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

1. (literally) changing of a position (in life);
2. (euphemistic, idiomatic) the act of transmitting to the other side
3. (euphemistic) death, demise

   Synonyms: ikú, ìwàjà, ìtẹrígbaṣọ, ìgbésẹ̀