afayafa
Yoruba
Etymology
a- (“agent prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + àyà (“chest”) + fà (“to crawl”), literally “One who crawls on their chest”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.fà.jà.fà/
Noun
afàyàfà
- reptile
- Synonym: ẹranko afàyàfà
Adjective
afàyàfà
- reptilelike, reptilian