atẹgun

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.tɛ́.ɡũ̀/

Noun

atẹ́gùn

1. wind, breeze

   Synonyms: òyì, afẹ́fẹ́, ẹ̀fúùfù, afẹrẹ́

Etymology 2

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ tẹ̀ (“to step”) +‎ gùn (“to climb”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.tɛ̀.ɡũ̀/

Noun

àtẹ̀gùn

1. (literally) the act of stepping on something to climb
2. staircase, stairway, ladder

   Synonyms: àkàbà, akàbà, àlégùn