ẹja
Igala
editEtymology
editProposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-ja, cognate with Olukumi ẹ́zá and Yoruba ẹja.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editẹ́ja
References
edit- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
edit- ẹza (Ào)
Etymology 1
editProposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-ja, cognates include Olukumi ẹ́zá and Igala ẹ́ja, likely related to Igbo azu
Pronunciation
editNoun
editẹja
Usage notes
edit- (marijuana): predominantly used by smokers as a code word.
Derived terms
edit- apẹja (“fisherman”)
- ẹja aláràn-án (“mackerel”)
- ẹja onírùngbọ̀n (“Royal threadfin”)
- ẹja ọsàn (“African knifefish”)
- ẹja ṣáwá (“herring”)
- ẹja àpátámajà (“stingray”)
- ẹja àrọ̀ (“catfish”)
- ẹlẹ́ja (“fish seller”)
- pẹjapẹja (“fisher”)
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editẹjá
Categories:
- Igala terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid
- Igala terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid
- Igala terms with IPA pronunciation
- Igala lemmas
- Igala nouns
- igl:Fish
- igl:Animals
- Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid
- Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba nouns
- Lagos Yoruba
- Yoruba slang
- Yoruba euphemisms
- yo:Fish
- yo:Animals
- yo:Marijuana
- yo:Drugs
- yo:Recreational drugs
- yo:Plants