aṣa

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Gun

Alternative forms

àcà (Benin)

Etymology

From Yoruba àṣà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.t͡ʃà/

Noun

àṣà (Nigeria)

culture

Yoruba

Àṣá tó ń fò

Etymology 1

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣá (“to slash, to strike, to peck”), literally “That which strikes”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.ʃá/

Noun

àṣá

A general name for the hawk or kite, but (in particular) the Black-winged kite

Derived terms

àṣádì (“eagle”)
àṣáǹwéwé (“African cuckoo hawk”)

Related terms

àwòdì (“Yellow-billed kite”)
idì (“eagle”)
ọ̀sìn (“palm nut vulture”)
igún (“vulture”)
òwìwí (“owl”)
ìrèré (“a species of hawk”)

Etymology 2

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣà (“to select; to be specially chosen”), literally “that which is specially chosen to be practiced”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.ʃà/

Noun

àṣà

tradition, culture
Synonyms: ìṣe, ìbílẹ̀, ìṣesí, orò

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