruba

Àtẹ́rígbà lórí ìlẹ̀kùn ayé àtijọ́ kan

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ tẹ́ (“to lay, put out”) +‎ orí (“head, surface”) +‎ gbà (“take, accept, receive”), literally “one that the head/surface is put out for to receive or carry”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.tɛ́.ɾí.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

àtẹ́rígbà

1. lintel of a house

   ọmọ àtẹ́rígbà kọ́n mị́jẹ ọ̀nị̀yọ̀n í kù

   The child of the lintel where they put the leftovers of people

   (oríkì verse from the lineage of the Déjì of Àkúrẹ́)

Related terms

• apẹ́pẹ́ (“shelf”)