dinku
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Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dín (“to subtract”) + kù (“to remain”), literally “To remove an amount from something but quantity still remains”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
dínkù
- (transitive) to reduce the quantity or scale of something, to decrease
- (intransitive) to become decreased or reduced
- (transitive) to abate
Derived terms[edit]
- àmúwá adínkùsíi (“diminishing returns”)
- ìdínkù ohun-ìjà-onínúkílà (“nuclear disarmament”)
- ìdínkù (“reduction”)