abẹtẹ

Itsekiri

Etymology

Cognates include Yoruba àbẹ́tẹ̀ (“a traditional hut”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.bɛ́.tɛ̀/

Noun

àbẹ́tẹ̀

1. room

   Àbẹ́tẹ̀rẹ̀n lá ― That room is big

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ابعَِتعَِ

Etymology

Cognates include Itsekiri àbẹ́tẹ̀ (“room”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.bɛ́.tɛ̀/

Noun

àbẹ́tẹ̀

1. a traditional hut

   Synonym: ahéré

2. (slang) ghetto, drinking joint

References

• Hameed Tunde Asiru and Emily A. Ogutu, Slang in Yorùbá Home Videos: A Morpho-pragmatic Analysis (2018)