alegun

Yoruba

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ lé (“to be on top of; to be upon”) +‎ gùn (“to climb”), literally “that which is stepped on to climb”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.lé.ɡũ̀/

Noun

àlégùn

(Ekiti) ladder
Synonyms: àkàbà, àtẹ̀gùn, àkàsọ̀, agà

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