itanna

Yoruba
Ìtànná funfun

Alternative forms
  • ìtọ̀nnọ́
  • ùtànná (Ikale)
  • ụ̀tọ̀nnọ́ (Ekiti)

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ tàn (“to turn on, to shine”) +‎ iná (“light”), literally “That which is bright; That which shines light”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.tã̀.nã́/, /ì.tã̄.nã́/

Noun

ìtànná or ìtanná

  1. light, a lighting device
  2. the blossoming of a flower
  3. flower, blossom
    Synonyms: òdòdó, àdòdó
  4. flower petal
    Synonym: ìtànná-òdòdó
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