ṣakaṣaka

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃá.kā.ʃà.kā/

Ideophone

ṣákaṣàka

1. (of an object) coarse; rough; rugged

   Wọ́n fi àdá ṣá a ṣákaṣàka. ― They hacked it roughly with a cutlass.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃà.kà.ʃà.kà/

Ideophone

ṣàkàṣàkà

1. (of speech) direct; assertive; plain; tactless; brusque

   Ó sọ̀rọ̀ ṣàkàṣàkà sí mi. ― He spoke harshly to me.