"mita" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /mí.tà/ Forms: mítà [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from English metre. Etymology templates: {{bor+|yo|en|metre}} Borrowed from English metre Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=mítà|head2=}} mítà, {{yo-pos|noun|mítà|}} mítà, {{yo-noun|mítà}} mítà
  1. meter, metre (unit of measurement, 100 cm) Hyponyms: kìlómítà (english: kilometre), sẹ̀ǹtímítà (english: centimetre) Derived forms: igi mítà (english: metre stick), kíùbù mítà (english: cubic metre), ọ̀pá mítà (english: metre rule), súkúà mítà (english: square metre), òdiwọ̀n mítà (english: metric units of measurement)
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          "english": "metre stick",
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          "word": "igi mítà"
        },
        {
          "english": "cubic metre",
          "translation": "cubic metre",
          "word": "kíùbù mítà"
        },
        {
          "english": "metre rule",
          "translation": "metre rule",
          "word": "ọ̀pá mítà"
        },
        {
          "english": "square metre",
          "translation": "square metre",
          "word": "súkúà mítà"
        },
        {
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          "translation": "metric units of measurement",
          "word": "òdiwọ̀n mítà"
        }
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "kilometre",
          "translation": "kilometre",
          "word": "kìlómítà"
        },
        {
          "english": "centimetre",
          "translation": "centimetre",
          "word": "sẹ̀ǹtímítà"
        }
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      "translation": "cubic metre",
      "word": "kíùbù mítà"
    },
    {
      "english": "metre rule",
      "translation": "metre rule",
      "word": "ọ̀pá mítà"
    },
    {
      "english": "square metre",
      "translation": "square metre",
      "word": "súkúà mítà"
    },
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    }
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      "english": "kilometre",
      "translation": "kilometre",
      "word": "kìlómítà"
    },
    {
      "english": "centimetre",
      "translation": "centimetre",
      "word": "sẹ̀ǹtímítà"
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        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "ipa": "/mí.tà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mita"
}

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