ajao pụpa

Yoruba

Etymology

From àjàò (“anomalure, flying squirrel”) +‎ pụpa (“to be red”), literally “The red flying squirrel”, compare with àjàò dídú (“the black flying squirrel”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.d͡ʒà.ò k͡pʊ̄.k͡pā/

Noun

àjàò pụpa

1. (Àkúrẹ́) Synonym: àjàò àjọ̀sọ́n (“a type of rodent known as the Beecroft's Flying squirrel”)

Coordinate terms

• àjàò
• àjàò dídú