ṣakaṣaka

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Yoruba[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʃá.kā.ʃà.kā/

Ideophone[edit]

ṣákaṣàka

(of an object) coarse; rough; rugged
Wọ́n fi àdá ṣá a ṣákaṣàka. ― They hacked it roughly with a cutlass.

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʃà.kà.ʃà.kà/

Ideophone[edit]

ṣàkàṣàkà

(of speech) direct; assertive; plain; tactless; brusque
Ó sọ̀rọ̀ ṣàkàṣàkà sí mi. ― He spoke harshly to me.

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