dinku

Yoruba

Alternative forms

dín kù

Etymology

From dín (“to subtract”) +‎ kù (“to remain”), literally “To remove an amount from something but quantity still remains”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dĩ́.kù/

Verb

dínkù

(transitive) to reduce the quantity or scale of something, to decrease
(intransitive) to become decreased or reduced
(transitive) to abate

Derived terms

àmúwá adínkùsíi (“diminishing returns”)
ìdínkù ohun-ìjà-onínúkílà (“nuclear disarmament”)
ìdínkù (“reduction”)

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