ọlọpaa
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Yoruba[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From oní- (“one who has”) + ọ̀pá (“baton”), literally “one who possesses a baton”, probably referring to the batons the colonial police officers carried.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ọlọ́pàá
Derived terms[edit]
- ẹja lọ́pàá (“catfish”)
- ọkọ̀ ọlọ́pàá (“police car”)
- ọlọ́pàá ọ̀tẹlẹ̀múyẹ́ (“secret police”)
- ọlọ́pàá-inú (“conscience”)
- àgọ́ ọlọ́pàá (“police station”)