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iṣu-nikan-kọniyan

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Yoruba

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Iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán

Etymology

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From iṣu (yam) +‎ nìkàn (only) +‎ kọ́ (not) +‎ ni (to be) +‎ iyán (pounded yam), literally Yam is not the only thing that can be pounded.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ī.ʃū.nĩ̀.kã̀.kɔ́.nĩ̄.jã́/

Noun

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iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán

  1. A nickname for cassava
    Synonyms: gbágùúdá, ẹ̀gẹ́, pákí, lábíríkánná, ìgbáyẹ̀kẹ̀tẹ̀

References

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  • Awoyale, Yiwola (2008 December 19) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0[1], number LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN