elekiti

Yoruba

Etymology

From oní- (“one who has”) +‎ è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kìtí (“ideophone describing a physical entity being both solid and open”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ē.lé.kì.tí/

Noun

elékìtí

(Àkúrẹ́) chimpanzee
Synonyms: elégbèdè, ọṣà

Related terms

gbòrògì (“baboon”)
ìnàkí

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