ami ohun

Yoruba

Àmì ohùn àárin ti èdè Ṣáínà

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.mĩ̀ 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^[1]:

Hyponyms

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