àjànàkú
noun
Definitions
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elephant
Similar wordserinnoun 6 entries are spelled “erin”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. erin elephant erin The tree Picralima nitida and its seeds, which are used for traditional medicine erin The herb Peperomia pellucida erín The plant Hunteria umbellata, traditionally used to make arrow poison and used in traditional medicine erín a corncob, ear erin alternative form of orin (“song”)
Dialect
Abẹ́òkúta, Èkó, Ìbàdàn, Ìlọrin, Ọ̀yọ́, Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́), Ìwó, Nàìjíríà, Bɛ̀nɛ̀, Kambole, Manigri
dialect form of
erin
noun
Etymology
Probably from Fon ajinaku
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ajanaku”.
Reference:
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