alepa

Yoruba

Etymology

Possibly from à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ lé (“to chase”) +‎ pa (“to kill”), literally “That which we chase to kill”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.lé.k͡pā/

Noun

àlépa

  1. (Ekiti) monitor lizard
    Synonyms: àlégbà, agílíńtí, awọ̀n, awọ́nríwọ́n
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