ile-iwe alakọọbẹrẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From ilé-ìwé (“school”) +‎ oní- (“one who has”) +‎ à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kọ́ (“to teach”) +‎ bẹ̀rẹ̀ (“to start, to be the beginning”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ī.lé.ì.wé ā.lá.ꜜkɔ́.bɛ̀.ɾɛ̀/

Noun

ilé-ìwé alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀

  1. elementary school, primary school
    Synonyms: ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ alákọ̀ọ́bẹ̀rẹ̀, ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ oníwèé mẹ́fà
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