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.
    • 1993 November 24, Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher, “Ẹ̀kọ́ Kejì: Family Members”, in Jẹ́ K'Á Sọ Yorùbá [Let's Speak Yoruba], Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 50:
      DIALOUGE: Délé pàdé ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ̀ Tọ́lá ní ọ̀nà ilé-ìtàwé. […]
      Délé: Níbo ni o tí ń bọ?
      Tọ́lá: Mó ń bọ láti ilé-ìtàwé. Mo lọ ra ìwé yìí fún kíláàsì Báọ́lójì mi.
      DIALOUGE: Délé runs into their friend Tọ́lá on the route to the bookstore. […]
      Délé: Where are you coming from?
      Tọ́lá: I'm coming from the bookstore. I went to buy this book for my Biology class.
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