elekiti

Yoruba

Etymology

From oní- (“one who has”) +‎ è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kìtí (“ideophone describing a physical entity being both solid and open”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.lé.kì.tí/

Noun

elékìtí

1. (Àkúrẹ́) chimpanzee

   Synonyms: elégbèdè, ọṣà

Related terms

• gbòrògì (“baboon”)
• ìnàkí