"afayafa" meaning in All languages combined

See afayafa on Wiktionary

Adjective [Yoruba]

IPA: /ā.fà.jà.fà/ Forms: afàyàfà [canonical]
Etymology: a- (“agent prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + àyà (“chest”) + fà (“to crawl”), literally “One who crawls on their chest” Etymology templates: {{af|yo|a-|fi|àyà|fà|id1=agent prefix|lit=One who crawls on their chest|t1=agent prefix|t2=to use|t3=chest|t4=to crawl}} a- (“agent prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + àyà (“chest”) + fà (“to crawl”), literally “One who crawls on their chest” Head templates: {{head|yo|adjective|head=afàyàfà|head2=}} afàyàfà, {{yo-pos|adjective|afàyàfà}} afàyàfà, {{yo-adj|afàyàfà}} afàyàfà
  1. reptilelike, reptilian
    Sense id: en-afayafa-yo-adj-PcKwGDs2 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55

Noun [Yoruba]

IPA: /ā.fà.jà.fà/ Forms: afàyàfà [canonical]
Etymology: a- (“agent prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + àyà (“chest”) + fà (“to crawl”), literally “One who crawls on their chest” Etymology templates: {{af|yo|a-|fi|àyà|fà|id1=agent prefix|lit=One who crawls on their chest|t1=agent prefix|t2=to use|t3=chest|t4=to crawl}} a- (“agent prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + àyà (“chest”) + fà (“to crawl”), literally “One who crawls on their chest” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=afàyàfà|head2=}} afàyàfà, {{yo-pos|noun|afàyàfà|}} afàyàfà, {{yo-noun|afàyàfà}} afàyàfà
  1. reptile Synonyms: ẹranko afàyàfà
    Sense id: en-afayafa-yo-noun-amRVHBkw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (agent prefix) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Yoruba terms prefixed with a- (agent prefix): 23 77
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