ẹta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eta"

Yoruba
Yoruba numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    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
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