dinku

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• dín kù

Etymology

From dín (“to subtract”) +‎ kù (“to remain”), literally “To remove an amount from something but quantity still remains”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dĩ́.kù/

Verb

dínkù

1. (transitive) to reduce the quantity or scale of something, to decrease
2. (intransitive) to become decreased or reduced
3. (transitive) to abate

Derived terms

• àmúwá adínkùsíi (“diminishing returns”)
• ìdínkù (“reduction”)
• ìdínkù ohun-ìjà-onínúkílà (“nuclear disarmament”)