kpakpa

Gonja

Etymology

Cognate with Nkonya okpokpo.

Noun

kpakpa (plural akpakpa)

1. ram (male sheep)

Gun

Alternative forms

• pápá (Nigeria)

Etymology

Cognates include Fon kpákpá, Saxwe Gbe kpákpá, Adja kpakpaxu. Possibly related to Itsekiri kpákpáyẹkẹ, Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba pápáyẹkẹ, Yoruba pẹ́pẹ́yẹ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pá.k͡pá/

Noun

kpákpá (Benin)

1. duck

Nupe

Etymology

From kpa (“to cough”) +‎ ekpa (“cough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pā.k͡pā/

Verb

kpakpa

1. to cough