ipapoda

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- +‎ papòdà, ultimately from ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ipò (“position”) +‎ padà (“to change, to transform”), literally “to change positions”

padà is a splitting verb (ọ̀rọ̀-ìṣe ẹlẹ́là), in this case it is split by the "ipò"

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.k͡pā.k͡pò.dà/

Noun

ìpapòdà

(literally) changing of a position (in life);
(euphemistic, idiomatic) the act of transmitting to the other side
(euphemistic) death, demise
Synonyms: ikú, ìwàjà, ìtẹrígbaṣọ, ìgbésẹ̀

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