ọwawa

Yoruba

Ọ̀wàwà

Alternative forms

ọ̀hàhà, ọ̀fàfà

Etymology

Cognate with Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba àwàwà

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.wà.wà/

Noun

ọ̀wàwà

Alternative form of ọ̀fàfà (“Tree hyrax”)
Synonym: agà

Usage notes

This term is often mistranslated as cheetah because of older dictionary descriptions of the hyrax

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