orita

Esperanto

Etymology

oro (“gold”) +‎ -it- +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oˈrita]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: o‧ri‧ta

Adjective

orita (accusative singular oritan, plural oritaj, accusative plural oritajn)

  1. gilded
    • 1907, Kabe, chapter 9, in La Faraono, part 2, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:
      Vi havas ĉi tie […] manĝoĉambron, en ĝi oritajn kanapojn kaj seĝojn, inkrustitajn per diverskolora ligno.
      Here you have […] the dining room with gilded sofas and chairs, inlaid with multicolored wood.

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Orita

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.ɾī.tā/

Noun

orita

  1. The tree Lannea welwitschii

Etymology 2

From orí (“head, surface”) +‎ ìta (“outside, crossroad”)

Oríta

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.ɾí.ꜜtā/

Noun

oríta

  1. intersection, crossroads
    Synonym: ìyànà
Derived terms
  • oríta mẹ́ta (“three-way junction”)
  • oríta mẹ́rin (“four-way junction”)
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