amuga

Spanish

Verb

amuga

  1. inflection of amugar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • amụ́ga

Etymology

Originally referred to scissors, a recent semantic change has changed the meaning to fork among speakers of Standard Yoruba. The form is still referred to as scissors in dictionaries and various Yoruba dialects.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.mṹ.ɡā/, /à.mũ̀.ɡā/

Noun

amúga or àmùga

  1. scissors
    Synonym: àlùmọ́gàjí
  2. (by extension) fork

Notes
  • Second form, àmùga, is restricted to Owe
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