"nitori" meaning in Yoruba

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Preposition

IPA: /nĩ́.ꜜtō.ɾí/ Forms: nítorí [canonical]
Etymology: From ní + ìtorí, ultimately from ní (“on, at”) + ti (“of”) + orí (“head, reason”) Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|ní|ìtorí}} ní + ìtorí, {{compound|yo|ní|ti|orí|t1=on, at|t2=of|t3=head, reason}} ní (“on, at”) + ti (“of”) + orí (“head, reason”) Head templates: {{head|yo|preposition|head=nítorí|head2=}} nítorí, {{yo-pos|preposition|nítorí}} nítorí
  1. on account of; because of Synonyms: ńtorí Derived forms: nítorí náà (english: therefore, so)
    Sense id: en-nitori-yo-prep-54C0NpmI Categories (other): Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba prepositions

Download JSON data for nitori meaning in Yoruba (1.4kB)

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