itanna

Yoruba

Ìtànná funfun

Alternative forms

• ìtọ̀nnọ́
• ùtànná (Ikale)
• ụ̀tọ̀nnọ́ (Ekiti)

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ tàn (“to turn on, to shine”) +‎ iná (“light”), literally “That which is bright; That which shines light”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.tã̀.nã́/, /ì.tã̄.nã́/

Noun

ìtànná or ìtanná

1. light, a lighting device
2. the blossoming of a flower
3. flower, blossom

   Synonyms: òdòdó, àdòdó

4. flower petal

   Synonym: ìtànná-òdòdó