afayafa in Yoruba

IPA: /ā.fà.jà.fà/ Forms: afàyàfà [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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

Noun

IPA: /ā.fà.jà.fà/ Forms: afàyàfà [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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

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"afayafa" meaning in Yoruba

Adjective

Noun