amuga

Spanish

Verb

amuga

1. inflection of amugar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• amụ́ga

Etymology

Originally referred to scissors, a recent semantic change has changed the meaning to fork among speakers of Standard Yoruba. The form is still referred to as scissors in dictionaries and various Yoruba dialects.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.mṹ.ɡā/, /à.mũ̀.ɡā/

Noun

amúga or àmùga

1. scissors

   Synonym: àlùmọ́gàjí

2. (by extension) fork

Notes

• Second form, àmùga, is restricted to Owe