"akaka" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /à.kà.kà/ Forms: àkàkà [canonical]
Etymology: From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kàkà (“intense effort”), literally “that which is of intense effort” Etymology templates: {{affix|yo|à-|kàkà|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=that which is of intense effort|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=intense effort}} à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kàkà (“intense effort”), literally “that which is of intense effort” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=àkàkà|head2=}} àkàkà, {{yo-pos|noun|àkàkà|}} àkàkà, {{yo-noun|àkàkà}} àkàkà
  1. long stride, giant step Derived forms: làkàkà (english: to struggle, to make an effort), àkàkà kéékèèkéé (english: small stride, small paces), ìlàkàkà (english: struggle, effort)
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