àkàbà noun /à.kà.bà/
Definitions
  1. ladder
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + kàbà (“to make a heavy step”).
Component words
à-nominalizing prefixkàbàto make a heavy step
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “akaba”. Reference: en-akaba-yo-noun-VgWlFqfr