agukisinmwiongie

Edo

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a (“impersonal pronoun”) +‎ gue (“to have”) +‎ uki (“moon”) +‎ sinmwin (“to struggle”) +‎ ogie (“chief, superior thing”). Literally "the moon has to struggle to be the chief" or "the moon is in a struggle to be superior". The name references Venus' brightness in the morning sky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /àɡúkísí̃́myṍɡje/

Noun

agukisinmwiongie

  1. morning star

References

  • Rebecca N. Agheyisi (1986), An Ẹdo - English Dictionary‎[1], Ethiope Publishing Corporation, page 3
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