ayò ọlọ́pọ́n
noun
/ā.jò ɔ̄.lɔ́.k͡pɔ̃́/
Definitions
-
A type of mancala game played by the Yoruba
Similar wordsPossibly similar wordsawònoun Wiktionary points at “awò”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “ao”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “awò” may be a word nobody has written up yet. ao alternative form of awo (“secret, that which is secretive”) aó Ekiti form of awó (“guinea fowl; (in particular) Western crested guineafowl”) àó slap ào Ekiti form of àwo (“plate”) aò Ekiti form of awò (“lens”) awo mystery, secret awó guinea fowl àwo dish, plate aghó Ọ̀wọ̀, Eastern Àkókó form of awó (“guinea fowl”)
Etymology
From ayò + ọlọ́pọ́n, ultimately from ayò (“ayo game”) + oní- (“one who has”) + ọpọ́n (“board”), literally “The ayo game that is played on a board”.
Component words
Wiktionary records 2 different ways of breaking this word down. Each line is one of them, not a further part.
ayòọlọ́pọ́n
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ayo ọlọpọn”.
Reference:
en-ayo_ọlọpọn-yo-noun-M7HUjyba