Ìtumọ̀ Yoruba Terminology Dictionary
Mathematics

Àríṣòǹkà

Abacus

Coined by Hakeem Oluwafemi Adeniyan · June 15, 2021

Definition

Àríṣòǹkà jẹ́ irinṣ́ẹ́ kan fún ìṣirò ọlọ́wọ́ tó ní àwọn ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ tí a máa ń wọ́ lára àwọn ọ̀pá láti dúró fún àwọn òǹkà àti láti ṣe àwọn iṣẹ́ ìṣirò bíi ìròpọ̀ àti ìyọkúrò. (An abacus is a manual calculating device with beads slid on rods to represent numbers and perform arithmetic operations like addition and subtraction.)

Formation

A ṣẹ̀dá ọ̀rọ̀ àríṣòǹkà láti ara à+rí+ṣe+òǹkà (ohun tí a rí láti fi ṣe òǹkà).

Usage Examples

  • Ó kọ́ bí a ṣe ń ro àwọn nọ́ńbà ńlá pọ̀ kíákíá nípa lílo àríṣòǹkà. She learned to add large numbers quickly using an abacus.
  • Olùkọ́ náà fi àríṣòǹkà aláwọ̀ dídán sórí àga ìkọ̀wé akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ kọ̀ọ̀kan. The teacher placed a colorful abacus on each student's desk.

Cite This Entry

APA 7th Edition

Adeniyan, H. O. (2021, June 15). Àríṣòǹkà (Abacus). In Yoruba Terminology Dictionary. Retrieved from https://hakeemoadeniyan.github.io/dictionary/arisonka/
Adeniyan, H. O. (2021, June 15). Àríṣòǹkà (Abacus). In Yoruba Terminology Dictionary. Retrieved from https://hakeemoadeniyan.github.io/dictionary/arisonka/