alepa

Yoruba

Àlépa

Etymology

Possibly from à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ lé (“to chase”) +‎ pa (“to kill”), literally “That which we chase to kill”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.lé.k͡pā/

Noun

àlépa

1. (Ekiti) monitor lizard

   Synonyms: àlégbà, agílíńtí, awọ̀n, awọ́nríwọ́n