ile-itawe

Yoruba

Inú ilé-ìtàwé

Alternative forms

• ilé ìtàwé

Etymology

From ilé (“house”) +‎ ìtàwé (“act of selling books”), literally “the house of selling books”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.lé.ì.tà.wé/

Noun

ilé-ìtàwé

1. bookstore, bookshop

   Ó lọ sí ilé-ìtàwé láti ra ìwé mẹ́tàlélọ́gbọ̀n (33).

   She went to the bookstore to buy 33 books.

   • 1993 November 24, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher, “Ẹ̀kọ́ Kejì: Family Members”, in Jẹ́ K'Á Sọ Yorùbá [Let's Speak Yoruba], Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 50:

     DIALOUGE: Délé pàdé ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ̀ Tọ́lá ní ọ̀nà ilé-ìtàwé. […]
     Délé: Níbo ni o tí ń bọ?
     Tọ́lá: Mó ń bọ láti ilé-ìtàwé. Mo lọ ra ìwé yìí fún kíláàsì Báọ́lójì mi.

     DIALOUGE: Délé runs into their friend Tọ́lá on the route to the bookstore. […]
     Délé: Where are you coming from?
     Tọ́lá: I'm coming from the bookstore. I went to buy this book for my Biology class.