iṣu-nikan-kọniyan
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Yoruba
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Cassava_%2827300837486%29.jpg/220px-Cassava_%2827300837486%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From iṣu (“yam”) + nìkàn (“only”) + kọ́ (“not”) + ni (“to be”) + iyán (“pounded yam”), literally “Yam is not the only thing that can be pounded”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán
- A nickname for cassava
- Synonyms: gbágùúdá, ẹ̀gẹ́, pákí, lábíríkánná, ìgbáyẹ̀kẹ̀tẹ̀