ibi-iṣẹ

Yoruba

Ibi-iṣẹ́ ti ẹ̀ka ọmọdé ti orílẹ̀-èdè Gánà

Etymology

Compound of ibi (“place”) +‎ iṣẹ́ (“work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.bīī.ʃɛ́/

Noun

ibi-iṣẹ́

1. workplace

   A máa ń lọ s'íbi-iṣẹ́ l'áago méje ààbọ̀ l'ọ́jọ́ Ajé. ― We (usually) go to work at 7:30 on Mondays.

2. institute

Derived terms

• ibi-iṣẹ́ abánimójútó (“ajency”)
• ibi-iṣẹ́ ajẹ́lẹ̀ (“consulate”)
• ibi-iṣẹ́ aṣekòkárí-owó (“clearing house”)
• ibi-iṣẹ́ bọ́sà (“bursary”)
• ibi-iṣẹ́ fún ohun-àmúlò (“resource center”)
• ibi-iṣẹ́ rẹ́jísírà (“registry”)
• ibi-iṣẹ́ tiwan̄tiwa (“closed shop”)
• ibi-iṣẹ́ ìfìwéránṣẹ́ (“postal station”)
• ibi-iṣẹ́ ìṣe-nǹkanjádé (“factory”)
• ibi-iṣẹ́ òwò-ìṣẹ̀dá (“industry”)
• ibi-iṣẹ́-ìjọba (“government office”)
• ibi-iṣẹ́-ìròyìn (“press office”)
• ìwé-ìléwọ́ ibi-iṣẹ́ (“prospectus”)

 

References

• Awoyale, Yiwola (2008 December 19) “ibi-iṣẹ́”, in Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0‎^[1], volume LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN