afara

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See also: afará and afară

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba afàrà.

Noun

afara (plural afaras)

  1. The limba tree.
    • 1969, B. J. Rendle, World Timbers: Europe and Africa, Afara or Limba , page 78:
      Afara is the common Nigerian name and a British Standard name for the commercial timber.

Gothic

Romanization

afara

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰

Yoruba

afàrà (Terminalia superba)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

afàrà

  1. afara, limba (Terminalia superba)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: afara

Further reading

  • Abraham, R.C. (1958) “afàrà”, in Dictionary of Modern Yoruba, Hodder and Stoughton, page 16

Etymology 2

afárá

From a- +‎ fárá

Pronunciation

Noun

afárá

  1. bridge
Derived terms