figagbaga

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• figa gbága

Etymology

From fi (“to use”) +‎ iga (“limbs”) +‎ gbá (“to hit”) +‎ iga (“limbs”), literally “to use one's limbs to hit another's limbs”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fī.ɡā.ɡ͡bá.ɡā/

Verb

figagbága

1. to engage in a physical confrontation (usually in a test)

   Synonym: múgagbága

2. (idiomatic, intransitive) to compete

   Synonyms: díje, múgagbága

Derived terms

• abánifigagbága (“competitor”)
• ilé-iṣẹ́ abánifigagbága (“competitive terms”)
• owó-ọjà aláfigagbága (“competitive price”)
• ìbánifigagbága (“competitiveness”)
• ìfigagbága (“competition”)