akerese

Yoruba

Etymology

Compare with Ayere akerehe

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ā.kē.ɾē.sē/

Noun

akerese

  1. (Ekiti, Ọwọ) squirrel; (in particular) ground squirrel
    Synonyms: ọ̀kẹ́rẹ́, ọ̀yẹ́yẹ́, ọ̀gbị́gbẹ́, ọ̀yị́yẹ́, ụ̀sụn, òsun

Descendants
  • Used by Èkìtì speakers mainly in Adó, Ìfàkì, and Ujù, not by speakers of the Àkúrẹ́ subdialect of Èkìtì
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