ijakadi

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ jàkadì (“to wrestle”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.d͡ʒà.kā.dì/

Noun

ìjàkadì

  1. traditional Yoruba sport of wrestling
    Synonyms: ẹkẹ, ìwàyáàjà, gídígbò
    Ìjàkadì lorò Ọ̀fà ― Wrestling is the custom of Offa

Derived terms

  • oníjàkadì (“wrestler”)
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