ijapa

Yoruba

Ìjàpá (1)

Ìjàpá (2)

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ jàpá (“the motion of one moving awkwardly”, ideophone), literally “That which moves around awkwardly”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.d͡ʒà.k͡pá/

Noun

ìjàpá

1. tortoise, turtle

   Synonym: ahun

2. (by extension) Beetle

See also

• ẹwìrì (“sea turtle”)