ijakadi

Yoruba

Ọmọ méjì tó ń ja ìjàkadì

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ jàkadì (“to wrestle”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.d͡ʒà.kā.dì/

Noun

ìjàkadì

1. traditional Yoruba sport of wrestling

   Synonyms: ẹkẹ, ìwàyáàjà, gídígbò

   Ìjàkadì lorò Ọ̀fà ― Wrestling is the custom of Offa

Derived terms

• oníjàkadì (“wrestler”)