ijapa

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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

Noun

ìjàpá

  1. tortoise, turtle
    Synonym: ahun
  2. (by extension) Beetle

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