tanapoṣo
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- tanáposó, tonápoṣó, tannápoṣó
Etymology
From tanná (“to turn on the light”) + pa (“to kill”) + oṣó (“sorcerer”), literally “Turn on the light and kill the sorcerer”
- Possibly in reference to the bright colors of the flowers.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tā.nã́.k͡pō.ʃó/
Noun
tanápoṣó
- A name for a series of flowering plants
- (Ondo) The plant Synedrella nodiflora
- The plant Heinsia crinita
- The plant Mirabilis jalapa