ẹrọ ayarabiaṣa

Yoruba

Ẹ̀rọ ayárabíàṣá láti àwọn ọdún-mẹ́wàá 1980s

Etymology

From ẹ̀rọ (“machine”) +‎ a (“one who, that which is”) +‎ yára (“to be fast”) +‎ bí (“as, like”) +‎ àṣá (“hawk”), literally “The machine as fast as a hawk”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.ɾɔ̄ ā.já.ɾā.bí.à.ʃá/

Noun

ẹ̀rọ ayárabíàṣá

1. computer (machine)

   Synonyms: kọ̀m̀pútà, kọ̀ǹpútà

Alternative forms

• ẹ̀rọ-ayárabíàṣá