asá
Meanings
a heavy spear, javelin used for killing elephants
a saddle; a side saddle
a shield; a defence; a buckler; a word uttered by tetu, the officer of the peace, when he arrests a man for non-payment of the king's tax
a small hawk; a falcon.-asá ni tapa ẹiyẹ, “the hawk is the swiftest bird (tapa, nupe people are noted for their swiftness).”
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