ipẹta

Yoruba

Ìpẹtà lára àgbá kan

Etymology 1

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ pẹtà (“to become rusty”), ultimately from pa +‎ ẹtà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.k͡pɛ̄.tà/

Noun

ìpẹtà

1. rust, rustiness, corrosion

   Synonym: ìdógùn-ún

Derived terms

• dídípẹtà
• dípẹtà (“to rust”)
• ìpẹtà ara iṣẹ́-ọnà (“patina”)

 

Etymology 2

Igi ìpẹ̀ta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.k͡pɛ̀.tā/, /ì.k͡pɛ̄.tà/

Noun

ìpẹ̀ta or ìpẹtà

1. violet tree, Securidaca longipedunculata