"opitan" meaning in Yoruba

See opitan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ò.k͡pì.tã̀/ Forms: òpìtàn [canonical]
Etymology: From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pa (“to do, to tell”) + ìtàn (“story, history”), literally “The one who tells a story” Etymology templates: {{affix|yo|ò-|pa|ìtàn|id1=nominalizing prefix|lit=The one who tells a story|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to do, to tell|t3=story, history}} ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + pa (“to do, to tell”) + ìtàn (“story, history”), literally “The one who tells a story” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=òpìtàn|head2=}} òpìtàn, {{yo-pos|noun|òpìtàn|}} òpìtàn, {{yo-noun|òpìtàn}} òpìtàn
  1. historian, storyteller Categories (topical): Occupations, People

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