akerese

Yoruba

Etymology

Compare with Ayere akerehe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.kē.ɾē.sē/

Noun

akerese

1. (Ekiti, Ọwọ) squirrel; (in particular) ground squirrel

   Synonyms: ọ̀kẹ́rẹ́, ọ̀yẹ́yẹ́, ọ̀gbị́gbẹ́, ọ̀yị́yẹ́, ụ̀sụn, òsun

Descendants

• Used by Èkìtì speakers mainly in Adó, Ìfàkì, and Ujù, not by speakers of the Àkúrẹ́ subdialect of Èkìtì