ijapa

Yoruba

Ìjàpá (1)

Ìjàpá (2)

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ jàpá (“the motion of one moving awkwardly”, ideophone), literally “That which moves around awkwardly”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.d͡ʒà.k͡pá/

Noun

ìjàpá

tortoise, turtle
Synonym: ahun
(by extension) Beetle

See also

ẹwìrì (“sea turtle”)

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