àjàò
noun
/à.d͡ʒà.ò/
àjàwò (alternative)
Definitions
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rodents known as anomalures, (specifically) two species of rodent in genus Anomalurus that occur in Nigeria, Beecroft's flying squirrel (Anomalurus beecrofti) and Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel (Anomalurus derbianus), not closely related to the better-known group of flying squirrels of the Sciuridae (squirrel) family
Àjàò, kò ṣe eku kò ṣe ẹyẹ The flying mammal, it's not a rat and yet it's not a birdSimilar wordsàlàòẹlẹ́mọ̀ọ́Used inPossibly used inàjàò ajọ̀sọ́nnoun Wiktionary points at “àjàò ajọ̀sọ́n”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “àjàò àjọ̀sọ́n”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “àjàò ajọ̀sọ́n” may be a word nobody has written up yet. àjàò àjọ̀sọ́n a type of rodent known as the anomalure in the genus Anomalurus, (specifically) the Beecroft's flying squirrel, it resembles but is not closely related to the main family of flying squirrels àjàò pupanoun Wiktionary points at “àjàò pupa”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “àjàò pụpa”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “àjàò pupa” may be a word nobody has written up yet. àjàò pụpa
Etymology
Perhaps from à- + jà + wò, its ability to fly often has it mistaken for a bird or the bat among Yoruba speakers. Possibly cognate with Igala àjà (“nightjar”)
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ajao”.
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