ẹta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eta"

Yoruba

Yoruba numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ẹ̀ta     Counting: ẹẹ́ta     Adjectival: mẹ́ta     Ordinal: kẹta     Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹta     Distributive: mẹ́ta mẹ́ta     Collective: mẹ́tẹ̀ẹ̀ta     Fractional: ìdata

Etymology 1

From Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ̀-ta or Proto-Yoruboid *à-ta. Cognate with Igala ẹ̀ta, Itsekiri ẹ̀ta, Ayere ita. The -ta root is widespread in many branches of Atlantic-Congo, see Ukaan táárh, Gade ɪ̀tá, Proto-Plateau *tat, Tee taa (see Proto-Lower Cross River *ìtá. Possibly related to Fon atɔ̀n, Edo eha, Baatonum ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.tā/

Numeral

ẹ̀ta

1. three

Etymology 2

Cognate with Igala ẹ́tà (“panther”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.tà/

Numeral

ẹtà

1. civet cat

   Synonym: àgụ́tà (Ekiti)

2. (inexact) panther