ami ohun

Yoruba
Àmì ohùn àárin ti èdè Ṣáínà

Etymology

From àmì (“sign, symbol, marking”) + ohùn (“tone”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.mì ō.hũ̀/

Noun

àmì ohùn

  1. tone mark
    Ẹ fi àmì ohùn s'órí "orilẹ-ede".
    "Orílẹ̀-èdè": re-mí-dò-dò-dò.
    Put the tone marks on the word "orilẹ-ede (country)".
    "Orílẹ̀-èdè (country)": mid-high-low-low-low.
    • 2019 November 28, “Yorùbá tone mark: Fífi àmì ohùn sí orí ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá ṣe pàtàkì. [Yoruba tone marks: Putting tone marks on Yoruba words is important.]”, in BBC Yorùbá‎:

Hyponyms
  • àmì ohùn àárin (“mid-tone mark”)
  • àmì ohùn ìsàlẹ̀ (“low-tone mark”)
  • àmì ohùn òkè (“high-tone mark”)
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