pọ̀tọ̀pọ́tọ̀
noun
/k͡pɔ̀.tɔ̀.k͡pɔ́.tɔ̀/
Definitions
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mud
Similar wordspẹ̀tẹ̀pẹ́tẹ̀noun 2 entries are spelled “pẹ̀tẹ̀pẹ́tẹ̀”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. pẹ̀tẹ̀pẹ́tẹ̀ mud pẹ̀tẹ̀pẹ́tẹ̀ of distinct low-pitched noises of light walking on a muddy substance ẹrọ̀fọ̀Possibly similar wordsẹrẹ̀noun Wiktionary points at “ẹrẹ̀”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “èrè”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “ẹrẹ̀” may be a word nobody has written up yet. èrè advantage, reward erè python, specifically the Ball python, regarded as a symbol of the rainbow spirit, Òṣùmàrè ère statue, figurine, sculpture eré physical play èré inflamed or swollen part of the body èré curse erèé black-eyed pea (cowpea); lima bean
Etymology
Noun sense derives from ideophone sense
Listed as a similar word by
These words list this one in their own definitions. This word does not list them back, so Wiktionary records the link in one direction only.
The meaning shown next to each is the one that named this word.
mud
Words in other languages from this one
These are words in other languages that came from this Yorùbá word, mostly through trade, the Atlantic slave trade, and contact with neighbouring languages.
They are not translations. A word here means what it means in its own language, which may have drifted a long way from the Yorùbá it started as.
potopotoSranan Tongo
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “pọtọpọtọ”.
Reference:
en-pọtọpọtọ-yo-noun-rwf~kat8