ẹja
Appearance
Igala
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-ja, cognate with Olukumi ẹ́zá and Yoruba ẹja.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ẹ́ja
References
[edit]- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ẹza (Ào)
Etymology 1
[edit]Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-ja, cognates include Olukumi ẹ́zá and Igala ẹ́ja, likely related to Igbo azu
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ẹja
Usage notes
[edit]- (marijuana): predominantly used by smokers as a code word.
Derived terms
[edit]- apẹja (“fisherman”)
- ẹja aláràn-án (“mackerel”)
- ẹja onírùngbọ̀n (“Royal threadfin”)
- ẹja ọsàn (“African knifefish”)
- ẹja ṣáwá (“herring”)
- ẹja àpátámajà (“stingray”)
- ẹja àrọ̀ (“catfish”)
- ẹlẹ́ja (“fish seller”)
- pẹjapẹja (“fisher”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ẹjá
Categories:
- Igala terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid
- Igala terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid
- Igala terms with IPA pronunciation
- Igala lemmas
- Igala nouns
- igl:Fish
- igl:Animals
- Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid
- Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba nouns
- Lagos Yoruba
- Yoruba slang
- Yoruba euphemisms
- yo:Fish
- yo:Animals
- yo:Marijuana
- yo:Drugs
- yo:Recreational drugs
- yo:Plants