ẹrọ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ero"

Yoruba

Etymology

ẹ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ rọ (“to manufacture using metal”), literally “That which is manufactured using metal”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.ɾɔ̄/

Noun

ẹ̀rọ

1. machine, technology, device

Derived terms

• ẹ̀rọ abẹ̀bẹ̀ ìfẹ́atẹ́gùn (“electrical fan”)
• ẹ̀rọ agbáwòrányọ (“projector”)
• ẹ̀rọ agbéniròkè (“elevator”)
• ẹ̀rọ ajẹmọ́-omi (“hydraulic engine”)
• ẹ̀rọ amóhuntutù (“refrigerator, cooling device”)
• ẹ̀rọ amóhùnmáwòrán (“television”)
• ẹ̀rọ amúlétutù (“air conditioner”)
• ẹ̀rọ amúnimí (“ventilator”)
• ẹ̀rọ amúnáwá alẹ̀fúùfù (“wind turbine”)
• ẹ̀rọ amúnáwá (“generator”)
• ẹ̀rọ asọ̀rọ̀mágbèsì (“radio”)
• ẹ̀rọ ayàwòrán (“camera”)
• ẹ̀rọ ayárabíàṣá (“computer”)
• ẹ̀rọ ayélujára-bí-ajere (“internet”)
• ẹ̀rọ gbohùngbohùn (“speaker”)
• ẹ̀rọ ìbánisọ̀rọ̀ (“cell phone, telephone”)
• ẹ̀rọ ìfọbọ́ (“dishwasher”)
• ẹ̀rọ ìfọṣọ (“washing machine”)
• ẹ̀rọ ìgbàlódé (“modern technology”)
• ẹ̀rọ ìlọǹkan (“blender”)
• ẹ̀rọ ìránṣọ (“sewing machine”)
• ẹ̀rọ ìṣirò (“calculator, mathematical computing device”)
• ẹ̀rọ ìṣàwárí (“search engine”)
• ẹ̀rọ ìtẹ̀wé (“printer”)
• ẹ̀rọ-kọ̀m̀pútà àgbáyé (“internet”)