ile-itawe

Yoruba

Inú ilé-ìtàwé

Alternative forms

  • ilé ìtàwé

Etymology

From ilé (“house”) +‎ ìtàwé (“act of selling books”), literally “the house of selling books”.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ī.lé.ì.tà.wé/

Noun

ilé-ìtàwé

  1. bookstore, bookshop
    Ó lọ sí ilé-ìtàwé láti ra ìwé mẹ́tàlélọ́gbọ̀n (33).
    She went to the bookstore to buy 33 books.
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