ajao ajọsọn

Yoruba

àjàò àjọ̀sọ́n

Etymology

From àjàò (“anomalure, flying squirrel”) +‎ à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ jọ (“to resemble”) +‎ ọ̀sọ́n (“afternoon”), literally “The flying squirrel that resembles the bright/orangeness of the afternoon”, named so because of its orange skin and belly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.d͡ʒà.ò à.d͡ʒɔ̀.sɔ̃́/

Noun

àjàò àjọ̀sọ́n

1. (Àkúrẹ́) 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

   Synonym: àjàò pụpa

Coordinate terms

• àjàò
• àjàò dídú

Notes

• The use of color to separate the two species of flying squirrels has only been observed in the speech of speakers of the Àkúrẹ́ dialect