itọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• اِتوَْ

Etymology 1

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ tọ̀ (“to urinate”), cognate with Igala ìtọ̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.tɔ̀/

Noun

ìtọ̀

1. urine

Derived terms

• ìtọ̀ ṣúgà (“diabeties”)

 

Related terms

• àtọ̀ (“semen”)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Igala ítɔ́, possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-tɔ̃́, ultimately equivalent to *í- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *tɔ̃́ (“to spit, to eject”), compare with Igbo asọ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.tɔ́/

Noun

itọ́

1. spit, sputum

Derived terms

• tutọ́ (“to spit”)