ejò ọká
noun
/ē.d͡ʒò ɔ̄.ká/
Definitions
- Gaboon viper
Etymology
From ejò (“snake”) + ọ- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ká (“to coil”), literally “The snake that coils”
Component words
ejòsnakeọ-nominalizing prefix
káto coil
3 entries are spelled “ká”. The etymology calls it “to coil”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ká
to pluck fruit (from a tree)
ká
to curl or fold something
ká
to be everywhere
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ejo ọka”.
Reference:
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