figagbaga

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Yoruba

Alternative forms

figa gbága

Etymology

From fi (“to use”) +‎ iga (“limbs”) +‎ gbá (“to hit”) +‎ iga (“limbs”), literally “to use one's limbs to hit another's limbs”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fī.ɡā.ɡ͡bá.ɡā/

Verb

figagbága

to engage in a physical confrontation (usually in a test)
Synonym: múgagbága
(idiomatic, intransitive) to compete
Synonyms: díje, múgagbága

Derived terms

abánifigagbága (“competitor”)
ilé-iṣẹ́ abánifigagbága (“competitive terms”)
owó-ọjà aláfigagbága (“competitive price”)
ìbánifigagbága (“competitiveness”)
ìfigagbága (“competition”)

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