elekiti

Yoruba

Etymology

From oní- (“one who has”) +‎ è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kìtí (“ideophone describing a physical entity being both solid and open”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ē.lé.kì.tí/

Noun

elékìtí

  1. (Àkúrẹ́) chimpanzee
    Synonyms: elégbèdè, ọṣà
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