apẹja

Yoruba

Etymology

a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ pẹja (“to kill fish, to fish”), literally “One who fishes”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.k͡pɛ̄.d͡ʒā/

Noun

apẹja

fisherman
Synonyms: pẹjapẹja, dẹdòdẹdò

Derived terms

àwòdì apẹja (“osprey”)

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