aliplitẹn

Gun

Alìplítẹ̀n

Alternative forms

• alìkplítɛ̀n (Benin)

Etymology

From alì (“road”) +‎ plí (“to come together”) +‎ tẹ̀n (“place”), literally “the place where roads come together”. Cognates include Fon alìkplétɛ̀n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.lì.k͡plí.tɛ̃̀/

Noun

alìplítẹ̀n (plural alìplítẹ̀n lẹ́) (Nigeria)

1. crossroads, intersection

   Wá pé mí tò alìplítẹ̀n àwètọ́ ― Come meet us at the second intersection