aṣa
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Alternative forms[edit]
- àcà (Benin)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
àṣà (Nigeria)
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣá (“to slash, to strike, to peck”), literally “That which strikes”
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
àṣá
- A general name for the hawk or kite, but (in particular) the Black-winged kite
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- àwòdì (“Yellow-billed kite”)
- idì (“eagle”)
- ọ̀sìn (“palm nut vulture”)
- igún (“vulture”)
- òwìwí (“owl”)
- ìrèré (“a species of hawk”)
Etymology 2[edit]
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣà (“to select; to be specially chosen”), literally “that which is specially chosen to be practiced”
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
àṣà